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 26m₺7,648–20,216Fly 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₺6,651–29,239Train, 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 Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tiranë to Istanbulbus
2d 4hTrain, bus via Karlsruhe
- 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₺25,753–45,340Drive 3,638.1 km
- Drive from Granada to Istanbulcar 3,638.1 km
36h 34m₺31,678–45,757Train 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 13m₺7,773–15,903Train 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₺9,826–20,031Train 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₺9,329–14,054Bus 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₺12,548–18,061Bus, night train
- Take the bus from Granada to Bucureştibus
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain Bosphor Express
2d 22h₺9,070–13,165
Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Granada to Istanbul is to bus and night train which costs 9.000 ₺ - 14.000 ₺ and takes 2 days 22h.
The fastest way to get from Granada to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 9h 13m and costs 7.500 ₺ - 16.000 ₺.
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 4h and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 26m 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 26m and costs 7.500 ₺ - 21.000 ₺. 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 6:45 PM in Granada and 7:45 PM 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
- ₺8,000–36,000
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–40,000
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Istanbul via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–39,000
Flights from Málaga Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–28,000
Flights from Seville Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–29,000
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Istanbul via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–18,000
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
- 10h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–35,000
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
- ₺5,500–23,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–19,000
Flights from Seville Airport to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–20,000
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Istanbul via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–18,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–17,000
- 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
- ₺8,000–36,000
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
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
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–9,000
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
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
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Granada to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–6,000
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,500
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Granada to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–6,000
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–11,000
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Granada to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,800
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Granada to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–3,700
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Granada to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–3,700
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–7,500
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–5,500
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Avignon Tgv to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–15,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- [email protected]
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Sofia to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺750–4,096
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Double Room
- ₺2,274
- Single Room
- ₺4,096
- Four Person Room
- ₺1,999
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,450
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺500–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
- Phone
- +355 69 249 3348
- [email protected]
- Website
- pati-travel.al
Bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tarragona - Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Tiranë to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–3,400
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
Bus from Tiranë to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–3,400
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–7,000
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Granada Estación de Autobuses to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–7,500
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- 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
- ₺1,000–1,900
- 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
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Deva to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–3,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–4,700
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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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