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How to get fromKálymnos to Istanbulby ferry, bus, plane, train, car ferry, or car

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There are 6 ways to get from Kálymnos 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
    ₺2,164–8,729

  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 28m
    ₺1,207–3,952

  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 52m
    ₺5,981–12,438

  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
    ₺12,461–16,206

  5. Fly Kalymnos to Istanbul

    1. Fly from Kalymnos (JKL) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane JKL - IST
    4h 52m
    ₺10,989–33,154

  6. 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
    ₺1,677–4,007

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

Calendar114Weekly Planes
Duration1h 35mAverage Duration
Ticket₺1,698Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 585.7 km
  • Duration: 7h 26m

What companies run services between Kálymnos, Greece and Istanbul, Turkey?

Sky Express and Turkish Airlines fly from Kalymnos (JKL) to Istanbul (IST) 5 times a week.

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