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

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There are 6 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 carferry 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 41m
    ₺6,461–15,030

  2. Car ferry, bus via Istanbul

    cheapest
    1. Take the carferry 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
    21h 29m
    ₺4,200–7,735

  3. Car ferry, bus

    1. Take the carferry 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
    17h 30m
    ₺7,728–10,563

  4. Car ferry, drive

    1. Take the carferry from Port of Paxos to Port of Igoumenitsacarferry car ferry
    2. Drive from Port of Igoumenitsa to Istanbulcar car
    11h 52m
    ₺9,700–16,635

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

    1. Take the carferry 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
    13h 47m
    ₺8,164–21,919

  6. Ferry, bus

    1. Take the ferry from Port of Paxos to Lefkádaferry ferry
    2. Take the bus from Lefkáda to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Alexandroupolibus bus
    4. Take the bus from Alexandroupoli Evros Bus Station to Istanbul Esenler Otogaribus bus
    20h 1m
    ₺5,945–9,564

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

Calendar22Weekly Planes
Duration5h 26mAverage Duration
Ticket₺5,801Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 869.4 km
  • Duration: 8h 41m

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 17h 30m.

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