There are 8 ways to get from Istanbul to La Sila by plane, taxi, bus, busferry, night train, train, car, or car 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 from Istanbul, taxi
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane IST - SUF
- Take the taxi from Lamezia-Terme-Airport-SUF to La Silataxi
8h 43m€262–412Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, taxi
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane SAW - SUF
- Take the taxi from Lamezia-Terme-Airport-SUF to La Silataxi
9h 13m€192–452Bus, bus and ferry, taxi via Bari
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Pogradecbus
- Take the bus from Mëmëlisht to Elbasanbus
- Take the busferry from Elbasan to Bari Portobusferry
- Take the bus from Bari Central Train Station to Cosenza Bus Stationbus
- Take the taxi from Cosenza Bus Station to La Silataxi
27h 40mNight train, train, taxi
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Venezia Mestretrain Rjx
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Paolatrain Fr
- Take the taxi from Cosenza to La Silataxi
47h 56m€418–675Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Port Of Igoumenitsacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Porto di Brindisicarferry
- Drive from Porto Di Brindisi to La Silacar
22h 55m€234–354Bus, bus and ferry, train, taxi
- Take the bus from Instabul to Prizren,Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Durrësbus
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Bari Portobusferry
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Sibaritrain Ic
- Take the train from Sibari to Cosenzatrain Re
- Take the taxi from Cosenza to La Silataxi
31h 11mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Vlore , stationbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Cosenza - Autostazionebusferry
- Take the bus from Cosenza - Autostazione to Groce di Magarabus
36h 19mBus, bus and ferry, taxi
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Shkodërbus
- Take the busferry from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Cosenza - Autostazionebusferry
- Take the taxi from Cosenza - Autostazione to La Silataxi
39h 48m
Istanbul (IST) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to La Sila is to drive and car ferry which costs €230 - €360 and takes 22h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to La Sila is to fly and taxi which takes 8h 43m and costs €260 - €420.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to La Sila. However, there are services departing from Istanbul Esenler Otogari and arriving at Groce di Magara via Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station, Vlorë and Cosenza - Autostazione. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 19m.
The distance between Istanbul and La Sila is 1206 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to La Sila without a car is to bus and bus and ferry and taxi via Bari which takes 27h 40m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 43m to get from Istanbul to La Sila, including transfers.
Istanbul to La Sila bus services, operated by Arda Tur, depart from Istanbul Esenler Otogari station.
Istanbul to La Sila bus services, operated by Arda Tur, arrive at Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station.
La Sila is 1h behind Istanbul. It is currently 3:23 PM in Istanbul and 2:23 PM in La Sila.
There are 580+ hotels available in La Sila.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and La Sila, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Istanbul to La Sila. However, you can take the train to Gayrettepe, take the train to Istanbul Airport, walk to Istanbul (IST) airport, fly to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF), then take the taxi to La Sila. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Pogradec, walk to Pogradec, take the bus to Mëmëlisht, take the bus to Elbasan, walk to Elbasan, take the vehicle to Bari Porto, walk to Stazione Marittima, take the line 50 bus to Bari Centrale, walk to Bari Central Train Station, take the bus to Cosenza Bus Station, then take the taxi to La Sila.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Istanbul to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–220
Flights from Istanbul to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Thursday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–270
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–360
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–280
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €10–14
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–90
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €90–140
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Paola
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–290
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Sibari
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Sibari to Cosenza
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Pogradec
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
Bus from Istanbul to Shkodër
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +355 69 213 1213
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Mëmëlisht to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Elbasan to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Durrës to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Cosenza - Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Cosenza - Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +390981 500331
- [email protected]
- Website
- saj.it
Bus from Bari Central Train Station to Cosenza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Schedules at
- saj.it
- Phone
- +383 44 190 915
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Instabul to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 49 871 234
- [email protected]
- Website
- sr-rs.facebook.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- https://sr-rs.facebook.com/ardititours/
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- [email protected]
- Website
- sharrtravel.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19
- Website
- https://www.sharrtravel.com
- Phone
- +355697278670
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Durrës to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- 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
- +355 69 661 4303
- [email protected]
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Vlore , station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 328/2391117
- [email protected]
- Website
- web.ferroviedellacalabria.it
Bus from Cosenza - Autostazione to Groce di Magara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Schedules at
- web.ferroviedellacalabria.it
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- [email protected]
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Car ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Estimated price
- €90–180
Radio Taxi Lamezia - Felice
- Phone
- +39 345 125 5655
- Website
- radiotaxilamezia.com
Taxi Lamezia 17
- Phone
- +39 340 387 6404
- Website
- taxilamezia17.it
Ditta Curcio Pierpaolo servizio Taxi/Ncc Navetta Aeroporto
Taxi Cosenza
- Phone
- +39 329 385 7243
- Website
- facebook.com
Ditta Curcio Pierpaolo servizio Taxi/Ncc Navetta Aeroporto
Taxi Cosenza
- Phone
- +39 329 385 7243
- Website
- facebook.com
Radio Taxi Lamezia - Felice
- Phone
- +39 345 125 5655
- Website
- radiotaxilamezia.com
Taxi Lamezia 17
- Phone
- +39 340 387 6404
- Website
- taxilamezia17.it
Ditta Curcio Pierpaolo servizio Taxi/Ncc Navetta Aeroporto
Taxi Cosenza
- Phone
- +39 329 385 7243
- Website
- facebook.com
Ditta Curcio Pierpaolo servizio Taxi/Ncc Navetta Aeroporto
Taxi Cosenza
- Phone
- +39 329 385 7243
- Website
- facebook.com
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