There are 10 ways to get from Istanbul to Cagliari by plane, bus, car ferry, car, train, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Istanbul to Cagliari Elmas Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG)plane IST - CAG
8h 31m€123–314Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG)plane SAW - CAG
9h 41m€83–294Bus, car ferry via Genoa
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militaribus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Genoabus
- Take the carferry from Port of Genoa to Olbia Porto Isola Biancacarferry
- Take the bus from Fermata di OLBIA PORTO ISOLA BIANCA to Fermata di CAGLIARI PIAZZA MATTEOTTI-ESTERNObus
2d 15h€275–421Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Port of Civitavecchiacar
- Take the carferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port of Arbataxcarferry
- Drive from Port of Arbatax to Cagliaricar
32h 10m€400–606Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Alghero, bus, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Alghero (AHO)plane SAW - AHO
- Take the bus from Fermata di AEROPORTO FERTILIA to Fermata di MACOMER AUTOSTAZIONEbus
- Take the train from Macomer to Cagliaritrain
12h 46m€93–363Fly Istanbul to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB)plane IST - OLB
- Take the train from Olbia Terranova to Cagliaritrain
13h 30m€183–448Fly Istanbul to Alghero, bus, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Alghero (AHO)plane IST - AHO
- Take the bus from Fermata di AEROPORTO FERTILIA to Fermata di MACOMER AUTOSTAZIONEbus
- Take the train from Macomer to Cagliaritrain
13h 11m€173–313Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB)plane SAW - OLB
- Take the train from Olbia Terranova to Cagliaritrain
13h 11m€108–328Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militaribus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Toulonbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Toulon to Port of Porto Torresferry
- Take the train from Porto Torres M.Ma to Cagliaritrain Re
2d 23h€327–507Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Burgas Bus Station Southbus
- Take the bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Ulm Long distance Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Ulm, Eberhard-Finckh-Straße to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus
- Take the carferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Cagliaricarferry
3d 8h€390–618
Istanbul to Cagliari by bus, foot, ferry, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Cagliari is to fly which costs €120 - €320 and takes 8h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Cagliari is to fly which takes 8h 31m and costs €120 - €320.
The distance between Istanbul and Cagliari is 1729 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Cagliari without a car is to bus and car ferry via Genoa which takes 2 days 15h and costs €270 - €430.
It takes approximately 8h 31m to get from Istanbul to Cagliari, including transfers.
Cagliari is 1h behind Istanbul. It is currently 10:32 AM in Istanbul and 9:32 AM in Cagliari.
There are 2954+ hotels available in Cagliari.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Cagliari, Italy?
Turkish Airlines, Ryanair, and three other airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) every 4 hours.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Thursday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–430
Flights from Istanbul to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Wednesday to Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €140–460
Flights from Istanbul to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–470
Flights from Istanbul to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–430
Flights from Istanbul to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–370
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–370
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–370
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–350
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Alghero via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–390
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Alghero via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–370
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Alghero via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Istanbul to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–460
Flights from Istanbul to Alghero via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–500
Flights from Istanbul to Alghero via Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–490
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–340
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Macomer to Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Olbia Terranova to Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Macomer to Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Olbia Terranova to Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Porto Torres M.Ma to Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €160–250
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Toulon
- Ave. Duration
- 39h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €190–290
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Olbia Porto Isola Bianca
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
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