There are 11 ways to get from Bar to Istanbul by train, plane, 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.
Train to Podgorica Airport, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the train from Bar to Aerodromtrain
- Fly from Podgorica Airport (TGD) to Istanbul (IST)plane TGD - IST
5h 46m₺5,691–18,354Bus #2
cheapest- Take the bus from Ulcinj, Autobuska Stanica Ulcinj to Shkoder,Rruga Teutabus
- Take the bus from Shkodër to Istanbulbus
22h 30m₺3,069–5,237Bus
- Take the bus from Polje, Autobuska Stanica Bar to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Istanbulbus
15h 45m₺3,610–4,910Bus, train
- Take the bus from Polje, Autobuska Stanica Bar to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Kyustendilbus
- Take the train from Kyustendil to Radomirtrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Radomir to Sofiatrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
24h 13m₺4,184–7,935Drive 1,052.7 km
- Drive from Bar to Istanbulcar 1,052.7 km
13h 6m₺7,680–11,093Train to Podgorica Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, Metro
- Take the train from Bar to Aerodromtrain
- Fly from Podgorica Airport (TGD) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane TGD - SAW
- Take the train from Sabiha Gokcen Airport to Ayrılık Çeşmesitrain
5h 59m₺3,394–19,377Bus to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the bus from Polje, Autobuska Stanica Bar to Tirana Airportbus
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane TIA - SAW
7h 38m₺3,948–17,986Bus to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, fly to Istanbul
- Take the bus from Polje, Autobuska Stanica Bar to Tirana Airportbus
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Istanbul (IST)plane TIA - IST
7h 31m₺5,545–16,963Train, shuttle to Tivat Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Bar to Aerodromtrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Podgorica Airport to Kotor, Autobuska Stanica
- Fly from Tivat Airport (TIV) to Istanbul (IST)plane TIV - IST
7h 10m₺11,691–26,004Bus via Esenler Otogar
- Take the bus from Polje, Autobuska Stanica Bar to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Esenler Otogarbus
16h 47m₺4,741Bus via Prizren
- Take the bus from Polje, Autobuska Stanica Bar to Prizren,Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Instabulbus
21h₺3,170–3,502
Bar to Istanbul by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bar to Istanbul is to bus via Prizren which costs 3.100 ₺ - 3.500 ₺ and takes 21h.
The fastest way to get from Bar to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 5h 46m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 19.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Bar to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Polje, Autobuska Stanica Bar and arriving at Istanbul via Skopje, Transporten Centar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 45m.
The distance between Bar and Istanbul is 881 km. The road distance is 1052.7 km.
The best way to get from Bar to Istanbul without a car is to bus which takes 15h 45m and costs 3.600 ₺ - 5.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 5h 46m to get from Bar to Istanbul, including transfers.
Bar to Istanbul bus services, operated by Vardar Express, depart from Polje, Autobuska Stanica Bar station.
Bar to Istanbul bus services, operated by Vardar Express, arrive at Skopje, Transporten Centar station.
Istanbul is 1h ahead of Bar. It is currently 11:44 PM in Bar and 12:44 AM in Istanbul.
Yes, the driving distance between Bar to Istanbul is 1053 km. It takes approximately 13h 6m to drive from Bar to Istanbul.
What companies run services between Bar, Montenegro and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Polje, Autobuska Stanica Bar to Istanbul via Skopje, Transporten Centar in around 15h 45m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–19,000
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–12,000
Flights from Tivat Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–26,000
Flights from Tivat Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–28,000
- Website
- interjet.com
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–19,000
Flights from Tivat Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–26,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,200–19,000
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–20,000
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–17,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–9,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–17,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Tivat Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–28,000
- Phone
- +382 20 441 197
- [email protected]
- Website
- Railways of Montenegro (ŽPCG)
Train from Bar to Aerodrom
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺100–270
- Website
- Railways of Montenegro (ŽPCG)
- Second Class
- ₺100–130
- First Class
- ₺250–270
Train from Bar to Aerodrom
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺100–270
- Website
- Railways of Montenegro (ŽPCG)
- Second Class
- ₺100–130
- First Class
- ₺250–270
Train from Bar to Aerodrom
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺100–270
- Website
- Railways of Montenegro (ŽPCG)
- Second Class
- ₺100–130
- First Class
- ₺250–270
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Kyustendil to Radomir
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺60–130
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₺60–85
- 1st Class
- ₺95–130
Train from Radomir to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺35–50
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₺35–50
- 1st Class
- ₺35–45
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- [email protected]
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Sofia to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺750–4,161
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- Double Room
- ₺2,309
- Single Room
- ₺4,161
- Four Person Room
- ₺2,030
- Phone
- +90 850 252 88 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- metro.istanbul
Train from Sabiha Gokcen Airport to Ayrılık Çeşmesi
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺42
- Schedules at
- metro.istanbul
- Phone
- +389 2 2566668
- [email protected]
- Website
- vardarexpress.com
Bus from Polje, Autobuska Stanica Bar to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,510
- Schedules at
- vardarexpress.com
Bus from Polje, Autobuska Stanica Bar to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,510
- Schedules at
- vardarexpress.com
Bus from Polje, Autobuska Stanica Bar to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,510
- Schedules at
- vardarexpress.com
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–2,400
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Shkodër to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–3,700
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- [email protected]
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Kyustendil
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,000
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Polje, Autobuska Stanica Bar to Tirana Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,900
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
Bus from Polje, Autobuska Stanica Bar to Tirana Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,900
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
- Phone
- +382 69 737 787
- [email protected]
- Website
- gomontenegro.me
Shuttle from Podgorica Airport to Kotor, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–8,000
- Schedules at
- gomontenegro.me
- Phone
- +383 44 777 071
- [email protected]
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Esenler Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,231
- Schedules at
- Luks Tempo Turizm
- Phone
- +383 44 317 988
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vetoni Tourist
Bus from Polje, Autobuska Stanica Bar to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,300
- Website
- Vetoni Tourist
- 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
- ₺2,231
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 234 8608
- [email protected]
- Website
- dritatravel.com
Bus from Ulcinj, Autobuska Stanica Ulcinj to Shkoder,Rruga Teuta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,200
- Schedules at
- dritatravel.com
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