There are 8 ways to get from Alicante to Istanbul by plane, train, bus, car, or night train
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Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Istanbul
best- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Istanbul (IST)plane ALC - IST
9h 2m₺7,660–17,341Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane ALC - SAW
7h 24m₺6,163–13,364Train, bus
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Santstrain Eur / ...
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tiranë to Istanbulbus
2d 3hDrive 3,348 km
- Drive from Alicante to Istanbulcar 3,348 km
33h 5m₺29,508–42,623Train to Valencia Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nordtrain
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Istanbul (IST)plane VLC - IST
9h 7m₺7,597–20,298Train, bus, night train
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Santstrain Eur / ...
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Alba Iuliabus
- Take the train from Alba Iulia to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
2d 9h₺14,596–23,049Bus, night train
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to Bucureştibus
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain Bosphor Express
2d 15h₺9,222–12,556Bus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Esenler Otogarbus
2d 15h
Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alicante to Istanbul is to fly which costs 6.000 ₺ - 14.000 ₺ and takes 7h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Alicante to Istanbul is to fly which takes 7h 24m and costs 6.000 ₺ - 14.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Alicante to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant and arriving at Esenler Otogar via Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord, Tirana and Skopje, Transporten Centar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 15h.
The distance between Alicante and Istanbul is 2568 km. The road distance is 3348 km.
The best way to get from Alicante to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 3h and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 2m to get from Alicante to Istanbul, including transfers.
Alicante to Istanbul bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant station.
The best way to get from Alicante to Istanbul is to fly which takes 9h 2m and costs 7.500 ₺ - 18.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 2 days 15h.
Alicante to Istanbul bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord station.
Istanbul is 1h ahead of Alicante. It is currently 11:20 AM in Alicante and 12:20 PM in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Alicante, Spain and Istanbul, Turkey?
Air Algérie, Air Serbia, and five other airlines fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Istanbul (IST) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to Esenler Otogar via Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord, Tirana, and Skopje, Transporten Centar in around 2d 15h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Istanbul via Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–26,000
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Istanbul via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–26,000
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Istanbul via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–17,000
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Istanbul via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–23,000
Flights from Valencia Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–28,000
- Website
- airalgerie.dz
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Istanbul via Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–28,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–18,000
Flights from Valencia Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–16,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–21,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–20,000
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–6,000
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–2,000
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–6,000
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Alba Iulia to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–8,500
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,475
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₺500–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,475
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₺500–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
- Phone
- +355 69 249 3348
- [email protected]
- Website
- pati-travel.al
Bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Tiranë to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–3,400
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Phone
- +40 730 250 062
- [email protected]
- Website
- mateiunitrans.ro
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–7,000
- Schedules at
- mateiunitrans.ro
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to Bucureşti
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–11,000
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–3,900
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +389 44 371 066
- [email protected]
- Website
- hafettours.mk
Bus from Tirana to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–3,100
- Schedules at
- hafettours.mk
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hak Bus
Bus from Tirana to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,118
- Website
- Hak Bus
- Phone
- +383 44 777 071
- [email protected]
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Esenler Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,236
- Schedules at
- Luks Tempo Turizm
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