There are 11 ways to get from Granada to Istanbul by plane, train, bus, car, or night train
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Fly Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Istanbul
best- Fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Istanbul (IST)plane GRX - IST
9h 31m₺8,170–18,215Fly Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane GRX - SAW
11h 3m₺6,673–29,238Train, bus
- Take the train from Granada to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgvtrain
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Pasingtrain 60
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
2d 3h₺28,068–56,125Train, bus via Sofia
- Take the train from Granada to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgvtrain
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
2d 12h₺26,357–47,210Drive 3,638.1 km
- Drive from Granada to Istanbulcar 3,638.1 km
36h 34m₺31,981–46,194Train to Málaga Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Granada to Malaga Maria Zambranotrain
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Istanbul (IST)plane AGP - IST
9h 12m₺7,803–16,981Train to Seville Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Granada to Sevilla-Santa Justatrain
- Fly from Seville Airport (SVQ) to Istanbul (IST)plane SVQ - IST
10h 35m₺9,896–20,182Train to Seville Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Granada to Sevilla-Santa Justatrain
- Fly from Seville Airport (SVQ) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane SVQ - SAW
10h 53m₺9,899–19,205Bus via Tirana
- Take the bus from Granada Estación de Autobuses to Tarragonabus
- Take the bus from Tarragona - Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tiranë to Istanbulbus
2d 10hBus
- Take the bus from Granada to Verabus
- Take the bus from Vera to Devabus
- Take the bus from Deva to București, Autogara Militaribus 962
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
2d 18h₺12,569–17,812Bus, night train
- Take the bus from Granada to Bucureştibus
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain Bosphor Express
2d 22h₺9,301–13,411
Granada to Istanbul by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Granada to Istanbul is to train and fly which costs 7.500 ₺ - 17.000 ₺ and takes 9h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Granada to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 9h 12m and costs 7.500 ₺ - 17.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Granada to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Granada Estación de Autobuses and arriving at Istanbul via Tarragona - Bus Station, Terminal B and Tiranë. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 10h.
The distance between Granada and Istanbul is 2878 km. The road distance is 3638.1 km.
The best way to get from Granada to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 3h and costs 28.000 ₺ - 60.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 9h 31m to get from Granada to Istanbul, including transfers.
Granada to Istanbul bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Granada Estación de Autobuses station.
The best way to get from Granada to Istanbul is to fly which takes 9h 31m and costs 8.000 ₺ - 19.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus via Tirana, which costs and takes 2 days 10h.
Granada to Istanbul bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Tarragona station.
Istanbul is 1h ahead of Granada. It is currently 12:59 AM in Granada and 1:59 AM in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Granada, Spain and Istanbul, Turkey?
Vueling Airlines, Iberia, and four other airlines fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Istanbul (IST) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Granada Estación de Autobuses to Istanbul via Tarragona - Bus Station, Tirana, Terminal B, and Tiranë in around 2d 10h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Istanbul via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–37,000
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–38,000
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Istanbul via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–37,000
Flights from Málaga Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–26,000
Flights from Seville Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–26,000
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Istanbul via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–18,000
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–30,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–35,000
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–29,000
Flights from Seville Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–22,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–19,000
Flights from Seville Airport to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–19,000
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Istanbul via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–18,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–19,000
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Istanbul via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–37,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Granada to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–8,500
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Granada to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–8,500
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Granada to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–6,500
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–12,000
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Granada to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–6,500
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–12,000
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Granada to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,800
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Granada to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–3,900
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Granada to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–3,900
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Avignon Tgv to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–15,000
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Avignon Tgv to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–15,000
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–14,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- 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
- ₺750–4,183
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- Double Room
- ₺2,322
- Single Room
- ₺4,183
- Four Person Room
- ₺2,041
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺550–1,481
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₺550–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,500
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Tiranë to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–3,400
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–7,500
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Granada Estación de Autobuses to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–6,000
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +355 69 249 3348
- [email protected]
- Website
- pati-travel.al
Bus from Tarragona - Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +34 950 25 95 61
- [email protected]
- Website
- busbam.com
Bus from Granada to Vera
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–2,000
- Schedules at
- busbam.com
- Phone
- +40 730 250 062
- [email protected]
- Website
- mateiunitrans.ro
Bus from Vera to Deva
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–8,500
- Schedules at
- mateiunitrans.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Deva to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–2,800
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–4,600
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Granada to Bucureşti
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 12h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–12,000
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
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