There are 8 ways to get from Ankara to Serbia by plane, train, bus, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
best- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)plane ESB - BEG
5h 52mRSD 12,615–23,865Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Ankara to Istanbul Söğütlüçeşmetrain Yht / ...
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Belgrade bus stationbus FlixBus N1920
20h 33mRSD 4,170–6,340Train, bus via Sofia
- Take the train from Ankara to Halkalitrain Yht
- Take the train from Halkalı to Sofiatrain
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
25h 45mRSD 7,447–9,122Drive 1,386.2 km
- Drive from Ankara to Belgradecar 1,386.2 km
12h 37mRSD 25,759–37,208Fly to Sofia Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ESB - SOF
- Take a shuttle bus from Sofia Airport to Niš
9h 48mBus
- Take the bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogaribus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Belgrade bus stationbus FlixBus N1920
22h 22mRSD 5,065–7,574Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Ankara to Istanbul Söğütlüçeşmetrain Yht / ...
- Take the bus from Aksaray to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
22h 33mRSD 6,868–7,513Bus via Armada
- Take the bus from Ankara Söğütgözü to İstanbul Esenlerbus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Belgrade bus stationbus N1920
24h 21mRSD 11,972–17,805
Ankara to Serbia by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ankara to Serbia is to train and bus which costs RSD 4100 - RSD 6500 and takes 20h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Ankara to Serbia is to fly which takes 5h 52m and costs RSD 12000 - RSD 24000.
No, there is no direct bus from Ankara to Serbia. However, there are services departing from Ankara and arriving at Mostar via İstanbul Esenler bus station and Bulevar Crvene Armije. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 22m.
The distance between Ankara and Serbia is 1219 km. The road distance is 1386.2 km.
The best way to get from Ankara to Serbia without a car is to train and bus which takes 20h 33m and costs RSD 4100 - RSD 6500.
It takes approximately 5h 52m to get from Ankara to Serbia, including transfers.
Ankara to Serbia bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, depart from Ankara station.
The best way to get from Ankara to Serbia is to fly which takes 5h 52m and costs RSD 12000 - RSD 24000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs RSD 5000 - RSD 8000 and takes 22h 22m.
Ankara to Serbia bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, arrive at Istanbul Otogari station.
Serbia is 2h behind Ankara. It is currently 5:37 PM in Ankara and 3:37 PM in Serbia.
What companies run services between Ankara, Turkey and Serbia?
AJet, Turkish Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ankara to Mostar via Istanbul Otogari, İstanbul Esenler bus station, Belgrade bus station, and Bulevar Crvene Armije in around 22h 22m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RSD 8,500–28,000
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RSD 11,000–40,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RSD 6,500–36,000
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Sofia Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RSD 5,000–30,000
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Sofia Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RSD 6,500–35,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RSD 12,000–22,000
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RSD 12,000–22,000
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RSD 12,000–22,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RSD 8,500–28,000
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- [email protected]
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Ankara to Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RSD 1,500–2,100
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Ankara to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RSD 1,500–2,200
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Halkalı to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RSD 1,500–2,100
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Ankara to Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RSD 1,500–2,100
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kamil Koç
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Belgrade bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- RSD 2,500–3,500
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Belgrade bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- RSD 2,500–3,500
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- [email protected]
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Belgrade bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- RSD 3,985
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Belgrade bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- RSD 3,985
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- +381 11 8728111
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trans-Jug
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- RSD 4,300–4,700
- Website
- Trans-Jug
- Phone
- +381 63 456515
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flix
Shuttle from Sofia Airport to Niš
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Flix
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RSD 2,500–3,500
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- RSD 2,500–3,500
- Phone
- 062 8103637
- [email protected]
- Website
- balbuss.rs
Bus from Aksaray to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- RSD 5,292
- Schedules at
- balbuss.rs
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- [email protected]
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Ankara Söğütgözü to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RSD 1,900–2,800
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Belgrade bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- RSD 10,000–15,000
- Website
- Flixbus
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