There are 11 ways to get from Trieste to Istanbul (State) by shuttle, plane, bus, 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.
Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly to Istanbul Airport
best- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane LJU - IST
6h 39m₺14,482–31,709Fly Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane TRS - SAW
7h 53m₺4,237–16,979Bus via Sofia
- Take the bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus Citylines 40 / ...
23h 44m₺6,112–6,832Train, night train
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
36h 1m₺16,350–27,607Drive 1,559.4 km
- Drive from Trieste to Istanbulcar 1,559.4 km
14h 10m₺15,644–22,596Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Istanbul Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane VCE - IST
7h 36m₺18,224–41,681Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane LJU - SAW
5h 59m₺12,840–35,667Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane VCE - SAW
7h 1m₺16,282–37,639Shuttle, shuttle to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly to Istanbul Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Ljubljana
- Take a shuttle bus from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane ZAG - IST
7h 59m₺20,027–47,496Bus
- Take the bus from Trieste to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Novi Sad Bulevar Jaše Tomić to Istanbul Hotel Montenegrobus Citylines 87 / ...
25h 35m₺5,762–7,766Bus, train
- Take the bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
27h 27m₺5,651–9,117
Ljubljana (LJU) to Istanbul Airport (IST) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Trieste to Istanbul (State) is to bus which costs 5.500 ₺ - 8.000 ₺ and takes 25h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Trieste to Istanbul (State) is to shuttle and fly which takes 5h 59m and costs 12.000 ₺ - 36.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Trieste to Istanbul (State). However, there are services departing from Trieste and arriving at İskenderpaşa via Sofia Serdica Bus Station and Bayrampaşa Devlet Hastanesi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 44m.
No, there is no direct train from Trieste to Istanbul (State). However, there are services departing from Trieste Centrale and arriving at Yenikapi via Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 1m.
The distance between Trieste and Istanbul (State) is 1432 km. The road distance is 1559.4 km.
The best way to get from Trieste to Istanbul (State) without a car is to bus via Sofia which takes 23h 44m and costs 6.000 ₺ - 7.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 6h 39m to get from Trieste to Istanbul (State), including transfers.
Trieste to Istanbul (State) bus services, operated by M&M Travel, depart from Trieste station.
Trieste to Istanbul (State) train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Trieste Centrale station.
The best way to get from Trieste to Istanbul (State) is to bus via Sofia which takes 23h 44m and costs 6.000 ₺ - 7.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs 4.200 ₺ - 17.000 ₺ and takes 7h 53m.
What companies run services between Trieste, Italy and Istanbul (State), Turkey?
You can take a bus from Trieste to İskenderpaşa via Sofia Central Bus Station, Sofia Serdica Bus Station, Istanbul Büyük Otogari, and Bayrampaşa Devlet Hastanesi in around 23h 44m. Alternatively, ITA Airways, Pegasus Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) 4 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–17,000
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–13,000
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–18,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–18,000
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–18,000
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Sunday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–23,000
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–25,000
Flights from Ljubljana to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–21,000
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–16,000
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–18,000
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Istanbul Airport via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–20,000
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Istanbul Airport via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–18,000
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–20,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–16,000
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–17,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Istanbul Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–12,000
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–19,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- 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
- ₺500–1,477
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₺500–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Sofia to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺750–4,174
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- Double Room
- ₺2,316
- Single Room
- ₺4,174
- Four Person Room
- ₺2,037
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–15,000
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- ₺11,412
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–22,000
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–15,000
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- ₺11,412
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–22,000
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–12,000
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- ₺11,412
Shuttle from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–19,000
- Website
- GoOpti
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,872
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,872
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–2,400
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Novi Sad Bulevar Jaše Tomić to Istanbul Hotel Montenegro
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–4,300
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–4,200
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,088
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- Huntur
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,900
- Website
- Huntur
- Phone
- +386 40 121 900
- mamut.slovenija@gmail.com
- Website
- slovenija.eu.com
Shuttle from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–12,307
- Schedules at
- slovenija.eu.com
- 1 -3 persons
- ₺9,510
- 4-8 persons
- ₺12,307
- Phone
- +381 69 600 606
- Website
- zirafaprevoz.com
Bus from Trieste to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,916
- Schedules at
- zirafaprevoz.com
- Phone
- +381 36 359 090
- contact@sanatrans.com
- Website
- Sana Trans
Bus from Trieste to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,565
- Website
- Sana Trans
- Phone
- +381 36 35-90-90
- lukireisen@gmail.com
- Website
- lukibus.com
Bus from Trieste to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–3,500
- Schedules at
- lukibus.com
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Booking & Getting There
Trieste to Istanbul (State) bus services, operated by M&M Travel, arrive at Sofia Central Bus Station.
Istanbul (State) is 2h ahead of Trieste. It is currently 2:47 PM in Trieste and 4:47 PM in Istanbul (State).
Trieste to Istanbul (State) train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Wien Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Trieste to Istanbul (State) is 1559 km. It takes approximately 14h 10m to drive from Trieste to Istanbul (State).
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