There are 4 ways to get from Tunis to Istanbul by plane, car ferry, or bus
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Fly to Istanbul
best- Fly from Tunis (TUN) to Istanbul (IST)plane TUN - IST
5h 46m₺5,500–15,000Car ferry, bus via Genoa
- Take the car ferry from Port of Tunis to Port of Genoacarferry
- Take the bus from Genoa to București, Autogara Militaribus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
2d 20h₺11,815–23,515Fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Tunis (TUN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane TUN - SAW
9h 34m₺5,937–11,357Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Tunis to Port of Salernocarferry
- Take the bus from Salerno to Khmelnytskyi Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Khmelnytskyi Central Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
3d 16h₺10,315–13,115
Tunis (TUN) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tunis to Istanbul is to fly which costs 5.500 ₺ - 15.000 ₺ and takes 5h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Tunis to Istanbul is to fly which takes 5h 46m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 15.000 ₺.
The distance between Tunis and Istanbul is 1718 km.
The best way to get from Tunis to Istanbul without a car is to car ferry and bus via Genoa which takes 2 days 20h and costs 11.000 ₺ - 24.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 5h 46m to get from Tunis to Istanbul, including transfers.
Istanbul is 2h ahead of Tunis. It is currently 9:31 AM in Tunis and 11:31 AM in Istanbul.
There are 4286+ hotels available in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Tunis, Tunisia and Istanbul, Turkey?
Nouvel Air Tunisie, Tunisair, and two other airlines fly from Tunis (TUN) to Istanbul (IST) 4 times a day.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Tunis to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–21,000
Flights from Tunis to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–20,000
Flights from Tunis to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–24,000
Flights from Tunis to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–24,000
Flights from Tunis to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–16,000
Flights from Tunis to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–23,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Tunis to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–14,000
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Tunis to Istanbul via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–14,000
Flights from Tunis to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–20,000
- Website
- tunisair.com
Flights from Tunis to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–9,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Tunis to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–11,000
Flights from Tunis to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–24,000
- Website
- nouvelair.com
Flights from Tunis to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–9,500
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Genoa to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–11,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–3,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 (032) 221-68-58
- altransinfo@gmail.com
- Website
- al-trans.com.ua
Bus from Salerno to Khmelnytskyi Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–6,000
- Website
- https://al-trans.com.ua/en
- Schedules at
- https://al-trans.com.ua/en/routes
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- gunsel.ua
Bus from Khmelnytskyi Central Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–4,300
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Tunis to Port of Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–9,000
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- Seat
- ₺3,800–6,000
- Cabin
- ₺7,000–9,000
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- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Car ferry from Port of Tunis to Port of Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–2,800
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
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