There are 7 ways to get from Imbros Gorge to Istanbul by plane, taxi, car ferry, bus, ferry, shuttle, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Chania International Airport to Istanbul
best- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Istanbul (IST)plane CHQ - IST
7h 41m₺10,091–25,601Taxi, car ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the taxi from Imbros Gorge to Port of Soudataxi
- Take the carferry from Port of Souda to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Athens to Istanbulbus
26h 52m₺9,860–18,495Taxi, car ferry, bus via Rethymno
- Take the taxi from Imbros Gorge to Rethymnotaxi
- Take the carferry from Rethymno to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Athens to Istanbulbus
23h 37m₺15,795–28,944Taxi, ferry, bus
- Take the taxi from Imbros Gorge to Chaniataxi
- Take the ferry from Chania to Port of Piraeusferry Abs
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Kavalaferry Bsf
- Take the bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Istanbul Otogaribus
47h 15m₺17,495–36,995Private transfer to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, fly to Istanbul
- Take a shuttle bus from Frangokastello to Irakleion Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Istanbul (IST)plane HER - IST
6h 23mFly Chania International Airport to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos, bus
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos (AXD)plane CHQ - AXD
- Take the bus from Alexandroupoli Evros Bus Station to Istanbul Esenler Otogaribus
9h 47m₺12,907–24,567Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Chania to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbusferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Istanbul Esenler Otogaribus Arda-Tur
29h 11m
Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Imbros Gorge to Istanbul is to taxi and car ferry and bus which costs 9.500 ₺ - 19.000 ₺ and takes 26h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Imbros Gorge to Istanbul is to fly which takes 7h 41m and costs 10.000 ₺ - 26.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Imbros Gorge to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Esperos and arriving at Istanbul Esenler Otogari via Chania and Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 11m.
The distance between Imbros Gorge and Istanbul is 868 km.
The best way to get from Imbros Gorge to Istanbul without a car is to taxi and car ferry and bus via Rethymno which takes 23h 37m and costs 15.000 ₺ - 29.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 7h 41m to get from Imbros Gorge to Istanbul, including transfers.
Imbros Gorge to Istanbul bus services, operated by KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A, depart from Chania station.
Imbros Gorge to Istanbul bus services, operated by KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A, arrive at Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station.
There are 4294+ hotels available in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Imbros Gorge, Greece and Istanbul, Turkey?
Aegean Airlines, Sky Express, and two other airlines fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Istanbul (IST) every 4 hours.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–21,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–12,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–20,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–16,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–21,000
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Chania International Airport to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–15,000
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- [email protected]
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
Bus from Athens to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–6,500
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
Bus from Alexandroupoli Evros Bus Station to Istanbul Esenler Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–3,400
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
Bus from Athens to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–6,500
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–2,100
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- ₺1,500–2,100
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,000
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Phone
- +30 697 32 04 923
- [email protected]
- Website
- crete-taxi-service.com
Shuttle from Frangokastello to Irakleion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- crete-taxi-service.com
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Alexandroupoli Evros Bus Station to Istanbul Esenler Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,677
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Istanbul Esenler Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,937
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- +302821093052
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A
Busferry from Chania to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Rethymno to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–19,000
- Website
- Seajets
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Chania to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–8,000
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Kavala
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–23,000
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
- Phone
- +30 210 89 19 800
- [email protected]
- Website
- ANEK Lines
Car ferry from Port of Souda to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–8,000
- Website
- ANEK Lines
- Economy
- ₺2,100–3,100
- Airplane-type seats
- ₺2,200–3,300
- 2 beds - outside cabin
- ₺5,500–8,000
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–3,900
Sougia Taxi - Meletis Nempavlakis
- Phone
- +30 694 085 9860
- Website
- sougiataxi-meletis.gr
Sougia Taxi - Meletis Nempavlakis
- Phone
- +30 694 085 9860
- Website
- sougiataxi-meletis.gr
Sougia Taxi - Meletis Nempavlakis
- Phone
- +30 694 085 9860
- Website
- sougiataxi-meletis.gr
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