There are 13 ways to get from Villach to Istanbul by shuttle, plane, bus, train, night train, car, or car train
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Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly to Istanbul, bus
best- Take a shuttle bus from Klagenfurt - Hauptbahnhof to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Istanbul (IST)plane LJU - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
8h 10m₺6,630–20,466Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane VIE - SAW
10h 4m₺4,584–22,521Train, bus
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Graz Hbftrain Rj / ...
- Take the bus from Graz Hauptbahnhof to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenlerbus
21h 56m₺5,494–8,396Train, night train
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Wien Hbftrain Rj / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
33h 23m₺11,929–24,045Drive 1,569.7 km
- Drive from Villach to Istanbulcar 1,569.7 km
14h 21m₺12,706–18,353Train to Salzburg Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Istanbul (IST)plane SZG - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
9h 13m₺5,548–29,500Train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Venezia Mestretrain
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Istanbul (IST)plane VCE - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
9h 57m₺6,621–15,858Train, shuttle to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljanatrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Ljubljana to Zagreb Airport
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Istanbul (IST)plane ZAG - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
10h 1m₺6,628–24,140Train to Graz Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Graz Hbftrain
- Fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane GRZ - SAW
7h 49m₺7,312–23,422Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane MUC - SAW
10h 57m₺5,271–35,341Bus
- Take the bus from Villach to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus Citylines 40 / ...
26h 30m₺5,291–8,774Bus via Plovdiv
- Take the bus from Villach Hbf to Plovdiv Train stationbus N981
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Hristo Botev to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus Citylines 40 / ...
26h 30m₺5,481–7,503Car train, drive
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirnecartrain
- Drive from Edirne to Istanbulcar
33h 44m₺11,510–53,548
Villach to Istanbul by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Villach to Istanbul is to bus via Plovdiv which costs 5.500 ₺ - 7.500 ₺ and takes 26h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Villach to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 7h 49m and costs 7.000 ₺ - 24.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Villach to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Villach and arriving at Istanbul Büyük Otogari via Sofia Serdica Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Villach to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Villach Hbf and arriving at Yenikapi via Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 23m.
The distance between Villach and Istanbul is 1422 km. The road distance is 1569.7 km.
The best way to get from Villach to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus which takes 21h 56m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 8.500 ₺.
It takes approximately 8h 10m to get from Villach to Istanbul, including transfers.
Villach to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Villach Hbf station.
Villach to Istanbul train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Villach Hbf station.
Villach to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Plovdiv Train station.
What companies run services between Villach, Austria and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Villach to Istanbul Büyük Otogari via Sofia and Sofia Serdica Bus Station in around 26h 30m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–13,000
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–11,000
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–11,000
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–10,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–15,000
Flights from Graz Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–25,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–18,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–9,000
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–18,000
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–11,000
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–10,000
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Istanbul via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–22,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–14,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–19,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–17,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–31,000
Train from Villach Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,200
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- ₺1,400–2,200
Train from Villach Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–4,100
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- ₺2,700–4,100
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–2,300
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- ₺1,500–2,200
Train from Villach Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–2,800
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- ₺1,800–2,800
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Villach Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–3,700
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- ₺1,500–2,200
- First Class
- ₺2,800–3,700
Train from Villach Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–7,500
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- ₺3,000–4,400
- First Class
- ₺5,500–7,500
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺700–2,500
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Villach Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺750–3,100
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Villach Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–4,300
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–15,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺490–2,600
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺490–900
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Villach Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–2,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Villach Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–4,200
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺490–2,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,600
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺900–1,300
- 1st Class
- ₺1,200–1,600
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–2,300
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–2,300
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺490–2,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–13,100
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- ₺12,800–13,100
- Couchette Carriage
- ₺6,000–7,500
- Seating Carriage
- ₺1,500–1,900
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺500–700
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–2,200
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–2,600
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/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
- ₺10,410–51,749
- Schedules at
- optimatours.de
- Couch Wagon BC-4
- ₺10,410
- Couch Wagon BC-1
- ₺28,163
- Sleeper Wagon
- ₺32,186
- Couch Wagon BC-4 Car
- ₺29,973
- Couch Wagon BC-1 Car
- ₺47,726
- Sleeper Wagon Car
- ₺51,749
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Klagenfurt - Hauptbahnhof to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–7,000
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- ₺1,400–1,550
- Private
- ₺2,700–7,000
Shuttle from Ljubljana to Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–12,000
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- ₺1,600–1,800
- Private
- ₺6,000–12,000
- 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
- Phone
- +381 637513988
- goran.prevozdoo@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Graz Hauptbahnhof to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,845
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Villach to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–7,500
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,200
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Plovdiv Hristo Botev to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- 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
Bus from Plovdiv Hristo Botev to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,400
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/?l=EN
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Villach Hbf to Plovdiv Train station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Plovdiv Hristo Botev to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–1,430
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Istanbul is 2h ahead of Villach. It is currently 7:20 PM in Villach and 9:20 PM in Istanbul.
Villach to Istanbul train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Wien Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Villach to Istanbul is 1570 km. It takes approximately 14h 21m to drive from Villach to Istanbul.
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