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There are 13 ways to get from Žilina to Istanbul by train, bus, plane, night train, or car

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  1. Train, bus to Vienna International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Zilina to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain train
    2. Take the bus from Bratislava Main Train Station to Vienna Airportbus bus
    3. Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane VIE - SAW
    9h 35m
    ₺4,680–15,769

  2. Train, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Zilina to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain train 502 / ...
    2. Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugatitrain train Rj
    3. Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Szegedtrain train Ic
    4. Take the train from Szeged to Suboticatrain train Re
    5. Take the train from Subotica to Novi Beogradtrain train Ir / ...
    6. Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus
    27h 49m
    ₺3,383–11,562

  3. Bus via Sofia

    1. Take the bus from Žilina to Bratislava hlavná stanicabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Bratislava to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus bus
    25h 56m

  4. Bus, train, night train

    1. Take the bus from Žilina to Budapest Keleti train stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Bucuresti Nordtrain train Ic
    3. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    31h 18m
    ₺4,324–6,731

  5. Drive 1,556.1 km

    1. Drive from Žilina to Istanbulcar car 1,556.1 km
    15h 57m
    ₺12,943–18,695

  6. Train, bus to Vienna International Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Zilina to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain train
    2. Take the bus from Bratislava Main Train Station to Vienna Airportbus bus
    3. Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane VIE - IST
    9h 22m
    ₺6,077–15,746

  7. Train to Bratislava Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Zilina to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain train
    2. Fly from Bratislava Airport (BTS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane BTS - SAW
    8h 10m
    ₺7,630–16,069

  8. Train, train to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Zilina to Bohumintrain train
    2. Take the train from Bohumin to Krakow Glownytrain train
    3. Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane KRK - IST
    10h 49m
    ₺5,905–17,172

  9. Train, train to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Zilina to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain train
    2. Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugatitrain train
    3. Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane BUD - IST
    11h 9m
    ₺4,168–18,452

  10. Train, train to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Zilina to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain train
    2. Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugatitrain train
    3. Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane BUD - SAW
    11h 21m
    ₺6,271–56,475

  11. Train to Bratislava Airport, fly to Burgas Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Zilina to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain train
    2. Fly from Bratislava Airport (BTS) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane plane BTS - BOJ
    3. Take the bus from Burgas to Istanbulbus bus
    13h 1m
    ₺5,860–15,779

  12. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Zilina to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain train 502 / ...
    2. Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    4. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    32h 42m
    ₺13,273–26,252

  13. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Žilina to Ivano-Frankivskbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Ivano-Frankivsk to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus Gns-01
    34h 20m
    ₺10,215–14,765

Žilina to Istanbul by train and bus

Calendar9Weekly Services
Duration27h 49mAverage Duration
Ticket₺3,383Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,586.6 km
  • Duration: 9h 35m

What companies run services between Žilina, Slovakia and Istanbul, Turkey?

You can take a bus from Žilina to Istanbul Büyük Otogari via Bratislava hlavná stanica, Bratislava, Sofia Central Bus Station, and Sofia Serdica Bus Station in around 25h 56m.

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