There are 13 ways to get from Istanbul to Portorož by plane, shuttle, bus, car, car train, night train, or 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 Ljubljana, shuttle
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane IST - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Portorož
7h 42m€202–412Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane SAW - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Portorož
8h 49m€84–652Bus via Sofia
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Haskovobus
- Take the bus from Haskovo Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Ljubljanabus
- Take the bus from Ljubljana AP to Izolabus
24h 8m€120–135Drive, car train
- Drive from Istanbul to Edirnecar
- Take the cartrain from Edirne to Villach Hbf/Bbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Portorožcar
43h 54m€290–991Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the nighttrain from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Trieste Centraletrain Rj / ...
38h 31m€170–247Fly Istanbul to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane IST - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Portorož
8h 29m€124–722Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Ljubljana, shuttle
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane SAW - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Portorož
8h 7m€167–462Fly Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane IST - ZAG
- Take a shuttle bus from Zagreb Airport to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Portorož
9h 52m€230–792Fly Istanbul to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane IST - BLQ
- Take a shuttle bus from Bologna Airport to Portorož
10h 32m€522–1,002Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Train station to Ljubljana bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Ljubljana AP to Koperbus
28h 31m€123–214Bus #2
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Koper, Avtobusna Postajabus
28h 40m€87–138Train, bus
- Take the train from Halkalı to Sofiatrain
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Triestebus
33h 7m€103–113Drive 1,585.3 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Portorožcar 1,585.3 km
14h 29m€211–305
Istanbul to Portorož by bus and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Portorož is to train and bus which costs €100 - €115 and takes 33h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Portorož is to fly and shuttle which takes 7h 42m and costs €200 - €420.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Portorož. However, there are services departing from Istanbul and arriving at Lucija Valeta via Haskovo Central Bus Station, Sofia Central Bus Station, Ljubljana AP and Izola. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 8m.
No, there is no direct train from Istanbul to Portorož. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Trieste Centrale via Halkali, Bucuresti Nord and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 31m.
The distance between Istanbul and Portorož is 1454 km. The road distance is 1585.3 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Portorož without a car is to bus via Sofia which takes 24h 8m and costs €120 - €140.
It takes approximately 7h 42m to get from Istanbul to Portorož, including transfers.
Istanbul to Portorož bus services, operated by Arda Tur, depart from Istanbul Esenler Otogari station.
Istanbul to Portorož train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
Istanbul to Portorož bus services, operated by Arda Tur, arrive at Plovdiv Bus Station South.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Portorož, Slovenia?
You can take a bus from Istanbul to Lucija Valeta via Haskovo Central Bus Station, Sofia Central Bus Station, Ljubljana, Ljubljana AP, and Izola in around 24h 8m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–300
Flights from Istanbul to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–230
Flights from Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–320
Flights from Istanbul to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Ljubljana via Nis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–200
Flights from Istanbul to Ljubljana via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–200
Flights from Istanbul to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–320
Flights from Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–320
Flights from Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–350
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–280
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–340
- Website
- interjet.com
Flights from Istanbul to Ljubljana via Podgorica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–300
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Ljubljana via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–420
- Phone
- +49 89 54880111
- [email protected]
- Website
- optimatours.de
Car train from Edirne to Villach Hbf/Bbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €232–880
- Schedules at
- optimatours.de
- Couch Wagon BC-4
- €232
- Couch Wagon BC-1
- €880
- Sleeper Wagon
- €756
- 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
- +90 444 8 233
- [email protected]
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Halkalı to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- [email protected]
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Portorož
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €100–120
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Portorož
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €100–120
Shuttle from Zagreb Airport to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120–150
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €120–150
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Portorož
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €100–120
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Haskovo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Phone
- +359 889 59 00 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grup Plus - Etap Adresss
Bus from Haskovo Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- Grup Plus - Etap Adresss
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €88
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +386 090 74 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arriva Slovenia
Bus from Ljubljana AP to Izola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–11
- Website
- Arriva Slovenia
Bus from Ljubljana AP to Koper
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–11
- Website
- Arriva Slovenia
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Portorož
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €27–370
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €27
- Private
- €155
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Portorož
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €27–370
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €27
- Private
- €155
Shuttle from Zagreb Airport to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €28–360
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €28–75
- Private
- €140–180
Shuttle from Bologna Airport to Portorož
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €420–700
- Website
- GoOpti
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €54
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Citylines
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Plovdiv Train station to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +386 1 431 77 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Nomago
Bus from Ljubljana AP to Koper
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €7–17
- Website
- Nomago
- Phone
- +386 41520943
- [email protected]
- Website
- hisarturizam.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Koper, Avtobusna Postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Schedules at
- hisarturizam.com
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Booking & Getting There
Portorož is 1h behind Istanbul. It is currently 2:39 AM in Istanbul and 1:39 AM in Portorož.
Istanbul to Portorož train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Bucharest station.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Portorož is 1585 km. It takes approximately 14h 29m to drive from Istanbul to Portorož.
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