There are 10 ways to get from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Meteora by plane, bus, taxi, rideshare, car, or shuttle
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Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane IST - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Trikalabus
7h 26m€109–224Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Trikalabus
17h 8m€49–73Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Larissabus
- Take the taxi from Larissa to Meteorataxi
13h 44m€152–197Airport Transfer
- Take the rideshare from Istanbul-IST to Meteora790 km
8h 5mDrive 790 km
- Drive from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Meteoracar 790 km
8h 5m€144–208Fly to Ioannina National Airport, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA)plane IST - IOA
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Trikalabus
7h 53m€112–312Fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane IST - TIA
- Take a shuttle bus from Tirana, Airport to Vlorë
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Kalampákabus
10h 30mFly to Ohrid Airport, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Ohrid Airport (OHD)plane IST - OHD
- Take the bus from Prrenjas to Kozanibus
- Take the bus from Kozani to Grevenabus
- Take the bus from Grevena to Kalabakabus
10h 20mBus via Istanbul Esenler Otogari
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Trikalabus
17h 8m€71–113Bus via Tekirdağ
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Tekirdağbus
- Take the bus from Tekirdag to Thessalonikibus
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki Aristotelous Square to Meteorabus
18h 44m€97–110
Istanbul Airport (IST) to Meteora by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Meteora is to bus which costs €45 - €75 and takes 17h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Meteora is to fly and bus which takes 7h 26m and costs €100 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Meteora. However, there are services departing from Istanbul Airport Bus and arriving at Kalampáka via Istanbul Esenler Otogari, Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station and Trikala. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 8m.
The distance between Istanbul Airport (IST) and Meteora is 744 km. The road distance is 790 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Meteora without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 13h 44m and costs €150 - €200.
It takes approximately 7h 26m to get from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Meteora, including transfers.
Istanbul Airport (IST) to Meteora bus services, operated by HAVAİST, depart from Istanbul Airport Bus station.
Istanbul Airport (IST) to Meteora bus services, operated by HAVAİST, arrive at Istanbul Otogari station.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul Airport (IST) to Meteora is 790 km. It takes approximately 8h 5m to drive from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Meteora.
There are 925+ hotels available in Meteora.
What companies run services between Istanbul Airport (IST), Turkey and Meteora, Greece?
You can take a bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Kalampáka via Istanbul Otogari, Istanbul Esenler Otogari, Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station, and Trikala in around 17h 8m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–390
Flights from Istanbul to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Istanbul to Ioannina National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–650
Flights from Istanbul to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–250
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Istanbul to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–170
Flights from Istanbul to Ohrid Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–300
- Phone
- +30 24310 73130
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktel-trikala.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Trikala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://ktel-trikala.gr/en/homepage_en/
Bus from Ioannina to Trikala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- https://ktel-trikala.gr/en/homepage_en/
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Trikala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://ktel-trikala.gr/en/homepage_en/
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Trikala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://ktel-trikala.gr/en/homepage_en/
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- [email protected]
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Istanbul to Larissa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–95
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
- Phone
- +302651083071
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelioannina.gr
Bus from Ioannina to Trikala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://ktelioannina.gr/en/index.html
- Phone
- +355 67 609 7542
- [email protected]
- Website
- airporthermesbooking.com
Shuttle from Tirana, Airport to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13
- Schedules at
- airporthermesbooking.com
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- [email protected]
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Vlore , station to Kalampáka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30694 051 4160
- [email protected]
- Website
- metroeuro.travel
Bus from Prrenjas to Kozani
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- metroeuro.travel
- Phone
- +30 2461034454
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelkozanis.gr
Bus from Kozani to Grevena
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- ktelkozanis.gr
- Phone
- +30 24620 22242
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelgrevenon.gr
Bus from Grevena to Kalabaka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ktelgrevenon.gr
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- [email protected]
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–7
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
Bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–7
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- 0850 222 59 59
- [email protected]
- Website
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Tekirdağ
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €11
- Schedules at
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Tekirdag to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €28–40
- Phone
- +30 2310 500225
- [email protected]
- Website
- ammonexpress.gr
Bus from Thessaloníki Aristotelous Square to Meteora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €56
- Schedules at
- ammonexpress.gr
- Website
- https://www.mozio.com
Rideshare from Istanbul-IST to Meteora
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Estimated price
- €80–100
City Taxi
- Phone
- +30 2410 200 200
- Website
- citytaxi.gr
Euro Taxi Larissas
- Phone
- +30 241 066 1414
My Taxi
- Phone
- +30 2410 661414
- Website
- mytaxi-larisa.gr
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