There are 10 ways to get from Ani to Istanbul by plane, train, taxi, bus or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Fly Kars to Istanbul • 3h 35m
Cheapest option
Taxi, train • 31h 54m
8 alternative options
Fly Kars to Sabiha Gokcen, train • 4h 10m
Taxi to Igdir, fly to Istanbul • 4h 49m
Taxi to Igdir, fly to Sabiha Gokcen • 5h 28m
Taxi to Agri, fly to Istanbul • 5h 42m
Taxi, train via Sivas • 24h 33m
Taxi, bus • 27h 31m
Train, bus • 46h 39m
Drive • 19h 29m
Kars (KSY) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ani to Istanbul is to taxi and train which costs 700 ₺ - 1.100 ₺ and takes 31h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Ani to Istanbul is to fly which takes 3h 35m and costs 2.500 ₺ - 15.000 ₺.
The distance between Ani and Istanbul is 1297 km. The road distance is 1474.2 km.
The best way to get from Ani to Istanbul without a car is to taxi and train via Sivas which takes 24h 33m and costs 850 ₺ - 1.200 ₺.
It takes approximately 3h 35m to get from Ani to Istanbul, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Ani to Istanbul is 1474 km. It takes approximately 19h 29m to drive from Ani to Istanbul.
There are 6899+ hotels available in Istanbul. Prices start at 926 ₺ per night.
- Distance: 1297.1 km
- Duration: 3h 35m
What companies run services between Ani, Turkey and Istanbul, Turkey?
Turkish Airlines flies from Ani to Istanbul Esenler Otogar 4 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Kars to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 1.400 ₺ - 4.000 ₺
Flights from Kars to Istanbul via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 1.400 ₺ - 4.000 ₺
Flights from Kars to Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 1.300 ₺ - 6.000 ₺
Flights from Igdir to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 1.300 ₺ - 8.500 ₺
Flights from Igdir to Istanbul via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 1.300 ₺ - 8.500 ₺
Flights from Igdir to Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- 1.500 ₺ - 18.000 ₺
Flights from Agri to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 1.500 ₺ - 26.000 ₺
Flights from Agri to Istanbul via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 1.500 ₺ - 26.000 ₺
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Kars to Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 1.200 ₺ - 3.700 ₺
Flights from Igdir to Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- 1.400 ₺ - 4.600 ₺
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- Website
- tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
Train from Ayrilikcesme to Yenikapi
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- 55 ₺ - 80 ₺
- Schedules at
- tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
Train from Kars to Sivas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 280 ₺ - 390 ₺
- Schedules at
- tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
Train from Sivas to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- 250 ₺ - 360 ₺
- Schedules at
- tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
Train from Ankara to Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 190 ₺ - 270 ₺
- Schedules at
- tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
Train from Kars to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 400 ₺ - 650 ₺
- Schedules at
- tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Phone
- 1-84
- info@railway.am
- Website
- ukzhd.am
Train from Ani to Gyumri
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- 35 ₺ - 45 ₺
- Website
- https://www.railway.am/eng/forpassaj
- Phone
- 1-84
- info@railway.am
- Website
- railway.am
Train from Gyumri to Kobuleti
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- 700 ₺ - 2.700 ₺
- Website
- https://www.railway.am/eng/forpassaj
- Second Class (Coupe)
- 1.100 ₺ - 1.400 ₺
- First Class
- 1.800 ₺ - 1.900 ₺
- Third Class (Platzkart)
- 700 ₺ - 900 ₺
- Phone
- (0466)2126161
- bilgi@yesilartvinekspres.com.tr
- Website
- yesilartvinekspres.com.tr
Bus from Kars to Artvin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 60 ₺ - 75 ₺
- Schedules at
- yesilartvinekspres.com.tr
- Phone
- +90 224 294 55 62
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Artvin bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 800 ₺ - 1.100 ₺
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- iletisim@metroturizm.com.tr
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Kobuleti to Istanbul Aksaray
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 850 ₺ - 1.300 ₺
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Estimated price
- 350 ₺ - 430 ₺
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