There are 8 ways to get from Apulia to Istanbul by plane, busferry, bus, train, night train, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Istanbul
best- Fly from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Istanbul (IST)plane BRI - IST
5h 27m₺5,879–15,379Car ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the carferry from Port of Bari to Durrëscarferry
- Take the bus from Tiranë to Istanbulbus
31h 18m₺5,591–10,141Bus and ferry, bus via Korçë
- Take the busferry from Bari Porto to Durrësbusferry
- Take the bus from Durrës to Korçëbus
- Take the bus from Korçë to Istanbulbus
22h 56mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Roma Tiburtinatrain
- Take the nighttrain from Roma Tiburtina to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
2d 2h₺19,073–36,305Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bari to Porto Di Brindisicar
- Take the carferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsacarferry
- Drive from Port Of Igoumenitsa to Istanbulcar
19h 1m₺11,460–18,632Fly Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BRI - SAW
7h 39m₺8,882–14,402Train to Naples Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Foggia to Caserta stazionetrain
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Istanbul (IST)plane NAP - IST
8h 27m₺7,767–19,981Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Port of Bari to Lezhëbusferry
- Take the bus from Lezhë to Prizren,Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Instabulbus
26h 38m
Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Apulia to Istanbul is to car ferry and bus which costs 5.500 ₺ - 11.000 ₺ and takes 31h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Apulia to Istanbul is to fly which takes 5h 27m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 16.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Apulia to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Bari Porto and arriving at Istanbul via Durrës and Korçë. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 56m.
No, there is no direct train from Apulia to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Bari Centrale and arriving at Yenikapi via Roma Tiburtina, Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Apulia and Istanbul is 1054 km.
The best way to get from Apulia to Istanbul without a car is to bus and ferry and bus via Korçë which takes 22h 56m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 27m to get from Apulia to Istanbul, including transfers.
Apulia to Istanbul bus services, operated by M&B Travel, depart from Bari Porto station.
Apulia to Istanbul train services, operated by ItaloTreno, depart from Bari Centrale station.
Apulia to Istanbul bus services, operated by M&B Travel, arrive at Durrës station.
What companies run services between Apulia, Italy and Istanbul, Turkey?
Turkish Airlines flies from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Istanbul (IST) 5 times a week.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–11,000
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–15,000
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–18,000
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–19,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–16,000
Flights from Naples Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–18,000
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–18,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–11,000
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–14,000
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bari Centrale to Roma Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,200–5,500
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Foggia to Caserta stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,700
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bari Centrale to Roma Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–6,500
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Roma Tiburtina to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–8,500
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- ₺6,000–8,500
- Couchette Carriage
- ₺4,900–6,000
- Seating Carriage
- ₺3,300–4,000
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–20,000
- 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
- ₺500–1,468
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₺500–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
- Phone
- +355697278670
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Bari Porto to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Bari Porto to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Port of Bari to Lezhë
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +355 69 213 1213
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Durrës to Korçë
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺93
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Korçë to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–2,900
- 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
- +383 (0)29 226666
- [email protected]
- Website
- atmaxhatrans.com
Bus from Lezhë to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺600–1,100
- Schedules at
- atmaxhatrans.com
- Phone
- +383 44 190 915
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Instabul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,224
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
Car ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–3,100
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
- Phone
- +3907150211621
- [email protected]
- Website
- adriaferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Bari to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,448–6,338
- Schedules at
- adriaferries.com
- Deck
- ₺3,614
- Inside cabin 2 beds
- ₺5,226
- Outside cabin 2 beds
- ₺6,338
- Car
- ₺5,560
- Phone
- +30 210 4828001
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ventouris Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Bari to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–3,900
- Website
- Ventouris Ferries
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Istanbul is 2h ahead of Apulia. It is currently 10:49 AM in Apulia and 12:49 PM in Istanbul.
Apulia to Istanbul train services, operated by ItaloTreno, arrive at Roma Tiburtina station.
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