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 53m€282–462Fly 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€192–422Bus, 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 33mNight train, train, taxi
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the nighttrain 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
2d€408–614Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Port Of Igoumenitsacar
- Take the carferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Porto di Brindisicarferry
- Drive from Porto Di Brindisi to La Silacar
22h 56m€240–370Bus, bus and ferry, train, taxi
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Pogradecbus
- Take the bus from Pogradec to Elbasanbus
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Vlorëbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Taranto Portbusferry
- Take the train from Taranto to Sibaritrain Ic
- Take the train from Sibari to Cosenzatrain Re
- Take the taxi from Cosenza to La Silataxi
31h 8mBus, 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 18mBus, 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
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to La Sila is to drive and car ferry which costs €240 - €370 and takes 22h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to La Sila is to fly and taxi which takes 8h 53m and costs €280 - €470.
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 18m.
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 33m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 53m 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 5:39 PM in Istanbul and 4:39 PM in La Sila.
There are 551+ 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 Italia-De Rossi, walk to Bari Central Train Station, take the bus to Cosenza Bus Station, then take the taxi to La Sila.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–350
Flights from Istanbul to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Istanbul to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–480
Flights from Istanbul to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–420
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–390
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–380
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Istanbul to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–480
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–350
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–480
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €10–14
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–90
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Paola
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Taranto to Sibari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Taranto to Sibari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Sibari to Cosenza
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Pogradec
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Pogradec
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Shkodër
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- 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
Bus from Elbasan to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15
- 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 Vlorë to Taranto Port
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- 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
- Inter Saj
Bus from Bari Central Train Station to Cosenza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Schedules at
- Inter Saj
- Phone
- +383 38 616 161
- [email protected]
- Website
- gjirafa.com
Bus from Pogradec to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- Linja të autobusëve Gjirafa
- Phone
- +383 44 125 254
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Elbasan to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €89
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- [email protected]
- Website
- likokostatours.yolasite.com
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Vlore , station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- 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
Car ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
- 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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