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How to get fromPaxi to Istanbulby car ferry, plane, bus, car, or ferry

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There are 7 ways to get from Paxi to Istanbul by car ferry, plane, bus, car, or ferry

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  1. Car ferry to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias, fly

    best
    1. Take the car ferry from Port of Paxos to Port of Corfucarferry car ferry
    2. Fly from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane CFU - IST
    8h 1m
    ₺6,488–14,006

  2. Car ferry, bus via Istanbul

    cheapest
    1. Take the car ferry from Port of Paxos to Port of Igoumenitsacarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Istanbulbus bus
    20h 54m
    ₺4,092–7,703

  3. Car ferry, bus

    1. Take the car ferry from Port of Paxos to Port of Igoumenitsacarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Istanbul Esenler Otogaribus bus
    16h 55m
    ₺5,492–10,003

  4. Car ferry, drive

    1. Take the car ferry from Port of Paxos to Port of Igoumenitsacarferry car ferry
    2. Drive from Port of Igoumenitsa to Istanbulcar car
    11h 17m
    ₺9,692–16,603

  5. Car ferry, bus to Ioannina National Airport, fly

    1. Take the car ferry from Port of Paxos to Port of Igoumenitsacarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Ioanninabus bus
    3. Fly from Ioannina National Airport (IOA) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane IOA - IST
    11h 57m
    ₺6,646–16,877

  6. Car ferry, ferry, bus

    1. Take the car ferry from Port of Paxos to Port of Corfucarferry car ferry
    2. Take the ferry from Port of Corfu to Sarandëferry ferry
    3. Take the bus from Sarande,Posta Shqiptare to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Esenler Otogarbus bus
    24h 39m

  7. Ferry, bus

    1. Take the ferry from Port of Paxos to Lefkádaferry ferry
    2. Take the bus from Lefkáda to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Athens to Istanbulbus bus
    26h
    ₺7,104–10,621

Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU) to Istanbul (IST) flights

Calendar35Weekly Planes
Duration5h 28mAverage Duration
Ticket₺5,439Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 869.4 km
  • Duration: 8h 1m

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

There is no direct connection from Paxi to Istanbul. However, you can take the car ferry to Port of Corfu, walk to Corfu Port, take the line 15 bus to Corfu Airport, walk to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU) airport, fly to Istanbul (IST), walk to Istanbul Airport, take the train to Gayrettepe, then take the train to Vezneciler. Alternatively, you can take a car ferry from Port of Paxos to Istanbul Esenler Otogari via Port Of Igoumenitsa, Igoumenitsa, and Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station in around 16h 55m.

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