There are 4 ways to get from Istanbul to Saint Catherine's Monastery by plane, taxi, or bus
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 Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport (SSH)plane IST - SSH
- Take the taxi from Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport (SSH) to Saint Catherine's Monasterytaxi
8h 26m$123–258Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport, taxi
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport (SSH)plane SAW - SSH
- Take the taxi from Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport (SSH) to Saint Catherine's Monasterytaxi
8h 47m$93–268Fly Istanbul to Cairo International Airport, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane IST - CAI
- Take the bus from Abd Al Moneim Riad to Saint Catherinebus
14h 4m$109–277Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Cairo International Airport, bus
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane SAW - CAI
- Take the bus from Abd Al Moneim Riad to Saint Catherinebus
14h 19m$109–297
Istanbul (IST) to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport (SSH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Saint Catherine's Monastery is to fly and taxi which costs $90 - $270 and takes 8h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Saint Catherine's Monastery is to fly and taxi which takes 8h 26m and costs $120 - $260.
The distance between Istanbul and Saint Catherine's Monastery is 1812 km.
It takes approximately 8h 26m to get from Istanbul to Saint Catherine's Monastery, including transfers.
There are seven+ hotels available in Saint Catherine's Monastery.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Saint Catherine's Monastery, Egypt?
There is no direct connection from Istanbul to Saint Catherine's Monastery. However, you can take the train to Gayrettepe, take the train to Istanbul Airport, walk to Istanbul (IST) airport, fly to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport (SSH), then take the taxi to Saint Catherine's Monastery. Alternatively, you can take the train to Ayrilikcesme, take the train to Sabiha Gokcen Airport, walk to Sabiha-Gokcen-Airport-SAW airport, fly to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport (SSH), then take the taxi to Saint Catherine's Monastery.
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–230
Flights from Istanbul to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport via Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–230
Flights from Istanbul to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–310
Flights from Istanbul to Cairo International Airport via Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–310
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–290
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–230
Flights from Istanbul to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–310
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–180
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–220
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–220
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Istanbul to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $110–190
Flights from Istanbul to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport via Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $110–190
Flights from Istanbul to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–200
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–240
- Website
- mea.com.lb
Flights from Istanbul to Cairo International Airport via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–400
- Website
- nesmaairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–210
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–280
- Website
- nileair.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–290
- Phone
- 01008439686
- [email protected]
- Website
- busmisr.com
Bus from Abd Al Moneim Riad to Saint Catherine
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Schedules at
- busmisr.com
Bus from Abd Al Moneim Riad to Saint Catherine
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Schedules at
- busmisr.com
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Estimated price
- $21–26
Taxi Sharm
- Phone
- +20 106 660 6651
- Website
- sharmelsheikhtaxi.com
Taxi Sharm
- Phone
- +20 106 660 6651
- Website
- sharmelsheikhtaxi.com
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