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How to get fromKalymnos Island to Istanbulby ferry, bus, plane, train, car ferry, or car

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There are 7 ways to get from Kalymnos Island to Istanbul by ferry, bus, plane, train, car ferry, or car

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  1. Ferry, bus, bus to Milas–Bodrum Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, Metro

    best
    1. Take the ferry from Port of Kalymnos to D-Marin Turgutreis Marinaferry ferry
    2. Take the bus from Turgutreis Garaj to Sanayibus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bodrum Torba Otogar to Milas - Bodrum Havaalanıbus bus
    4. Fly from Milas–Bodrum Airport (BJV) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane BJV - SAW
    5. Take the train from Sabiha Gokcen Airport to Ayrılık Çeşmesitrain train
    7h 26m
    ₺2,064–9,215

  2. Ferry, bus via Bodrum

    cheapest
    1. Take the ferry from Port of Kalymnos to D-Marin Turgutreis Marinaferry ferry
    2. Take the bus from Turgutreis Garaj to Sanayibus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bodrum Torba Otogar to Esenler Otogarbus bus
    13h 27m
    ₺1,207–3,938

  3. Ferry, car ferry, drive

    1. Take the ferry from Kalymnos to Port of Kosferry ferry Bsf / ...
    2. Take the ferry from Port of Kos to Port of Bodrumferry ferry
    3. Take the carferry from Port of Bodrum to Datçacarferry car ferry
    4. Drive from Datça to Istanbulcar car
    12h 57m
    ₺5,968–12,432

  4. Ferry, bus to Milas–Bodrum Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the ferry from Port of Kalymnos to D-Marin Turgutreis Marinaferry ferry
    2. Take the bus from Turgutreis Garaj to Sanayibus bus
    3. Fly from Milas–Bodrum Airport (BJV) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane BJV - IST
    7h 14m
    ₺12,461–15,692

  5. Fly Kalymnos to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Fly from Kalymnos (JKL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane JKL - SAW
    14h 38m
    ₺4,289–24,261

  6. Fly Kalymnos to Istanbul

    1. Fly from Kalymnos (JKL) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane JKL - IST
    4h 31m
    ₺9,440–29,397

  7. Ferry, bus

    1. Take the ferry from Port of Kalymnos to D-Marin Turgutreis Marinaferry ferry
    2. Take the bus from Turgutreis Garaj to Bodrum Merkez Garajbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bodrum to İstanbul Esenlerbus bus
    15h 11m
    ₺1,677–3,993

Milas–Bodrum Airport (BJV) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) flights

Calendar95Weekly Planes
Duration1h 36mAverage Duration
Ticket₺1,642Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 585.7 km
  • Duration: 7h 26m

What companies run services between Kalymnos Island, Greece and Istanbul, Turkey?

Sky Express and Pegasus Airlines fly from Kalymnos (JKL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) 5 times a week.

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