There are 11 ways to get from Veneto to Istanbul by plane, bus, train, car, ferry, or night 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 Venice Marco Polo Airport to Istanbul
best- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Istanbul (IST)plane VCE - IST
5h 53m₺5,685–15,666Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Venezia, Piazzale Roma to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus FlixBus N1920
28h 57m₺2,642–3,975Bus via Sofia
- Take the bus from Venezia to Stazione Padovabus 53E
- Take the bus from Padova to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus
27h 9m₺6,286–6,692Train, bus
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Trieste Centraletrain Re
- Take the bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
30h 32m₺6,458–11,036Drive 1,689.8 km
- Drive from Venice to Istanbulcar 1,689.8 km
15h 47m₺14,307–20,666Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Rovigo to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Istanbul (IST)plane BLQ - IST
6h 35m₺6,030–14,284Fly Venice Marco Polo Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, Metro
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane VCE - SAW
- Take the train from Sabiha Gokcen Airport to Ayrılık Çeşmesitrain
6h₺3,288–15,689Bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the bus from Verona to Bergamobus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BGY - SAW
7h 18m₺5,527–15,827Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Rovigo to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BLQ - SAW
6h 43m₺6,033–71,307Line 1 ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from S. Silvestro to P.le Roma "G"ferry 1
- Take the bus from San Donà di Piave to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
34h 43m₺6,724–11,740Train, night train
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
36h 27m₺17,567–30,923
Veneto to Istanbul by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Veneto to Istanbul is to bus which costs 2.600 ₺ - 4.000 ₺ and takes 28h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Veneto to Istanbul is to fly which takes 5h 53m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 16.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Veneto to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Venezia and arriving at Istanbul Büyük Otogari via Padova and Sofia Serdica Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 9m.
No, there is no direct train from Veneto to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Venezia S. Lucia and arriving at Yenikapi via Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 27m.
The distance between Veneto and Istanbul is 1457 km. The road distance is 1689.8 km.
The best way to get from Veneto to Istanbul without a car is to bus via Sofia which takes 27h 9m and costs 6.200 ₺ - 6.700 ₺.
It takes approximately 5h 53m to get from Veneto to Istanbul, including transfers.
Veneto to Istanbul bus services, operated by ACTV — Azienda del Consorzio Trasporti Veneziano, depart from Venezia station.
Veneto to Istanbul train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Venezia S. Lucia station.
The best way to get from Veneto to Istanbul is to fly which takes 5h 53m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 16.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus via Sofia, which costs 6.200 ₺ - 6.700 ₺ and takes 27h 9m.
What companies run services between Veneto, Italy and Istanbul, Turkey?
Turkish Airlines and Air Serbia fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Istanbul (IST) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Venezia to Istanbul Büyük Otogari via Stazione Padova, Padova, Sofia Central Bus Station, and Sofia Serdica Bus Station in around 27h 9m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–15,000
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–11,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–15,000
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–16,000
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–16,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–11,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–15,000
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,700
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Rovigo to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺500–850
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–2,400
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Rovigo to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺600–1,200
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- 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
- ₺750–3,994
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Double Room
- ₺2,217
- Single Room
- ₺3,994
- Four Person Room
- ₺1,949
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Rovigo to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺440–950
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Rovigo to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,100
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +90 850 252 88 00
- info@metro.istanbul
- Website
- metro.istanbul
Train from Sabiha Gokcen Airport to Ayrılık Çeşmesi
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺42
- Schedules at
- metro.istanbul
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–7,500
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- ₺5,000–7,500
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–22,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,414
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺500–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
- Phone
- (+39) 041 041
- direzione@actv.it
- Website
- actv.avmspa.it
Bus from Venezia to Stazione Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺260–380
- Website
- https://actv.avmspa.it/en
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Padova to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,819
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,663
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from San Donà di Piave to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,086
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–2,300
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–3,400
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–3,600
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Verona to Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺440–750
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- huntur.com.tr
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,500
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/?l=EN
- Phone
- +39 049 8241199
- servizioclienti@fsbusitalia.it
- Website
- fsbusitalia.it
Bus from Verona to Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺550–750
- Schedules at
- fsbusitalia.it
- Phone
- + 381 31 510 060
- zlatanprevoz@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Venezia, Piazzale Roma to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,100
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- (+39) 041 041
- direzione@actv.it
- Website
- actv.avmspa.it
Ferry from S. Silvestro to P.le Roma "G"
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺509
- Website
- https://actv.avmspa.it/en
- 75 min. Ticket
- ₺509
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More Questions & Answers
Veneto to Istanbul bus services, operated by ACTV — Azienda del Consorzio Trasporti Veneziano, arrive at Stazione Padova station.
Istanbul is 1h ahead of Veneto. It is currently 1:57 PM in Veneto and 2:57 PM in Istanbul.
Veneto to Istanbul train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Wien Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Veneto to Istanbul is 1690 km. It takes approximately 15h 47m to drive from Veneto to Istanbul.
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