There are 7 ways to get from Turkey to Musala by bus, train, unknown, or plane
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Bus, train, travel
best- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler to Plovdivbus
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Kostenetstrain
- Walk from Kostenets to Musalaunknown
9h 30mTrain, travel
- Take the train from Halkalı to Svilengradtrain
- Take the train from Svilengrad to Kostenetstrain
- Walk from Kostenets to Musalaunknown
12h 54mFly from Istanbul, train, travel
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane IST - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Kostenetstrain
- Walk from Kostenets to Musalaunknown
7h 24mBus, travel
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler to Plovdivbus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Samokovbus
- Walk from Samokov to Musalaunknown
10h 35mBus, travel via Yakoruda
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Yakorudabus
- Walk from Yakoruda to Musalaunknown
12h 18mFly from Antalya Airport, train, travel
- Fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane AYT - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Kostenetstrain
- Walk from Kostenets to Musalaunknown
7h 29mMetro to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, fly, train, travel
- Take the train from Ayrılık Çeşmesi to Sabiha Gokcen Airporttrain
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane SAW - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Kostenetstrain
- Walk from Kostenets to Musalaunknown
7h 44m
Istanbul (IST) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Turkey and Musala is 532 km.
The best way to get from Turkey to Musala without a car is to bus and train and travel which takes 9h 30m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 30m to get from Turkey to Musala, including transfers.
There are 39+ hotels available in Musala.
What companies run services between Turkey and Musala, Bulgaria?
There is no direct connection from Turkey to Musala. However, you can take the vehicle to Sultanahmet, walk to Istanbul Esenler, take the bus to Plovdiv, walk to Plovdiv, take the train to Kostenets, then travel to Musala. Alternatively, you can take a train from Yenikapi to Musala via Halkalı, Svilengrad, and Kostenets in around 12h 54m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–210
Flights from Antalya Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $40–250
Flights from Antalya Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45–260
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–210
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–280
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Plovdiv to Kostenets
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Svilengrad to Kostenets
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $7–10
- 1st Class
- $10–12
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Kostenets
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Halkalı to Svilengrad
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- +90 850 252 88 00
- info@metro.istanbul
- Website
- metro.istanbul
Train from Ayrılık Çeşmesi to Sabiha Gokcen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Schedules at
- metro.istanbul
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Esenler to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- 0722 60019
- samokovtouristcenter@mail.bg
- Website
- samokov-info.com
Bus from Plovdiv to Samokov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://samokov-info.com/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Plovdiv to Yakoruda
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
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