There are 9 ways to get from Turku to Istanbul by plane, bus, ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Turku Airport to Istanbul, bus
best- Fly from Turku Airport (TKU) to Istanbul (IST)TKU - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
9h 53m₺4,357–17,507Bus via Warsaw
- Take the bus from Turku Bus Station to Warsaw Bus Station West
- Take the bus from Warsaw Bus Station West to Chișinău, North Bus Station
- Take the bus from Chisnau Gara Nord to Istanbul
2d 3h₺8,230–16,058Ferry, train, bus
- Take the ferry from Port of Turku to Stockholm
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to München Ost
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbul
2d 12h₺14,961–21,498Ferry, train, bus via Sofia
- Take the ferry from Port of Turku to Stockholm
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Salzburg Hbf
- Take the bus from Salzburg Lastenstrasse to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalı
2d 19h₺8,847–16,323Train to Helsinki Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the train from Turku to Pasila
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Istanbul (IST)HEL - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
9h 52m₺7,804–22,497Train to Helsinki Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Turku to Pasila
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)HEL - SAW
9h 22m₺6,687–16,238Fly Turku Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Turku Airport (TKU) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)TKU - SAW
22h 28m₺5,240–24,248Bus
- Take the bus from Turku, Bus Station to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Zhytomyr
- Take the bus from Zhytomyr Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
2d 15h₺9,867–12,621Bus #2
- Take the bus from Turku, Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Station
- Take the bus from Tallinn to Chisinau, Gara Feroviara
- Take the bus from Chișinău South to İstanbul - Mustafa Kemal
3d 11h
Turku Airport (TKU) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Turku to Istanbul is to fly and bus which costs 4.300 ₺ - 18.000 ₺ and takes 9h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Turku to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 9h 22m and costs 6.500 ₺ - 17.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Turku station to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Turku Bus Station and arriving at Istanbul via Warsaw Bus Station West and Chisnau Gara Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 3h.
The distance between Turku and Istanbul is 2240 km.
The best way to get from Turku to Istanbul without a car is to Bus via Warsaw which takes 2 days 3h and costs 8.000 ₺ - 17.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 9h 53m to get from Turku to Istanbul, including transfers.
Turku to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Turku, Bus Station.
The best way to get from Turku to Istanbul is to Bus via Warsaw which takes 2 days 3h and costs 8.000 ₺ - 17.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs 5.000 ₺ - 25.000 ₺ and takes 22h 28m.
Turku to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D station.
Istanbul is 1h ahead of Turku. It is currently 4:51 PM in Turku and 5:51 PM in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Turku, Finland and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Turku Bus Station to Istanbul via Warsaw Bus Station West, Chișinău, North Bus Station, and Chisnau Gara Nord in around 2d 3h. Alternatively, Scandinavian Airlines and Pegasus Airlines fly from Turku Airport (TKU) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) 5 times a week.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Turku Airport to Istanbul via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–28,000
Flights from Turku Airport to Istanbul via Vilnius
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–28,000
Flights from Turku Airport to Istanbul via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–30,000
Flights from Turku Airport to Istanbul via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–17,000
Flights from Turku Airport to Istanbul via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–29,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–27,000
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Turku Airport to Istanbul via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–28,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Istanbul via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–27,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–19,000
Flights from Turku Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–24,000
Flights from Turku Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–25,000
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Turku Airport to Istanbul via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–17,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Turku Airport to Istanbul via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–19,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Turku Airport to Istanbul via Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–20,000
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–14,000
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–8,000
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Sofia to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺650–3,764
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Double Room
- ₺2,089
- Single Room
- ₺3,764
- Four Person Room
- ₺1,837
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- vr.fi
Train from Turku to Pasila
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,500
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺130–280
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Turku Bus Station to Warsaw Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–7,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Turku, Bus Station to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–2,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Turku, Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–2,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +373 (689) 78-455
- bon_voyage_tour@list.ru
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
Bus from Warsaw Bus Station West to Chișinău, North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,523–5,045
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- ₺5,045
- Children
- ₺2,523
- Phone
- +373 22 542-185
- autogara@mtc.md
- Website
- autogara.md
Bus from Chisnau Gara Nord to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–3,900
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,000
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Salzburg Lastenstrasse to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–3,400
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- transtempo@ukr.net
- Website
- transtempo.ua
Bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Zhytomyr
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–5,500
- Schedules at
- transtempo.ua
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- gunsel.ua
Bus from Zhytomyr Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–4,700
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- info@busline.md
- Website
- busline.md
Bus from Tallinn to Chisinau, Gara Feroviara
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://busline.md/en/
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Chișinău South to İstanbul - Mustafa Kemal
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
- Phone
- +358 9 123574
- Website
- vikingline.fi
Ferry from Port of Turku to Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺150–900
- Website
- https://www.sales.vikingline.com/
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