The average bus between București and Istanbul takes 11h 56m and the fastest bus takes 11h 53m. There is at least one bus per day from București to Istanbul. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays; use the search form on this page to search for a specific travel date.
Buses run once daily between București and Istanbul. The earliest departure is at 9:00 PM at night, and the last departure from București is at 9:17 PM which arrives into Istanbul at 9:10 AM. All services require a transfer at Valea Cascadelor and take an average of 11h 56m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from București to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from București station and arriving at Istanbul station via İstanbul Esenler bus station station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 56m.
București to Istanbul bus services, operated by Societatea de Transport București STB SA, depart from București, Autogara Militari station.
București to Istanbul bus services, operated by Societatea de Transport București STB SA, arrive at İstanbul Esenler bus station.
The distance between București and Istanbul is 452.7 km. The road distance is 642 km.
FlixBus operates a bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station once daily. Tickets cost ₺3,000–5,000 and the journey takes 11h 10m.
