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There are 12 ways to get from Venice to Istanbul by plane, bus, car, car train, train, shuttle, or night train

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  1. Fly Venice Marco Polo Airport to Istanbul, bus

    best
    1. Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane VCE - IST
    2. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus bus
    6h 39m
    ₺4,934–12,784

  2. Bus via Sofia

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus bus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3602 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus bus Citylines 40 / ...
    28h 10m
    ₺3,327–5,077

  3. Bus via Padova

    1. Take the bus from Padova Autostazione to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenlerbus bus
    23h 18m
    ₺5,907–9,172

  4. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Venice to Villach Hbf/Bbfcar car
    2. Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirnecartrain train
    3. Drive from Edirne to Istanbulcar car
    36h 32m
    ₺12,982–59,519

  5. Drive 1,689.8 km

    1. Drive from Venice to Istanbulcar car 1,689.8 km
    15h 41m
    ₺13,150–18,995

  6. Fly Venice Marco Polo Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, Metro

    1. Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane VCE - SAW
    2. Take the train from Sabiha Gokcen Airport to Ayrılık Çeşmesitrain train
    6h 4m

  7. Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus

    1. Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bologna Centraletrain train
    2. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane BLQ - IST
    3. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus bus
    8h 8m
    ₺5,326–14,247

  8. Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bologna Centraletrain train
    2. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane BLQ - SAW
    7h 33m
    ₺6,409–15,988

  9. Train, shuttle to Ljubljana, fly to Istanbul, bus

    1. Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Trieste Airporttrain train
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Airport to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljanashuttle bus
    3. Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane LJU - IST
    4. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus bus
    9h 22m
    ₺7,057–23,566

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenlerbus bus
    24h 10m
    ₺4,327–5,677

  11. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione to Sofiabus bus
    2. Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain train
    32h 21m
    ₺6,308–12,918

  12. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Wien Hbftrain train Rjx
    2. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    3. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    36h 34m
    ₺15,625–23,524

Venice to Istanbul by bus

Calendar2Weekly Buses
Duration24h 10mAverage Duration
Ticket₺4,327Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Venice, Italy and Istanbul, Turkey?

You can take a train from Venezia S. Lucia to İstanbul Esenler via Padova, Padova Autostazione, and Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 23h 18m.

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