There are 11 ways to get from Istanbul to León by plane, bus, car, train, night train, or car train
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 León Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to León Airport (LEN)plane IST - LEN
16h 39m€323–1,304Fly Istanbul to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane IST - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Leontrain
10h 28m€138–375Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Lyonbus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Leónbus
2d 5h€242–433Drive 3,452.4 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Leóncar 3,452.4 km
33h 58m€543–784Fly Istanbul to Asturias Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Asturias Airport (OVD)plane IST - OVD
- Take the bus from [ANZU|Aeropuerto] Aeropuerto - Salidas [CTA 20118] to [OVIEDO/UVIÉU] Estación Bus Oviedo FL- Pepe Cosmen [CTA 01549]bus
- Take the train from Oviedo to Leontrain
12h 35m€241–383Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to León Airport
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to León Airport (LEN)plane SAW - LEN
24h 24m€233–904Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the train from München Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
- Take the bus from Mannheim central bus station to Valladolidbus
- Take the train from Valladolid to Leontrain Alv / ...
2d 6h€253–628Night train, bus, train via Montpellier
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the bus from Bucureşti to Montpellierbus
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Leontrain Ave
2d 11h€311–492Night train, bus, train
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Sibiunighttrain
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Miranda De Ebrobus
- Take the train from Miranda De Ebro to Leontrain Alv
2d 15h€220–306Bus via Lviv urban hromada
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Stationbus Gns-02
- Take the bus from Lviv to Leónbus Kyiv-Oviedo / ...
3d 1h€235–343Drive, car train
- Drive from Istanbul to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Villach Hbf to Hannover Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hannover Hbf to Leóncar
44h 27m€654–937
Istanbul to León by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to León is to fly and train which costs €130 - €380 and takes 10h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to León is to fly and train which takes 10h 28m and costs €130 - €380.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to León. However, there are services departing from Istanbul and arriving at León via Munich central bus station and Lyon - Gerland Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 5h.
The distance between Istanbul and León is 2880 km. The road distance is 3452.4 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to León without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 5h and costs €240 - €440.
It takes approximately 16h 39m to get from Istanbul to León, including transfers.
Istanbul to León bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, depart from Istanbul station.
The best way to get from Istanbul to León is to fly which takes 16h 39m and costs €320 - €1300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €240 - €440 and takes 2 days 5h.
Istanbul to León bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, arrive at Munich station.
León is 1h behind Istanbul. It is currently 11:11 AM in Istanbul and 10:11 AM in León.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and León, Spain?
Vueling Airlines, Iberia, and Turkish Airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to León Airport (LEN) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Istanbul to León via Munich central bus station and Lyon - Gerland Bus Station in around 2d 5h.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Istanbul to León Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 58m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Thursday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,400
Flights from Istanbul to León Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,500
Flights from Istanbul to Asturias Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Istanbul to Asturias Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–700
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to León Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to León Airport via Nice, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to León Airport via Tirana, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to León Airport via Skopje, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–850
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Istanbul to León Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 58m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Thursday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,400
Flights from Istanbul to Asturias Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Istanbul to Asturias Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–700
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to León Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to León Airport via Nice, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to León Airport via Tirana, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to León Airport via Skopje, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–850
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–400
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Asturias Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–600
Flights from Istanbul to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Istanbul to Asturias Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Asturias Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Istanbul to Asturias Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Oviedo to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Valladolid to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Miranda De Ebro to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Oviedo to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Valladolid to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from München Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- [email protected]
- Website
- MSM Partyzug
Train from München Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- MSM Partyzug
- 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
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 Bucharest to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–27
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Villach Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Mannheim central bus station to Valladolid
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to León
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from [ANZU|Aeropuerto] Aeropuerto - Salidas [CTA 20118] to [OVIEDO/UVIÉU] Estación Bus Oviedo FL- Pepe Cosmen [CTA 01549]
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Bucureşti to Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–180
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
Bus from Sibiu to Miranda De Ebro
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €150–190
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Gunsel
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–85
- Website
- Gunsel
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- [email protected]
- Website
- Pavluks Trans
Bus from Lviv to León
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €170–260
- Website
- Pavluks Trans
- Schedules at
- Pavluks Trans
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