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There are 11 ways to get from Cartagena to Turkey by bus, plane, car, train, or night train

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  1. Bus, bus to Alicante-Elche Airport, fly to Istanbul Airport

    best
    1. Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Alicante Aeropuertobus bus
    3. Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane plane ALC - IST
    11h 44m
    ₺7,163–19,071

  2. Bus, bus to Alicante-Elche Airport, fly to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Alicante Aeropuertobus bus
    3. Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane plane ALC - ADB
    11h 56m
    ₺6,634–11,067

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Cartagena to Estació d'Autobusos de Valènciabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Tarragonabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Tarragona - Bus Station to Tiranabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Tiranë to Istanbulbus bus
    2d 8h

  4. Drive  3,448.6 km

    1. Drive from Cartagena to Istanbulcar car 3,448.6 km
    34h 4m
    ₺28,843–41,663

  5. Bus, bus to Alicante-Elche Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Alicante Aeropuertobus bus
    3. Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane ALC - SAW
    9h 46m
    ₺8,166–21,094

  6. Train, train to Valencia Airport, fly to Istanbul Airport

    1. Take the train from Cartagena to Murcia Del Carmentrain train
    2. Take the train from Murcia Del Carmen to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nordtrain train
    4. Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane plane VLC - IST
    12h 39m
    ₺9,263–25,821

  7. Fly Murcia Corvera Airport to Istanbul Airport

    1. Fly from Murcia Corvera Airport (RMU) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane plane RMU - IST
    11h 25m
    ₺8,688–36,300

  8. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Murcia to Chalon-sur-Saônebus bus
    3. Take the train from Chalon Sur Saone to Karlsruhe Hbftrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain train 60
    5. Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus bus
    2d 10h
    ₺18,861–30,929

  9. Train, bus, night train

    1. Take the train from Cartagena to Xativatrain train Ic
    2. Take the bus from Xàtiva to Aradbus bus
    3. Take the train from Arad to Videletrain train Ic
    4. Take the nighttrain from Videle to Halkalinighttrain night train
    2d 11h
    ₺9,770–13,436

  10. Bus, night train

    1. Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Bucureştibus bus
    3. Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    2d 18h
    ₺9,329–13,977

  11. Bus via Lviv urban hromada

    1. Take the bus from Cartagena Estación de Servicio Repsol to Lviv Striyskyi Bus Stationbus bus 421
    2. Take the bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus Gns-01
    3d 6h
    ₺10,059–13,496

Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Istanbul Airport (IST) flights

Calendar21Weekly Planes
Duration6h 56mAverage Duration
Ticket₺4,399Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,680.5 km
  • Duration: 11h 44m

What companies run services between Cartagena, Spain and Turkey?

You can take a bus from Cartagena to İskenderpaşa via Estació d'Autobusos de València, Tarragona - Bus Station, Tirana, Terminal B, Tiranë, Istanbul, and Bayrampaşa Devlet Hastanesi in around 2d 8h. Alternatively, Transavia Holland, Turkish Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Murcia Corvera Airport (RMU) to Istanbul Airport (IST) twice daily.

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