There are 7 ways to get from Istanbul to Xiamen by plane, car, or train
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Fly Istanbul to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN)plane IST - XMN
15h 32m¥1,942–5,552Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN)plane SAW - XMN
31h 27m¥1,542–5,054Drive 10,516.1 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Xiamencar 10,516.1 km
4d 21h¥8,839–12,767Fly Istanbul to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport (JJN)plane IST - JJN
- Take the train from Jinjiang to Xiamentrain
18h 9m¥2,012–5,657Fly Istanbul to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport (SWA)plane IST - SWA
- Take the train from Chaoshan to Xiamentrain
18h 8m¥2,145–6,250Fly Istanbul to Qingyang Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Qingyang Airport (IQN)plane IST - IQN
- Take the train from Jinjiang to Xiamentrain
19h 19m¥2,112–6,157Fly Istanbul to Fuzhou Changle International Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Fuzhou Changle International Airport (FOC)plane IST - FOC
- Take the train from Fuzhou South to Xiamen Northtrain
19h 38m¥1,934–5,229
Istanbul (IST) to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Xiamen is to fly which costs ¥1500 - ¥5500 and takes 31h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Xiamen is to fly which takes 15h 32m and costs ¥1900 - ¥6000.
The distance between Istanbul and Xiamen is 8245 km. The road distance is 10516.1 km.
It takes approximately 15h 32m to get from Istanbul to Xiamen, including transfers.
Xiamen is 5h ahead of Istanbul. It is currently 12:13 PM in Istanbul and 5:13 PM in Xiamen.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Xiamen is 10516 km. It takes approximately 4 days 21h to drive from Istanbul to Xiamen.
There are 365+ hotels available in Xiamen.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Xiamen, China?
China Southern Airlines, Turkish Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) 4 times a day.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,000
Flights from Istanbul to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Istanbul to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Istanbul to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,000
Flights from Istanbul to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,000
Flights from Istanbul to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Istanbul to Fuzhou Changle International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
Flights from Istanbul to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
Flights from Istanbul to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,500
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Almaty, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Almaty, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Shimkent, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,000
Flights from Istanbul to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Istanbul to Fuzhou Changle International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Istanbul to Fuzhou Changle International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Istanbul to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–8,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Almaty, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
Flights from Istanbul to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–8,500
Flights from Istanbul to Fuzhou Changle International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,500
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Tbilisi, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–5,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Tehran Imam Khomeini, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,000
Flights from Istanbul to Qingyang Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Istanbul to Qingyang Airport via Tashkent, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–8,500
Flights from Istanbul to Qingyang Airport via Almaty, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–8,500
Flights from Istanbul to Fuzhou Changle International Airport via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Istanbul to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Istanbul to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
Flights from Istanbul to Fuzhou Changle International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
- Website
- hbhk.com.cn
Flights from Istanbul to Qingyang Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Istanbul to Qingyang Airport via Tashkent, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–8,500
Flights from Istanbul to Qingyang Airport via Almaty, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–8,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Qingyang Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,500
- Website
- yzr.com.cn
Flights from Istanbul to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
- Website
- urumqi-air.com
Flights from Istanbul to Qingyang Airport via Shimkent, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,000
Train from Jinjiang to Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥45–75
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥45–70
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥50–75
Train from Chaoshan to Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥85–180
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥85–120
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥120–180
Train from Jinjiang to Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥45–75
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥45–70
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥50–75
Train from Fuzhou South to Xiamen North
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥90–180
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥90–130
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥120–180
Train from Chaoshan to Xiamen
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥100–110
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥160–180
- Business Class Seat
- ¥230–330
Train from Fuzhou South to Xiamen North
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥100–115
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥160–190
- Business Class Seat
- ¥240–340
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