There are 10 ways to get from Istanbul to Tartu by plane, bus, train, night train, or car
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Fly Istanbul to Tartu Ülenurme Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Tartu Ülenurme Airport (TAY)plane IST - TAY
11h 55m€195–707Fly Istanbul to Riga International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane IST - RIX
- Take the train from Riga-Pasazieru to Tartutrain
11h 5m€115–276Bus, train
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to Kaunas Central bus stationbus
- Take the train from Kaisiadorys to Tartutrain 889
43h 11m€133–194Night train, train
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Warszawa Wschodniatrain Ec
- Take the train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotistrain
- Take the train from Vilnius to Tartutrain 889
2d 7h€279–449Drive 2,568.7 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Tartucar 2,568.7 km
36h 50m€408–590Fly Istanbul to Lennart Meri International Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane IST - TLL
- Take the train from Ülemiste to Tartutrain
9h 36m€151–359Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Tartu Ülenurme Airport
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Tartu Ülenurme Airport (TAY)plane SAW - TAY
12h 15m€125–557Bus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to Riga Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Parnu Coach Stationbus
- Take the bus from Pärnu bussijaam to Tartu bussijaambus 145 / ...
2d€154–219Bus, train via Khmelnytskyi
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Khmelnytskyi Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Khmelnytskyi Central Bus Station to Vilnius, Autobusų Stotisbus
- Take the train from Vilnius to Tartutrain 889
2d 2h€166–242Bus via Kyiv
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler to Kyiv Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Kyiv Bus station to Pärnu bussijaambus
- Take the bus from Pärnu bussijaam to Tartu bussijaambus 145 / ...
2d 12h€142–223
Istanbul to Tartu by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Tartu is to bus and train which costs €130 - €200 and takes 43h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Tartu is to fly and train which takes 9h 36m and costs €150 - €360.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul station to Tartu. However, there are services departing from İstanbul Esenler bus station and arriving at Tartu bussijaam via Dvirtsevyi Bus Station, Riga Central Bus Station and Pärnu bussijaam. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
No, there is no direct train from Istanbul to Tartu. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Tartu via Halkali, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf, Warszawa Wschodnia and Vilnius. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 7h.
The distance between Istanbul and Tartu is 1974 km. The road distance is 2568.7 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Tartu without a car is to bus and train which takes 43h 11m and costs €130 - €200.
It takes approximately 11h 55m to get from Istanbul to Tartu, including transfers.
Istanbul to Tartu bus services, operated by Luks Istanbul, depart from Istanbul Esenler station.
Istanbul to Tartu train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Tartu is to fly which takes 11h 55m and costs €190 - €750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €150 - €220 and takes 2 days 0h.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Tartu, Estonia?
Turkish Airlines, Finnair, and Air Baltic fly from Istanbul (IST) to Tartu Ülenurme Airport (TAY) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Tartu bussijaam via Dvirtsevyi Bus Station, Riga Central Bus Station, and Pärnu bussijaam in around 2d.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–800
Flights from Istanbul to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Stockholm, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–850
Flights from Istanbul to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Riga International Airport, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–700
Flights from Istanbul to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Lennart Meri International Airport, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–800
Flights from Istanbul to Lennart Meri International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–370
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Stockholm, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–600
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Prague, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Budapest, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–700
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Vienna, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–700
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–800
Flights from Istanbul to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Riga International Airport, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–700
Flights from Istanbul to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–370
Flights from Istanbul to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Istanbul to Lennart Meri International Airport via Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–280
Flights from Istanbul to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Istanbul to Lennart Meri International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–360
Flights from Istanbul to Riga International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–600
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Kaisiadorys to Tartu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Vilnius to Tartu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Ülemiste to Tartu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Riga-Pasazieru to Tartu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Vilnius to Tartu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €10–14
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–90
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €140–260
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +372 616 0245
- [email protected]
- Website
- elron.ee
Train from Ülemiste to Tartu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://elron.ee/en
- Express Train Ticket
- €12–17
Train from Riga-Pasazieru to Tartu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- https://elron.ee/en
- Express Train Ticket
- €16–23
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- [email protected]
- Website
- gunsel.ua
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–85
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–85
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Khmelnytskyi Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–85
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
- Phone
- +380 44 594 9010
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to Kaunas Central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
Bus from Khmelnytskyi Central Bus Station to Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +37167210066
- [email protected]
- Website
- latlines.lv
Bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to Kaunas Central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €43
- Schedules at
- latlines.lv
Bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–85
- Schedules at
- latlines.lv
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- [email protected]
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Parnu Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
Bus from Pärnu bussijaam to Tartu bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
Bus from Pärnu bussijaam to Tartu bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Parnu Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Parnu Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +358 600 02010
- [email protected]
- Website
- onnibus.com
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Parnu Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- [email protected]
- Website
- transtempo.ua
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Parnu Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–29
- Website
- https://transtempo.ua/
Bus from Kyiv Bus station to Pärnu bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://transtempo.ua/
- Phone
- +372 640 4000
- [email protected]
- Website
- gobus.ee
Bus from Pärnu bussijaam to Tartu bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://gobus.ee/en/
Bus from Pärnu bussijaam to Tartu bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://gobus.ee/en/
- Phone
- +372 606 4969
- [email protected]
- Website
- sebe.ee
Bus from Pärnu bussijaam to Tartu bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Schedules at
- sebe.ee
Bus from Pärnu bussijaam to Tartu bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Schedules at
- sebe.ee
- [email protected]
- Website
- web.peatus.ee
Bus from Pärnu bussijaam to Tartu bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://web.peatus.ee/?locale=en
Bus from Pärnu bussijaam to Tartu bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://web.peatus.ee/?locale=en
- Phone
- +372 5886 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- bussikeskus.ee
Bus from Pärnu bussijaam to Tartu bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €12–15
- Website
- http://www.bussikeskus.ee/
- Schedules at
- https://www.bussikeskus.ee/et/regular-services
Bus from Pärnu bussijaam to Tartu bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €12–15
- Website
- http://www.bussikeskus.ee/
- Schedules at
- https://www.bussikeskus.ee/et/regular-services
- Phone
- +90544 210 2535
- Website
- luksistanbul.com
Bus from Istanbul Esenler to Kyiv Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Schedules at
- luksistanbul.com
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