There are 9 ways to get from Transylvania to Turkey by bus, plane, train, night train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, fly to Istanbul Airport
best- Take the bus from Iernut to Cluj-Napoca Airportbus
- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane CLJ - IST
6h 32mTrain, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Târgu Mureş to Brașovtrain
- Take the train from Brașov to Bucharesttrain
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
19h 53m₺3,288–5,325Bus
- Take the bus from Târgu Mureş to București, Autogara Militaribus N910 / ...
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus N1998
19h 7m₺6,061–8,784Bus, train, night train
- Take the bus from Târgu Mureș to Braşovbus
- Take the train from Brașov to Bucharesttrain
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
16h 22mBus, fly to Antalya Airport
- Take the bus from Iernut to Cluj-Napoca Airportbus
- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Antalya Airport (AYT)plane CLJ - AYT
7h 29mBus, fly to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Take the bus from Iernut to Cluj-Napoca Airportbus
- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane CLJ - ESB
8h 25mBus, fly to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Take the bus from Iernut to Cluj-Napoca Airportbus
- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane CLJ - ADB
8h 4mBus via Shumen
- Take the bus from Târgu Mureș Balint Trans to Aeroport Henri Coanda Sosiribus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Henri Coandă Airport to Shumenbus
- Take the bus from Shumen to Instabulbus
22h 35m₺4,952–6,519Drive 992.4 km
- Drive from Transylvania to Istanbulcar 992.4 km
13h 36m₺9,198–13,286
Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Istanbul Airport (IST) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Transylvania to Turkey is to train and night train which costs 3.200 ₺ - 5.500 ₺ and takes 19h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Transylvania to Turkey is to drive which takes 13h 36m and costs 9.000 ₺ - 14.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Transylvania to Turkey. However, there are services departing from Târgu Mureş and arriving at İskenderpaşa via București, Autogara Militari and Bayrampaşa Devlet Hastanesi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 7m.
No, there is no direct train from Transylvania to Turkey. However, there are services departing from Târgu Mureş and arriving at Yenikapi via Brașov, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 53m.
The distance between Transylvania and Turkey is 892 km. The road distance is 992.4 km.
The best way to get from Transylvania to Turkey without a car is to bus which takes 19h 7m and costs 6.000 ₺ - 9.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 6h 32m to get from Transylvania to Turkey, including transfers.
Transylvania to Turkey bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Târgu Mureş station.
Transylvania to Turkey train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Târgu Mureş station.
Transylvania to Turkey bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at București, Autogara Militari station.
What companies run services between Transylvania, Romania and Turkey?
You can take a vehicle from Transylvania to İskenderpaşa via Târgu Mureş, București, Autogara Militari, İstanbul Esenler bus station, and Bayrampaşa Devlet Hastanesi in around 19h 7m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–9,000
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Istanbul Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–12,000
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Antalya Airport via Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–24,000
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–25,000
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–27,000
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Istanbul Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–12,000
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–17,000
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–18,000
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–14,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–14,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–25,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–28,000
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Târgu Mureş to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,250–1,350
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺800–900
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺800–900
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺370–1,100
- Schedules at
- Transferoviar Călători (TFC)
- 2nd Class
- ₺370–600
- 1st Class
- ₺700–1,100
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺370–1,100
- Schedules at
- Transferoviar Călători (TFC)
- 2nd Class
- ₺370–600
- 1st Class
- ₺700–1,100
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- contact@regiocalatori.ro
- Website
- Regio Călători
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺340–410
- Website
- Regio Călători
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺340–410
- Website
- Regio Călători
- Phone
- +40 751 525 520
- office@astratranscarpatic.ro
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺490–700
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺490–700
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- +40 351 409 153
- info@softrans.ro
- Website
- S.C. Softrans S.R.L.
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺420–450
- Schedules at
- S.C. Softrans S.R.L.
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺420–450
- Schedules at
- S.C. Softrans S.R.L.
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺550–1,481
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₺550–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺550–1,481
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₺550–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
- Phone
- +40743919764
- Website
- olteanutravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Iernut to Cluj-Napoca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- olteanutravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Iernut to Cluj-Napoca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- olteanutravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Iernut to Cluj-Napoca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- olteanutravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Iernut to Cluj-Napoca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- olteanutravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Târgu Mureş to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–2,700
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–4,700
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +40751335335
- Website
- edimond.ro
Bus from Târgu Mureș to Braşov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- edimond.ro
- Phone
- 021 9456
- secretariat@cditransport.ro
- Website
- cditransport.ro
Bus from Târgu Mureș Balint Trans to Aeroport Henri Coanda Sosiri
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,470
- Schedules at
- cditransport.ro
- Phone
- +359 (0) 877 34 47 47
- pegasus@pegasusbg.com
- Website
- Pegasus
Bus from Bucharest Henri Coandă Airport to Shumen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,800
- Website
- Pegasus
- Phone
- +359 82 82 81 51
- info@avtogararuse.org
- Website
- avtogararuse.org
Bus from Shumen to Instabul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–1,800
- Schedules at
- avtogararuse.org
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