There are 8 ways to get from Istanbul to Serbia by train, plane, bus, car, or shuttle
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Metro to Istanbul, fly to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
best- Take the train from Vezneciler to Gayrettepetrain
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)plane IST - BEG
5h 26mRSD 13,479–28,779Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Belgrade bus stationbus FlixBus N1920
14h 33mRSD 2,578–4,227Train, bus
- Take the train from Halkalı to Sofiatrain
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
21h 20mRSD 5,251–8,564Drive 940.8 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Belgradecar 940.8 km
8h 40mRSD 14,895–21,515Metro to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, fly to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Take the train from Ayrılık Çeşmesi to Sabiha Gokcen Airporttrain
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)plane SAW - BEG
5h 41mRSD 15,487–26,824Fly Istanbul to Sofia Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane IST - SOF
- Take a shuttle bus from Sofia Airport to Niš
7h 12mMetro to Istanbul, fly to Niš Constantine The Great Airport
- Take the train from Vezneciler to Gayrettepetrain
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Niš Constantine The Great Airport (INI)plane IST - INI
5h 1mRSD 13,259–41,259Bus via Istanbul Hotel Montenegro
- Take the bus from Istanbul Hotel Montenegro to Belgrade New Bus Stationbus Citylines 88 / ...
16h 21mRSD 6,000–8,500
Istanbul to Serbia by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Serbia is to bus which costs RSD 2500 - RSD 4300 and takes 14h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Serbia is to Metro and fly which takes 5h 1m and costs RSD 13000 - RSD 42000.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul station to Serbia station. However, there are services departing from İstanbul Esenler bus station and arriving at Belgrade bus station via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 33m.
The distance between Istanbul and Serbia is 858 km. The road distance is 940.8 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Serbia without a car is to bus which takes 14h 33m and costs RSD 2500 - RSD 4300.
It takes approximately 5h 26m to get from Istanbul to Serbia, including transfers.
Istanbul to Serbia bus services, operated by Kamil Koç, depart from İstanbul Esenler bus station.
Istanbul to Serbia bus services, operated by Kamil Koç, arrive at Belgrade bus station.
Serbia is 1h behind Istanbul. It is currently 6:50 AM in Istanbul and 5:50 AM in Serbia.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Serbia is 941 km. It takes approximately 8h 40m to drive from Istanbul to Serbia.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Serbia?
Kamil Koç operates a bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Belgrade bus station once daily. Tickets cost RSD 2,500–3,500 and the journey takes 14h 25m. Luks Yonca also services this route twice a week.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RSD 13,000–28,000
Flights from Istanbul to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Tivat
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RSD 14,000–20,000
Flights from Istanbul to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RSD 10,000–22,000
Flights from Istanbul to Niš Constantine The Great Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RSD 8,500–32,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RSD 13,000–28,000
Flights from Istanbul to Niš Constantine The Great Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RSD 8,500–32,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RSD 15,000–27,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RSD 4,900–27,000
- Phone
- +90 850 252 88 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- metro.istanbul
Train from Vezneciler to Gayrettepe
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- RSD 90
- Schedules at
- metro.istanbul
Train from Ayrılık Çeşmesi to Sabiha Gokcen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- RSD 90
- Schedules at
- metro.istanbul
Train from Vezneciler to Gayrettepe
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- RSD 90
- Schedules at
- metro.istanbul
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- [email protected]
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Halkalı to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RSD 1,500–2,200
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- [email protected]
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Belgrade bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RSD 2,500–3,500
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- [email protected]
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Belgrade bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- RSD 4,048
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- +381 11 8728111
- [email protected]
- Website
- polazak.rs
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- RSD 3,600–6,000
- Website
- https://polazak.rs/ci/prevoznici/trans-jug
- Phone
- +381 63 456515
- [email protected]
- Website
- flix.rs
Shuttle from Sofia Airport to Niš
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://flix.rs/en/airport-belgrade-shuttle-transfer/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Istanbul Hotel Montenegro to Belgrade New Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- RSD 5,500–8,500
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
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