There are 11 ways to get from Vigo to Istanbul by plane, train, bus, car, car train, or towncar
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Fly Vigo to Istanbul
best- Fly from Vigo (VGO) to Istanbul (IST)VGO - IST
9h 26m₺8,140–17,232Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Vigo to Braşov
- Take the bus from Brașov to București, Autogara Militari
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
3d 3h₺5,805–12,115Train, bus via Tirana
- Take the train from Vigo Urzaiz to Madrid ChamartínAve
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tiranë to Istanbul
2d 2hDrive, car train
- Drive from Vigo to Villach Hbf/Bbf
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirne
- Drive from Edirne to Istanbul
2d 10h₺29,710–83,582Drive 3,789.8 km
- Drive from Vigo to Istanbul3,789.8 km
37h 26m₺29,372–42,425Fly Vigo to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Vigo (VGO) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)VGO - SAW
10h 9m₺6,478–26,886Towncar to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take a town car from Valença to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Istanbul (IST)OPO - IST
9h 35m₺12,413–24,979Train to Santiago De Compostela Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Vigo Urzaiz to Santiago De Compostela
- Fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Istanbul (IST)SCQ - IST
11h 8m₺8,667–23,684Train, bus
- Take the train from Vigo Urzaiz to Madrid ChamartínAve
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Sofia
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalı
2d 9h₺12,299–21,300Bus via Lyon
- Take the bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Valença to Lyon, Perrache Bus Station
- Take the bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenler
2d 11h₺9,214–12,980Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Vigo Guixar to Barcelona-SantsAlv
- Take the bus from Barcelona Sants Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalı
2d 20h₺7,896–14,729
Vigo (VGO) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vigo to Istanbul is to bus which costs 5.500 ₺ - 13.000 ₺ and takes 3 days 3h.
The fastest way to get from Vigo to Istanbul is to fly which takes 9h 26m and costs 8.000 ₺ - 18.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Vigo to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Vigo Urzáiz and arriving at İstanbul Esenler via Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Valença, Lyon, Perrache Bus Station and Beograd, Autobuska stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 11h.
The distance between Vigo and Istanbul is 3126 km. The road distance is 3789.8 km.
The best way to get from Vigo to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus via Tirana which takes 2 days 2h and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 26m to get from Vigo to Istanbul, including transfers.
Vigo to Istanbul bus services, operated by Transportes Barquense, depart from Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Valença station.
The best way to get from Vigo to Istanbul is to fly which takes 9h 26m and costs 8.000 ₺ - 18.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus via Lyon, which costs 9.000 ₺ - 13.000 ₺ and takes 2 days 11h.
Vigo to Istanbul bus services, operated by Transportes Barquense, arrive at Lyon, Perrache Bus Station.
Istanbul is 2h ahead of Vigo. It is currently 12:21 AM in Vigo and 2:21 AM in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Vigo, Spain and Istanbul, Turkey?
Vueling Airlines, Iberia, and two other airlines fly from Vigo (VGO) to Istanbul (IST) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Vigo Urzáiz to İstanbul Esenler via Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Valença, Lyon, Perrache Bus Station, and Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 2d 11h.
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- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Vigo to Istanbul via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–34,000
Flights from Vigo to Istanbul via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–34,000
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–23,000
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Istanbul via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–37,000
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Istanbul via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–37,000
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Istanbul via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–37,000
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Istanbul via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–38,000
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Istanbul via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–37,000
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Vigo to Istanbul via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–26,000
Flights from Vigo to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–28,000
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Istanbul via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–19,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Vigo to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–27,000
Flights from Vigo to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–28,000
Flights from Vigo to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–30,000
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Vigo to Istanbul via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–26,000
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Istanbul via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–19,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–16,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–20,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Vigo Urzaiz to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–5,000
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Vigo Urzaiz to Santiago De Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺650–850
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Vigo Urzaiz to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–5,000
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–5,500
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Vigo Urzaiz to Santiago De Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺460–850
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Vigo Guixar to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–4,000
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +49 89 54880111
- info@optimatours.de
- Website
- optimatours.de
Car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirne
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺10,118–50,296
- Schedules at
- optimatours.de
- Couch Wagon BC-4
- ₺10,118
- Couch Wagon BC-1
- ₺27,372
- Sleeper Wagon
- ₺31,282
- Couch Wagon BC-4 Car
- ₺29,132
- Couch Wagon BC-1 Car
- ₺46,386
- Sleeper Wagon Car
- ₺50,296
- 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
- ₺650–3,647
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Double Room
- ₺2,024
- Single Room
- ₺3,647
- Four Person Room
- ₺1,780
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Montpellier to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Tiranë to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–3,400
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Montpellier to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–7,000
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- (+351) 258 454 303
- info@barquense.com
- Website
- barquense.pt
Bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Valença to Lyon, Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–4,200
- Schedules at
- barquense.pt
- Book at
- barquense.pt
- Phone
- 011 761-4693
- bstours@verat.net
- Website
- bstours.rs
Bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–6,000
- Website
- http://bstours.rs/en/
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900
- Schedules at
- polazak.rs
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Barcelona Sants Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–7,000
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Vigo to Braşov
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–8,500
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Brașov to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺360–950
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–3,100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+351) 220 971 653
- info@vmtransfers.com
- Website
- vmtransfers.com
Towncar from Valença to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₺6,599
- Website
- https://www.vmtransfers.com/en/
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