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How to get fromBilbao Airport (BIO) to Istanbulby plane, bus, car, train, night train, or car train

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There are 9 ways to get from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Istanbul by plane, bus, car, train, night train, or car train

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  1. Fly to Istanbul

    best
    1. Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane BIO - IST
    5h 1m
    ₺8,116–16,109

  2. Fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane BIO - SAW
    5h 18m
    ₺6,393–15,808

  3. Bus via Padova

    1. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Padovabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Padova to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Sofia to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus
    2d 3h
    ₺12,403–15,088

  4. Drive 3,171.6 km

    1. Drive from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Istanbulcar car 3,171.6 km
    31h 7m
    ₺27,838–40,211

  5. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Bilbao to Brussels-North train stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain train Ice / ...
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to München Hbftrain train 41 / ...
    4. Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus bus
    2d 5h
    ₺16,003–52,138

  6. Bus, train via Sofia

    1. Take the bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastiánbus bus
    2. Take the bus from San Sebastián - Bus Station to Angoulême - Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Angouleme to Karlsruhe Hbftrain train Tgv
    4. Take the bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus
    5. Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain train
    2d 7h
    ₺19,148–33,769

  7. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Tarragonabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Tarragona - Bus Station to Tiranabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Tirana to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Esenler Otogarbus bus
    2d 10h

  8. Bus, night train

    1. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Sibiubus bus
    2. Take the nighttrain from Sibiu to Bucharestnighttrain night train
    3. Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    2d 15h
    ₺10,113–13,278

  9. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Hannover Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Hannover Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Istanbulcar car
    41h 24m
    ₺34,089–49,073

Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Istanbul by bus, foot, and train

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration2d 5hAverage Duration
Ticket₺16,003Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,640.1 km
  • Duration: 5h 1m

What companies run services between Bilbao Airport (BIO), Spain and Istanbul, Turkey?

Turkish Airlines flies from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Istanbul (IST) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Aireportua/Aeropuerto to İstanbul Esenler bus station via Bilbao Intermodal, Padova, Sofia Central Bus Station, and Sofia in around 2d 3h.

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