There are 7 ways to get from Dubrovnik to Istanbul by plane, bus or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Fly from Dubrovnik • 4h 47m
Cheapest option
Bus #3 • 34h
5 alternative options
Bus to Tivat, fly • 6h 52m
Bus via Elbasan • 23h 53m
Bus • 25h 5m
Bus #2 • 26h
Drive • 15h
Dubrovnik to Istanbul by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dubrovnik to Istanbul is to bus which costs €66 and takes 34h.
The fastest way to get from Dubrovnik to Istanbul is to fly which takes 4h 47m and costs €180 - €480.
No, there is no direct bus from Dubrovnik to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Dubrovnik and arriving at Istanbul via Karasovići, Shkoder,Rruga Teuta, Tirana and Elbasan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 53m.
The distance between Dubrovnik and Istanbul is 938 km. The road distance is 1275.1 km.
The best way to get from Dubrovnik to Istanbul without a car is to bus via Elbasan which takes 23h 53m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 47m to get from Dubrovnik to Istanbul, including transfers.
Dubrovnik to Istanbul bus services, operated by Artani Travel, depart from Karasovići station.
The best way to get from Dubrovnik to Istanbul is to fly which takes 4h 47m and costs €180 - €480. Alternatively, you can bus via Elbasan, which costs and takes 23h 53m.
Dubrovnik to Istanbul bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, arrive at Istanbul station.
Istanbul is 1h ahead of Dubrovnik. It is currently 6:41 AM in Dubrovnik and 7:41 AM in Istanbul.
- Distance: 937.9 km
- Duration: 4h 47m
What companies run services between Dubrovnik, Croatia and Istanbul, Turkey?
Turkish Airlines, Aegean Airlines and Croatia Airlines fly from Dubrovnik to Istanbul Esenler Otogar twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dubrovnik Central Bus Station to Istanbul Esenler Otogar via Vodovađa, Karasovići, Shkoder,Rruga Teuta, Tirana, Elbasan, and Elbasan in around 23h 53m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Dubrovnik to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 6.500 ₺ - 21.000 ₺
Flights from Dubrovnik to Istanbul via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 6.500 ₺ - 21.000 ₺
Flights from Tivat to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 7.500 ₺ - 28.000 ₺
Flights from Tivat to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 6.000 ₺ - 25.000 ₺
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Dubrovnik to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 6.500 ₺ - 21.000 ₺
Flights from Dubrovnik to Istanbul via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 6.500 ₺ - 21.000 ₺
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Tivat to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 6.000 ₺ - 25.000 ₺
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Dubrovnik to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- 5.500 ₺ - 29.000 ₺
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Tivat to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 7.500 ₺ - 15.000 ₺
- Phone
- +382 31 33 60 06
- Website
- blueline-mne.com
Bus from Dubrovnik to Tivat
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 180 ₺ - 240 ₺
- moreinfo
- Blue Line
Bus from Dubrovnik to Herceg Novi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 150 ₺ - 200 ₺
- moreinfo
- Blue Line
- Phone
- +382 20 633 807
- bozur.cg@gmail.com
- Website
- bozur.net
Bus from Dubrovnik to Tivat
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 500 ₺ - 750 ₺
- Schedules at
- bozur.net
Bus from Dubrovnik to Herceg Novi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 500 ₺ - 700 ₺
- Schedules at
- bozur.net
- Phone
- +385 (0) 91 2181 455
- info@croatiabus.hr
- Website
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Dubrovnik to Tivat Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 300 ₺ - 420 ₺
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.getbybus.com
Bus from Dubrovnik to Herceg Novi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- 280 ₺ - 390 ₺
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.getbybus.com
- Phone
- +355 69 31 41 219
- info@artanitravel.com
- Website
- artanitravel.com
Bus from Karasovići to Shkoder,Rruga Teuta
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Karasovići to Shkoder,Rruga Teuta
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +382 67 677 489
- mstourspodgorica@gmail.com
- Website
- busticket4.me
Bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- busticket4.me
- Phone
- +355 68 402 3400
- info@shpresa.al
- Website
- group.shpresa.al
Bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Kamëz
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- group.shpresa.al
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Elbasan to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- 1.300 ₺ - 1.900 ₺
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
Bus from Tetovo to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 1.200 ₺ - 1.700 ₺
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
Bus from Prizren to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- 1.300 ₺ - 1.900 ₺
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +382 68 023 529
- jadranline.ct@gmail.com
- Website
- jadranline-mne.com
Bus from Herceg Novi to Novi Pazar
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 1.078 ₺
- Schedules at
- jadranline-mne.com
- Phone
- 381 18 517 272
- office@kanis.rs
- Website
- kanis.rs
Bus from Herceg Novi to Novi Pazar
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- kanis.rs
- Phone
- +3590885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Novi Pazar Bus Station to Istanbul Hotel Montenegro
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- 1.300 ₺ - 1.800 ₺
- Schedules at
- citylines.eu
- Phone
- +389 44 371 066
- hafet-tours@hotmail.com
- Website
- hafet.getbybus.com
Bus from Dubrovnik to Tetovo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- 1.700 ₺ - 2.000 ₺
- Schedules at
- hafet.getbybus.com
- Phone
- 045 119 284
- info@vectortravelgroup.com
- Website
- vectortravelgroup.com
Bus from Dubrovnik to Prizren
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- 881 ₺
- Schedules at
- vectortravelgroup.com
- Phone
- +383 38 610 015
- sharrtravel@hotmail.com
- Website
- sharrtravel.com
Bus from Prizren to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- 1.390 ₺
- Website
- https://www.sharrtravel.com/en/
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Yes, the driving distance between Dubrovnik to Istanbul is 1275 km. It takes approximately 15h to drive from Dubrovnik to Istanbul.
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