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₺7,426–43,544Fly 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
11h 20m₺6,929–30,567Train, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Kristiansand stasjon to Oslo Strain F5
- Take the train from Oslo S to Malmö, Centralstationtrain
- Take the busferry from Malmö Centralstation to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabusferry
- Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
2d 3hTrain, 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₺22,002–42,009Car 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₺28,130–41,544Train, 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 37m₺10,908–28,964Bus, 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₺11,562–18,820Bus, 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₺9,301–16,680Drive 3,727.5 km
- Drive from Kristiansand to Istanbulcar 3,727.5 km
37h 40m₺39,242–56,682
Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kristiansand to Istanbul is to bus and bus and ferry via Bucharest which costs 9.000 ₺ - 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 7.000 ₺ - 44.000 ₺.
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 3727.5 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 3h 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 10:31 PM in Kristiansand and 11:31 PM in Istanbul.
Yes, the driving distance between Kristiansand to Istanbul is 3727 km. It takes approximately 37h 40m to drive from Kristiansand to Istanbul.
What companies run services between Kristiansand, Norway and Istanbul, Turkey?
KLM, Scandinavian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) to Istanbul (IST) every 4 hours.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Istanbul via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–35,000
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Istanbul via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–33,000
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–24,000
- 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
- ₺3,500–6,000
- Website
- Go-Ahead Nordic
Train from Kristiansand stasjon to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–6,000
- Website
- Go-Ahead Nordic
Train from Kristiansand stasjon to Asker stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–7,000
- Website
- Go-Ahead Nordic
- 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 Helsingborg to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- unilines.com
- 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
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