There are 6 ways to get from Turkey to Russia by bus or plane
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Bus to Istanbul, fly to Krasnodar
best- Take the bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Krasnodar (KRR)IST - KRR
5h 51m₽33,700–71,205Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Pulkovo Airport
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Pulkovo Airport (LED)SAW - LED
8h 21m₽10,144–37,207Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Chişinău Centru
- Take the bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Moscow International Bus StationChișinău/Moscow
43h 45m₽11,834–21,568Bus to Istanbul, fly to Pulkovo Airport
- Take the bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Pulkovo Airport (LED)IST - LED
8h 30m₽14,370–45,825Bus to Istanbul, fly to Moscow Vnukovo
- Take the bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Moscow Vnukovo (VKO)IST - VKO
8h 47m₽13,425–29,035Bus via Mustafa Kemal
- Take the bus from İstanbul - Mustafa Kemal to Chișinău South
- Take the bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Moscow International Bus StationChișinău/Moscow
2d 1h
Istanbul (IST) to Krasnodar (KRR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Turkey to Russia is to bus and fly which costs RUB 13000 - RUB 29000 and takes 8h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Turkey to Russia is to bus and fly which takes 5h 51m and costs RUB 33000 - RUB 75000.
The distance between Turkey and Russia is 998 km.
The best way to get from Turkey to Russia without a car is to bus which takes 43h 45m and costs RUB 11000 - RUB 22000.
It takes approximately 5h 51m to get from Turkey to Russia, including transfers.
The best way to get from Turkey to Russia is to bus which takes 43h 45m and costs RUB 11000 - RUB 22000. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs RUB 10000 - RUB 38000 and takes 8h 21m.
What companies run services between Turkey and Russia?
You can take a train from Aksaray to Biblioteka Imeni Lenina via Esenler Otogar, Istanbul, Chişinău Centru, str. Tighina, Gara Auto Nord, Chișinău, North Bus Station, Moscow International Bus Station, and Salaryevo in around 43h 45m. Alternatively, AJet and Pegasus Airlines fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Pulkovo Airport (LED) 5 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Pulkovo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽22,000–45,000
Flights from Istanbul to Pulkovo Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽22,000–45,000
Flights from Istanbul to Moscow Vnukovo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽19,000–29,000
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Istanbul to Krasnodar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽7,500–41,000
Flights from Istanbul to Pulkovo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽9,000–42,000
Flights from Istanbul to Pulkovo Airport via Sochi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽11,000–50,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Pulkovo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽8,500–40,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Pulkovo Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽11,000–48,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Pulkovo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–36,000
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽250–700
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- +373 22 542-185
- autogara@mtc.md
- Website
- autogara.md
Bus from Istanbul to Chişinău Centru
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₽4,600–7,500
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
- Phone
- +373 (689) 78-455
- bon_voyage_tour@list.ru
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
Bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Moscow International Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽6,977–13,953
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- ₽13,953
- Children
- ₽6,977
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from İstanbul - Mustafa Kemal to Chișinău South
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
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