There are 11 ways to get from Kiruna to Istanbul by plane, night train, busferry, bus, train, car, or car train
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Fly Kiruna Airport to Istanbul
best- Fly from Kiruna Airport (KRN) to Istanbul (IST)plane KRN - IST
9h 48m₺11,439–37,569Fly Kiruna Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Kiruna Airport (KRN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane KRN - SAW
9h 55m₺8,442–27,592Night train, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the nighttrain from Kiruna station to Malmö Centralstationnighttrain Nt
- Take the busferry from Malmö Centralstation to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabusferry
- Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
2d 14hNight train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Kiruna station to Malmö Centralstationnighttrain
- Take the nighttrain from Malmö Centralstation to Salzburg Hauptbahnhofnighttrain
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wien Westbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nordtrain
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
3d₺33,683–73,856Drive 4,650 km
- Drive from Kiruna to Istanbulcar 4,650 km
2d₺42,872–61,927Train, bus to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Kiruna station to Narvik stationtrain
- Take the bus from Bromsgård to Harstad/Narvik lufthavnbus
- Fly from Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE) to Istanbul (IST)plane EVE - IST
14h 24m₺10,306–20,947Train, bus to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Kiruna station to Narvik stationtrain
- Take the bus from Bromsgård to Harstad/Narvik lufthavnbus
- Fly from Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane EVE - SAW
15h 27m₺10,809–21,970Night train, bus and ferry
- Take the nighttrain from Kiruna station to Malmö Centralstationnighttrain Nt
- Take the busferry from Malmö to Bucharestbusferry
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
2d 21h₺14,283–34,856Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Sjukhuset to Töre busstationbus 10
- Take the bus from Töre to Stockholm, Cityterminalenbus
- Take the busferry from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Paracin, Autobuska Stanicabusferry
- Take the bus from Paraćin AS to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
3dNight train, bus
- Take the nighttrain from Kiruna station to Stockholm Centralstationnighttrain
- Take the bus from Stockholm Central Bus Station to Bucharest Filaret Bus Stationbus
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
3d 4h₺17,439–31,344Drive, car train
- Drive from Kiruna to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Istanbulcar
2d 5h₺40,485–58,312
Kiruna Airport (KRN) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kiruna to Istanbul is to train and bus and fly which costs 10.000 ₺ - 21.000 ₺ and takes 14h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Kiruna to Istanbul is to fly which takes 9h 48m and costs 11.000 ₺ - 38.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Kiruna to Istanbul station. However, there are services departing from Sjukhuset and arriving at İstanbul Esenler bus station via Töre, Stockholm, Cityterminalen and Paraćin AS. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 0h.
No, there is no direct train from Kiruna station to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Kiruna station and arriving at Yenikapi via Malmö Centralstation, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Wien Westbahnhof, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 0h.
The distance between Kiruna and Istanbul is 3047 km. The road distance is 4650 km.
The best way to get from Kiruna to Istanbul without a car is to night train and bus and ferry and bus which takes 2 days 14h and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 48m to get from Kiruna to Istanbul, including transfers.
Kiruna to Istanbul bus services, operated by Länstrafiken Norrbotten, depart from Sjukhuset station.
Kiruna to Istanbul train services, operated by Snälltåget, depart from Kiruna station.
Kiruna to Istanbul bus services, operated by Länstrafiken Norrbotten, arrive at Töre busstation.
What companies run services between Kiruna, Sweden and Istanbul, Turkey?
Scandinavian Airlines and Turkish Airlines fly from Kiruna Airport (KRN) to Istanbul (IST) twice daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Kiruna Airport to Istanbul via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–39,000
Flights from Kiruna Airport to Istanbul via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–37,000
Flights from Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes to Istanbul via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–32,000
Flights from Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes to Istanbul via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–32,000
Flights from Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–18,000
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Night train from Kiruna station to Malmö Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–25,000
- Website
- Snälltåget
Night train from Kiruna station to Malmö Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–25,000
- Website
- Snälltåget
Night train from Malmö Centralstation to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–20,000
- Website
- Snälltåget
Night train from Kiruna station to Malmö Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–25,000
- Website
- Snälltåget
Night train from Kiruna station to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–17,000
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +381 35 534 931
- [email protected]
- Website
- unilines.com
Busferry from Malmö Centralstation to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- unilines.com
Busferry from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Paracin, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- unilines.com
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Booking & Getting There
Istanbul is 1h ahead of Kiruna. It is currently 2:00 PM in Kiruna and 3:00 PM in Istanbul.
Kiruna to Istanbul train services, operated by Snälltåget, arrive at Malmö Centralstation.
Yes, the driving distance between Kiruna to Istanbul is 4650 km. It takes approximately 2 days 0h to drive from Kiruna to Istanbul.
There are 4298+ hotels available in Istanbul.
