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How to get fromAdriatic Sea to Istanbulby unknown, ferry, plane, bus, night train, train, car ferry, car, or shuttle

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There are 11 ways to get from Adriatic Sea to Istanbul by unknown, ferry, plane, bus, night train, train, car ferry, car, or shuttle

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  1. Travel, ferry to Split Airport, fly to Istanbul

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    1. Walk from Adriatic Sea to Visunknown unknown
    2. Take the ferry from Vis to Port of Splitferry ferry
    3. Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane SPU - IST
    7h 25m

  2. Travel, line 9601 ferry, ferry, bus via Belgrade

    1. Walk from Adriatic Sea to Port of Splitunknown unknown
    2. Take the ferry from Port of Split to Rogacferry ferry
    3. Take the ferry from Rogač to Splitferry ferry 636
    4. Take the bus from Split Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus bus
    5. Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus
    31h 44m

  3. Travel, line 9601 ferry, ferry, night train, train

    1. Walk from Adriatic Sea to Port of Splitunknown unknown
    2. Take the ferry from Port of Split to Rogacferry ferry
    3. Take the ferry from Rogač to Splitferry ferry 636
    4. Take the nighttrain from Split to Budapest-Kelenfoeldnighttrain night train
    5. Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    6. Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    46h 54m

  4. Travel, car ferry, drive

    1. Walk from Adriatic Sea to Budvaunknown unknown
    2. Take the carferry from Budva to Dubrovnikcarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Dubrovnik to Istanbulcar car
    21h 58m

  5. Travel to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Walk from Adriatic Sea to Bari-Airport-BRIunknown unknown
    2. Fly from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane BRI - IST
    7h 21m

  6. Travel, line 9601 ferry, ferry, shuttle to Dubrovnik Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Walk from Adriatic Sea to Port of Splitunknown unknown
    2. Take the ferry from Port of Split to Rogacferry ferry
    3. Take the ferry from Rogač to Splitferry ferry
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvorshuttle bus
    5. Fly from Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane DBV - IST
    13h 59m

  7. Travel, line 9601 ferry, ferry, shuttle, bus to Tivat Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Walk from Adriatic Sea to Port of Splitunknown unknown
    2. Take the ferry from Port of Split to Rogacferry ferry
    3. Take the ferry from Rogač to Splitferry ferry
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvorshuttle bus
    5. Take the bus from Dubrovnik Central Bus Station to Tivat Bus Stationbus bus
    6. Fly from Tivat Airport (TIV) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane TIV - IST
    16h

  8. Travel, line 9601 ferry, ferry, bus, bus to Sarajevo, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Walk from Adriatic Sea to Port of Splitunknown unknown
    2. Take the ferry from Port of Split to Rogacferry ferry
    3. Take the ferry from Rogač to Splitferry ferry
    4. Take the bus from Split Bus Station to Baška Voda, Cesta 8 / Put Kapelicebus bus
    5. Take the bus from Baška Voda, Cesta 8 / Put Kapelice to Stupbus bus
    6. Fly from Sarajevo (SJJ) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane SJJ - SAW
    15h 23m

  9. Travel, line 9601 ferry, ferry, bus, bus to Sarajevo, fly to Istanbul

    1. Walk from Adriatic Sea to Port of Splitunknown unknown
    2. Take the ferry from Port of Split to Rogacferry ferry
    3. Take the ferry from Rogač to Splitferry ferry
    4. Take the bus from Split Bus Station to Baška Voda, Cesta 8 / Put Kapelicebus bus
    5. Take the bus from Baška Voda, Cesta 8 / Put Kapelice to Stupbus bus
    6. Fly from Sarajevo (SJJ) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane SJJ - IST
    15h 15m

  10. Travel, line 9601 ferry, ferry, bus

    1. Walk from Adriatic Sea to Port of Splitunknown unknown
    2. Take the ferry from Port of Split to Rogacferry ferry
    3. Take the ferry from Rogač to Splitferry ferry 636
    4. Take the bus from Split Bus Station to Prizren,Autobuska Stanicabus bus
    5. Take the bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Instabulbus bus
    34h 49m

  11. Travel, line 9601 ferry, ferry, bus #2

    1. Walk from Adriatic Sea to Port of Splitunknown unknown
    2. Take the ferry from Port of Split to Rogacferry ferry
    3. Take the ferry from Rogač to Splitferry ferry 636
    4. Take the bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Esenler Otogarbus bus
    36h 21m

Split Airport (SPU) to Istanbul (IST) flights

Calendar8Weekly Planes
Duration3h 17mAverage Duration
Ticket₺6,189Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,189.1 km
  • Duration: 7h 25m

What companies run services between Adriatic Sea and Istanbul, Turkey?

There is no direct connection from Adriatic Sea to Istanbul. However, you can travel to Vis, take the ferry to Port of Split, walk to Split Bus Station, take the shuttle to Split Airport, walk to Split Airport (SPU) airport, fly to Istanbul (IST), walk to Istanbul Airport, take the train to Gayrettepe, then take the train to Vezneciler. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Adriatic Sea to İstanbul Esenler bus station via Port of Split, Rogač, Split, Split Bus Station, Beograd, Autobuska stanica, and Belgrade bus station in around 31h 44m.

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