There are 8 ways to get from Adana to Istanbul by plane, train, bus, car, or rideshare
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Fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, Metro
best- Fly from Cukurova (COV) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane COV - SAW
- Take the train from Sabiha Gokcen Airport to Ayrılık Çeşmesitrain
3h 31m₺3,536–6,728Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Adana to İstanbul923 km
12h 6m₺1,259Bus, train via Ereğli
- Take the bus from Adana bus station to Ereğli-Konya bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Ereğli-Konya bus station to Konya bus stationbus
- Take the train from Selçuklu to Istanbul Söğütlüçeşmetrain Yht
12h 4m₺2,062–3,075Bus
- Take the bus from Adana to Istanbul Otogaribus
13h 47m₺1,297–3,132Drive 922.7 km
- Drive from Adana to Istanbulcar 922.7 km
8h 2m₺5,146–7,432Fly to Istanbul, Metro
- Fly from Cukurova (COV) to Istanbul (IST)plane COV - IST
- Take the train from Gayrettepe to Veznecilertrain
3h 24m₺13,033–20,205Bus via İstanbul Dudullu bus station
- Take the bus from Adana bus station to İstanbul Dudullu bus stationbus FlixBus KK0148A / ...
14h 18m₺1,528–2,155Bus, train
- Take the bus from Adana bus station to Konya bus stationbus FlixBus KK0165 / ...
- Take the train from Selcuklu Yht to Istanbul(Pendik)train Hst
14h 42m₺1,756–3,178
Cukurova (COV) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Adana to Istanbul is to rideshare which costs 1.259 ₺ and takes 12h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Adana to Istanbul is to fly and Metro which takes 3h 24m and costs 13.000 ₺ - 21.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Adana to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Adana and arriving at Istanbul Otogari via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 47m.
The distance between Adana and Istanbul is 744 km. The road distance is 922.7 km.
The best way to get from Adana to Istanbul without a car is to bus and train via Ereğli which takes 12h 4m and costs 2.000 ₺ - 3.100 ₺.
It takes approximately 3h 31m to get from Adana to Istanbul, including transfers.
Adana to Istanbul bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, depart from Adana station.
Adana to Istanbul bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, arrive at Istanbul Otogari station.
Yes, the driving distance between Adana to Istanbul is 923 km. It takes approximately 8h 2m to drive from Adana to Istanbul.
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What companies run services between Adana, Turkey and Istanbul, Turkey?
Metro Turizm operates a bus from Adana to Istanbul Otogari every 4 hours. Tickets cost ₺2,000–2,900 and the journey takes 13h 41m. Three other operators also service this route.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Cukurova to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–13,000
Flights from Cukurova to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Ercan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–15,000
Flights from Cukurova to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–14,000
Flights from Cukurova to Istanbul via Ercan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–14,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cukurova to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–19,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Cukurova to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–5,500
Flights from Cukurova to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–5,500
- Phone
- +90 850 252 88 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- metro.istanbul
Train from Sabiha Gokcen Airport to Ayrılık Çeşmesi
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺42
- Schedules at
- metro.istanbul
Train from Gayrettepe to Vezneciler
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺42
- Schedules at
- metro.istanbul
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- [email protected]
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Selçuklu to Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,400
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Selcuklu Yht to Istanbul(Pendik)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,300
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- [email protected]
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Adana bus station to Ereğli-Konya bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺390–550
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Ereğli-Konya bus station to Konya bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺340–480
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Adana to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,700
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Adana bus station to İstanbul Dudullu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,600
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Adana bus station to Konya bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺600–900
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- (495) 796 19 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- hasturizm.com.tr
Bus from Adana bus station to Ereğli-Konya bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺460–600
- Website
- https://www.hasturizm.com.tr/eng/
Bus from Ereğli-Konya bus station to Konya bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺410–550
- Website
- https://www.hasturizm.com.tr/eng/
Bus from Adana to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,400
- Website
- https://www.hasturizm.com.tr/eng/
Bus from Adana bus station to Konya bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,000
- Website
- https://www.hasturizm.com.tr/eng/
- Phone
- 444 42 06
- [email protected]
- Website
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from Adana bus station to Ereğli-Konya bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from Ereğli-Konya bus station to Konya bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from Adana bus station to Konya bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Adana to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–2,900
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺2,000–2,900
- Phone
- 0(850) 244 33 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- mersinnurturizm.com
Bus from Adana to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300
- Schedules at
- mersinnurturizm.com
Bus from Adana bus station to Konya bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,458
- Schedules at
- mersinnurturizm.com
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Adana to İstanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,259
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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