There are 10 ways to get from Kristiansand to Istanbul by plane, train, busferry, bus, car ferry, car, car train, or night train
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Fly Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Istanbul
best- Fly from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) to Istanbul (IST)plane KRS - IST
8h 58m₺6,933–30,554Fly Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane KRS - SAW
10h 55m₺6,436–29,577Train, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Kristiansand stasjon to Oslo Strain F5
- Take the train from Oslo S to Helsingborg Centralstationtrain
- Take the busferry from Helsingborg to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabusferry
- Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
2d 4hTrain, bus
- Take the train from Kristiansand stasjon to Oslo Strain F5
- Take the train from Oslo S to Malmö, Centralstationtrain
- Take the train from Malmö, Centralstation to Salzburg Hbftrain 305
- Take the bus from Salzburg to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
2d 15h₺21,276–43,328Car ferry, drive, car train
- Take the carferry from Kristiansand ferjeterminal to Hirtshals Fjordlineterminalencarferry
- Drive from Hirtshals Fjordlineterminalen to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Istanbulcar
36h 5m₺28,130–42,544Train, train to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Kristiansand stasjon to Asker stasjontrain
- Take the train from Asker stasjon to Oslo lufthavn stasjontrain
- Fly from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to Istanbul (IST)plane OSL - IST
11h 38m₺9,793–34,452Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Kristiansand rutebilstasjon to Oslo bussterminalbus
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Helsingborgbus
- Take the busferry from Helsingborg to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabusferry
- Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
2d 4hCar ferry, train, bus, night train
- Take the carferry from Kristiansand to Hirtshalscarferry
- Take the train from Hirtshals St. to Aalborg St.train 76
- Take the bus from Aalborg Bus Station to Bucharest Filaret Bus Stationbus
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
2d 9h₺11,586–18,887Bus, bus and ferry via Bucharest
- Take the bus from Kristiansand rutebilstasjon to Oslo bussterminalbus
- Take the busferry from Oslo bussterminal to Bucharestbusferry
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
2d 15h₺9,556–16,656Drive 3,729.1 km
- Drive from Kristiansand to Istanbulcar 3,729.1 km
37h 46m₺39,717–57,368
Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kristiansand to Istanbul is to bus and bus and ferry via Bucharest which costs 9.500 ₺ - 17.000 ₺ and takes 2 days 15h.
The fastest way to get from Kristiansand to Istanbul is to fly which takes 8h 58m and costs 6.500 ₺ - 31.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Kristiansand to Istanbul station. However, there are services departing from Kristiansand rutebilstasjon and arriving at İstanbul Esenler bus station via Oslo bussterminal, Helsingborg and Belgrade bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
The distance between Kristiansand and Istanbul is 2438 km. The road distance is 3729.1 km.
The best way to get from Kristiansand to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus and ferry and bus which takes 2 days 4h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 58m to get from Kristiansand to Istanbul, including transfers.
Kristiansand to Istanbul bus services, operated by Vy Buss, depart from Kristiansand rutebilstasjon station.
Kristiansand to Istanbul bus services, operated by Vy Buss, arrive at Oslo bussterminal station.
Istanbul is 1h ahead of Kristiansand. It is currently 3:42 PM in Kristiansand and 4:42 PM in Istanbul.
Yes, the driving distance between Kristiansand to Istanbul is 3729 km. It takes approximately 37h 46m to drive from Kristiansand to Istanbul.
What companies run services between Kristiansand, Norway and Istanbul, Turkey?
KLM, Norwegian Air Shuttle, and two other airlines fly from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) to Istanbul (IST) 5 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Istanbul via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–33,000
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–34,000
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Istanbul via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–31,000
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–24,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–31,000
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–29,000
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Copenhagen, Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–30,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–30,000
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–32,000
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–20,000
- Phone
- +47 61 25 80 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Go-Ahead Nordic
Train from Kristiansand stasjon to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–6,500
- Website
- Go-Ahead Nordic
Train from Kristiansand stasjon to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–6,500
- Website
- Go-Ahead Nordic
Train from Kristiansand stasjon to Asker stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–7,500
- Website
- Go-Ahead Nordic
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Oslo S to Helsingborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,451
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Oslo S to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,750
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Asker stasjon to Oslo lufthavn stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺302
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Oslo S to Helsingborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–7,500
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Oslo S to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–8,000
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Malmö, Centralstation to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–19,000
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- [email protected]
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Sofia to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺750–4,151
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- Double Room
- ₺2,304
- Single Room
- ₺4,151
- Four Person Room
- ₺2,025
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–7,000
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +47 23 15 90 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flytoget AS
Train from Asker stasjon to Oslo lufthavn stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–1,500
- Website
- Flytoget AS
- Phone
- 98 11 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
Train from Hirtshals St. to Aalborg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺500–700
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,469
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₺500–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
- Phone
- +381 35 534 931
- [email protected]
- Website
- unilines.com
Busferry from Helsingborg to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- unilines.com
Busferry from Helsingborg to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- unilines.com
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- [email protected]
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- 00359 2 971 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Air Kona
Bus from Salzburg to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺6,009
- Website
- Air Kona
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Kristiansand rutebilstasjon to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–8,500
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Helsingborg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–13,000
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Kristiansand rutebilstasjon to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–8,500
- Website
- Vy Buss
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kristiansand rutebilstasjon to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–2,400
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kristiansand rutebilstasjon to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–2,400
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–4,500
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- (+47) 22 31 31 50
- [email protected]
- Website
- Nor-Way Bussekspress
Bus from Kristiansand rutebilstasjon to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–3,700
- Website
- Nor-Way Bussekspress
Bus from Kristiansand rutebilstasjon to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–3,700
- Website
- Nor-Way Bussekspress
- Phone
- 0040 723 450 475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Comati PSG
Bus from Aalborg Bus Station to Bucharest Filaret Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–11,000
- Website
- Comati PSG
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- [email protected]
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Oslo bussterminal to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–8,500
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +47 51 46 40 99
- [email protected]
- Website
- Fjordline
Car ferry from Kristiansand ferjeterminal to Hirtshals Fjordlineterminalen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–5,500
- Website
- Fjordline
- Phone
- +45 99 56 19 00
- Website
- Color Line AS
Car ferry from Kristiansand to Hirtshals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,973–5,545
- Website
- Color Line AS
- Car
- ₺5,545
- No Car
- ₺1,973
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