There are 6 ways to get from Charlotte to Istanbul by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Istanbul
best- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Istanbul (IST)plane CLT - IST
16h 13m₺16,193–60,193Fly Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane CLT - SAW
16h₺16,196–60,216Train to Piedmont Triad International Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to High Pointtrain
- Fly from Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) to Istanbul (IST)plane GSO - IST
21h 22m₺24,213–69,537Train to Raleigh-Durham International Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Durham Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Istanbul (IST)plane RDU - IST
19h 38m₺20,275–56,500Bus to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Atlanta Downtownbus
- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Istanbul (IST)plane ATL - IST
18h 26m₺21,126–63,024Bus to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the bus from Charlotte to Servicios Zapata - Spartanburgbus
- Fly from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) to Istanbul (IST)plane GSP - IST
24h 38m₺18,475–55,205
Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Charlotte to Istanbul is to bus and fly which costs 21.000 ₺ - 65.000 ₺ and takes 18h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Charlotte to Istanbul is to fly which takes 16h and costs 16.000 ₺ - 60.000 ₺.
The distance between Charlotte and Istanbul is 8952 km.
It takes approximately 16h 13m to get from Charlotte to Istanbul, including transfers.
Istanbul is 7h ahead of Charlotte. It is currently 10:58 PM in Charlotte and 5:58 AM in Istanbul.
There are 4302+ hotels available in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Charlotte, NC, USA and Istanbul, Turkey?
American Airlines, British Airways, and two other airlines fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Istanbul (IST) every 4 hours.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–65,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Istanbul via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–60,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–60,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Istanbul via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–65,000
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Istanbul via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺20,000–70,000
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Istanbul via Newark, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺21,000–65,000
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Istanbul via Philadelphia, Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺19,000–70,000
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Istanbul via Philadelphia, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺19,000–70,000
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Istanbul via Philadelphia, Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺19,000–70,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Istanbul via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺18,000–75,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Istanbul via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–60,000
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺18,000–60,000
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Istanbul via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–60,000
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Istanbul via Newark, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺18,000–55,000
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Istanbul via Philadelphia, Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 16m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–60,000
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Istanbul via Philadelphia, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 51m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–60,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺18,000–65,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–60,000
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Istanbul via Newark, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺19,000–70,000
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Istanbul via Newark, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺19,000–70,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–65,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Istanbul via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–60,000
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺18,000–65,000
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Istanbul via Newark, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–60,000
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Istanbul via Newark, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–60,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–65,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–65,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–60,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–60,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–65,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–65,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Istanbul via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–60,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Istanbul via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–60,000
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Istanbul via Baltimore, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–50,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Istanbul via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–60,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Istanbul via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–60,000
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Istanbul via Baltimore, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–50,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Istanbul via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–60,000
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–60,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Istanbul via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–60,000
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–60,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–65,000
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺18,000–65,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–60,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Istanbul via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–60,000
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Istanbul via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–50,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to High Point
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–3,300
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Durham Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–6,500
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Atlanta Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–2,900
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tornado Bus Company
Bus from Charlotte to Servicios Zapata - Spartanburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,900
- Schedules at
- Tornado Bus Company
- Adult
- ₺800–1,900
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