There are 10 ways to get from Lagos to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, car, ferry, or night train
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Train to Faro Airport, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the train from Lagos to Farotrain
- Fly from Faro Airport (FAO) to Istanbul (IST)plane FAO - IST
12h 21m₺6,615–22,378Train to Faro Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Lagos to Farotrain
- Fly from Faro Airport (FAO) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane FAO - SAW
11h 39m₺6,118–21,401Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Lagos to Terminal Rodoviário de Évorabus
- Take the bus from Evora to Genoabus
- Take the bus from Genoa to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus
2d 19h₺16,747–26,508Drive 4,102.9 km
- Drive from Lagos to Istanbulcar 4,102.9 km
40h 9m₺35,272–50,949Train, train to Lisbon-Portela Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Lagos to Tunestrain
- Take the train from Tunes to Lisboa Orientetrain
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Istanbul (IST)plane LIS - IST
13h₺7,950–20,889Train, bus to Seville Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Lagos to Farotrain
- Take the bus from Faro to Sevilla - Plaza de Armasbus
- Fly from Seville Airport (SVQ) to Istanbul (IST)plane SVQ - IST
13h 9m₺8,445–19,378Train, bus to Seville Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Lagos to Farotrain
- Take the bus from Faro to Sevilla - Plaza de Armasbus
- Fly from Seville Airport (SVQ) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane SVQ - SAW
13h 27m₺7,948–18,401Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Lagos to Estação Rodoviária de Sete Riosbus
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Paris, Quai de Bercybus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Munich - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
2d 20h₺12,182–28,712Train, bus
- Take the train from Lagos to Tunestrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Tunes to Lisboa Orientetrain Ic
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Parisbus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
2d 21h₺10,266–32,295Train, ferry, bus, night train
- Take the train from Lagos to Vila Real De Santo Antoniotrain
- Take the ferry from Vila Real de Santo António to Ayamonteferry
- Take the bus from Ayamonte to Bucureştibus
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
3d 8h₺10,460–16,476
Lagos to Istanbul by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lagos to Istanbul is to train and bus and fly which costs 7.500 ₺ - 19.000 ₺ and takes 13h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Lagos to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 11h 39m and costs 6.000 ₺ - 22.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Lagos to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Terminal Rodoviário de Lagos and arriving at Istanbul Büyük Otogari via Evora, Marittima/Principe Fs, Genoa and Sofia Serdica Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 19h.
The distance between Lagos and Istanbul is 3312 km. The road distance is 4102.9 km.
The best way to get from Lagos to Istanbul without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 19h and costs 16.000 ₺ - 27.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 12h 21m to get from Lagos to Istanbul, including transfers.
Lagos to Istanbul bus services, operated by Rede Expressos, depart from Terminal Rodoviário de Lagos station.
Lagos to Istanbul bus services, operated by Rede Expressos, arrive at Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios station.
Istanbul is 2h ahead of Lagos. It is currently 2:50 AM in Lagos and 4:50 AM in Istanbul.
Yes, the driving distance between Lagos to Istanbul is 4103 km. It takes approximately 40h 9m to drive from Lagos to Istanbul.
What companies run services between Lagos, Faro, Portugal and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Lagos to Istanbul Büyük Otogari via Terminal Rodoviário de Évora, Evora, Genoa, Marittima/Principe Fs, Cadorna/Piazza Della Vittoria, Genoa, Sofia Central Bus Station, and Sofia Serdica Bus Station in around 2d 19h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Faro Airport to Istanbul via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–29,000
Flights from Faro Airport to Istanbul via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–21,000
Flights from Faro Airport to Istanbul via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–24,000
Flights from Faro Airport to Istanbul via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–29,000
Flights from Faro Airport to Istanbul via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–29,000
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–30,000
Flights from Seville Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–27,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Seville Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–22,000
Flights from Faro Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–24,000
Flights from Faro Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–25,000
Flights from Faro Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–20,000
Flights from Faro Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–22,000
Flights from Faro Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–24,000
Flights from Faro Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–21,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–26,000
Flights from Seville Airport to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–19,000
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Faro Airport to Istanbul via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–22,000
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–21,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–18,000
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- cp.pt
Train from Lagos to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺490–950
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
Train from Lagos to Tunes
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺260–500
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
Train from Tunes to Lisboa Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–2,900
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
Train from Lagos to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺490–950
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
Train from Lagos to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺490–950
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
Train from Lagos to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺490–950
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
Train from Lagos to Tunes
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺260–500
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
Train from Tunes to Lisboa Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–2,900
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
Train from Lagos to Vila Real De Santo Antonio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,600
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,459
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺500–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Lagos to Terminal Rodoviário de Évora
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–2,400
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
Bus from Faro to Sevilla - Plaza de Armas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,900
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
Bus from Faro to Sevilla - Plaza de Armas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,900
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Lagos to Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–2,800
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Evora to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–17,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–4,600
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Faro to Sevilla - Plaza de Armas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,700
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Faro to Sevilla - Plaza de Armas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,700
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Munich - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–7,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lisbon to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–14,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Genoa to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,972
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–2,400
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–3,500
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- [email protected]
- Website
- huntur.com.tr
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,900
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/?l=EN
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Paris, Quai de Bercy
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–12,000
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
Bus from Lisbon to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–12,000
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Munich - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–7,500
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lisbon to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–15,000
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,500
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +33 6 31 09 82 47
- [email protected]
- Website
- euroscoach.com
Bus from Lisbon to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺6,685
- Schedules at
- euroscoach.com
- Phone
- +381 11 7620255
- [email protected]
- Website
- fudeks.rs
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–12,000
- Website
- http://en.fudeks.rs/timetable/
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- [email protected]
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- 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
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Ayamonte to Bucureşti
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–13,000
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +34 652 525 168
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Vila Real de Santo António to Ayamonte
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺84–361
- Schedules at
- rioguadiana.net
- Bike
- ₺84
- Passenger
- ₺128
- Car
- ₺361
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