There are 6 ways to get from Istanbul to Tambov by plane, bus, 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 from Istanbul
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Tambov Donskoye Airport (TBW)plane IST - TBW
9h 40m₽14,355–55,405Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Emniyet Otogar to Vladikavkaz 1 Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Vladikavkaz 1 Bus station to Volgograd Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Volgograd station to Tambovbus
2d 12h₽8,286–9,636Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Tambov Donskoye Airport (TBW)plane SAW - TBW
11h 20m₽8,862–29,441Bus, train via Nazran
- Take the bus from Emniyet Otogar to Nazran'bus
- Take the train from Nazran to Griazi Voronejskietrain
- Take the train from Griazi Voronejskie to Tambov 1train
2d 14h₽9,586–15,036Bus, train
- Take the bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursabus
- Take the bus from Bursa bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Krasnodar 1 to Michurinsk Uralskiitrain
- Take the train from Michurinsk Uralskii to Tambov 1train
3d₽12,309–18,411Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursabus
- Take the bus from Bursa bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus stationbus
- Take the train from Rostov-Glavny to Ranenburgtrain
- Take the train from Ranenburg to Tambov 1train
3d 3h₽11,459–15,811
Istanbul (IST) to Tambov Donskoye Airport (TBW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Tambov is to bus which costs RUB 8000 - RUB 10000 and takes 2 days 12h.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Tambov is to fly which takes 9h 40m and costs RUB 14000 - RUB 60000.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Tambov. However, there are services departing from Emniyet Otogar and arriving at Tambov via Vladikavkaz 1 Bus station and Volgograd station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 12h.
The distance between Istanbul and Tambov is 1654 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Tambov without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 12h and costs RUB 8000 - RUB 10000.
It takes approximately 9h 40m to get from Istanbul to Tambov, including transfers.
Istanbul to Tambov bus services, operated by Luks Yilmaz, depart from Emniyet Otogar station.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Tambov is to fly which takes 9h 40m and costs RUB 14000 - RUB 60000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs RUB 8000 - RUB 10000 and takes 2 days 12h.
Istanbul to Tambov bus services, operated by Luks Yilmaz, arrive at Vladikavkaz 1 Bus station.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Tambov, Russia?
Turkish Airlines and RusLine fly from Istanbul (IST) to Tambov Donskoye Airport (TBW) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Emniyet Otogar to Tambov via Vladikavkaz 1 Bus station, Volgograd Bus station, and Volgograd station in around 2d 12h.
- Website
- rusline.aero
Flights from Istanbul to Tambov Donskoye Airport via Moscow Vnukovo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–55,000
Flights from Istanbul to Tambov Donskoye Airport via Pulkovo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽17,000–60,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Tambov Donskoye Airport via Moscow Vnukovo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽7,000–32,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Tambov Donskoye Airport via Pulkovo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–33,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Tambov Donskoye Airport via Ankara, Moscow Vnukovo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽8,500–29,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Tambov Donskoye Airport via Izmir, Moscow Vnukovo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₽9,000–38,000
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Nazran to Griazi Voronejskie
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽3,800–7,500
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽16,000–23,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽3,800–5,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽5,000–7,500
Train from Griazi Voronejskie to Tambov 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽850–2,600
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽6,000–9,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽850–1,200
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽1,800–2,600
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Michurinsk Uralskii
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 54m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽3,000–6,000
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽13,000–19,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽3,000–3,900
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽4,300–6,000
Train from Michurinsk Uralskii to Tambov 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽700–2,300
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽5,500–8,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽700–950
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽1,600–2,300
Train from Ranenburg to Tambov 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽850–2,600
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽6,000–9,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽850–1,200
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽1,800–2,600
- Phone
- 8 800 775 54 53
- Website
- grandtrain.ru
Train from Rostov-Glavny to Ranenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,000–3,100
- Website
- https://grandtrain.ru/
- Schedules at
- https://grandtrain.ru/raspisanie/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽2,000–2,200
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽2,600–3,100
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Emniyet Otogar to Vladikavkaz 1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽4,936
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Emniyet Otogar to Nazran'
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽4,936
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Bursa bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽8,000
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Bursa bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽8,000
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Vladikavkaz 1 Bus station to Volgograd Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,400–3,300
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Website
- volgaline34.ru
Bus from Volgograd station to Tambov
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽950–1,400
- Website
- https://volgaline34.ru/
- Website
- https://volgaline34.ru/
- Phone
- 444 50 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- villaseyahat.com
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽1,360
- Schedules at
- villaseyahat.com
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽1,360
- Schedules at
- villaseyahat.com
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- [email protected]
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₽600–850
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₽600–850
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽1,100–1,600
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₽1,100–1,600
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽1,100–1,600
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₽1,100–1,600
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₽750–2,200
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₽750–2,200
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- [email protected]
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(850) 309 22 16
- [email protected]
- Website
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽900–1,300
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽900–1,300
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- [email protected]
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽850–1,200
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽850–1,200
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 0236 613 10 55
- [email protected]
- Website
- somaseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- somaseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- somaseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0242 511 74 03
- Website
- alanyalilar.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- alanyalilar.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- alanyalilar.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(212) 658 03 07
- [email protected]
- Website
- antalyanetseyahat.com
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- antalyanetseyahat.com
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- antalyanetseyahat.com
- Phone
- 444 42 06
- [email protected]
- Website
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
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