There are 6 ways to get from Ploieşti to Istanbul by bus, plane, train, night train, or car
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Bus, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the bus from Ploieşti to Bucharest Otopeni Airportbus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Istanbul (IST)plane OTP - IST
5h 8mTrain, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Ploieşti Vest to Bucharesttrain Braşov - Bucureşti Nord Gr.A / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain Bosphor Express
11h 25m₺693–2,003Bus
- Take the bus from Ploiești to București, Autogara Militaribus N910 / ...
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus N1998
13h 15m₺3,323–5,532Drive 693 km
- Drive from Ploieşti to Istanbulcar 693 km
9h 18m₺5,289–7,640Bus, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, Metro
- Take the bus from Ploieşti to Bucharest Otopeni Airportbus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane OTP - SAW
- Take the train from Sabiha Gokcen Airport to Ayrılık Çeşmesitrain
5h 30mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharesttrain
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Shumenbus
- Take the bus from Shumen Kaliakra Bus Stop to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus
15h 26m₺2,134–5,015
Ploieşti to Istanbul by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ploieşti to Istanbul is to train and night train which costs 650 ₺ - 2.000 ₺ and takes 11h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Ploieşti to Istanbul is to drive which takes 9h 18m and costs 5.000 ₺ - 8.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Ploieşti to Istanbul station. However, there are services departing from Ploiești and arriving at İstanbul Esenler bus station via București, Autogara Militari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Ploieşti to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Ploieşti Vest and arriving at Yenikapi via Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 25m.
The distance between Ploieşti and Istanbul is 521 km. The road distance is 693 km.
The best way to get from Ploieşti to Istanbul without a car is to bus which takes 13h 15m and costs 3.300 ₺ - 6.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 5h 8m to get from Ploieşti to Istanbul, including transfers.
Ploieşti to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Ploiești station.
Ploieşti to Istanbul train services, operated by Transferoviar Călători (TFC), depart from Ploieşti Vest station.
Ploieşti to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at București, Autogara Militari station.
What companies run services between Ploieşti, Romania and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Ploiești to İstanbul Esenler bus station via București, Autogara Militari in around 13h 15m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–8,000
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–8,000
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–8,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–12,000
- Phone
- +40 238 434 380
- [email protected]
- Website
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
Train from Ploieşti Vest to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺130–370
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- ₺130–220
- 1st Class
- ₺250–370
Train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺130–370
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- ₺130–220
- 1st Class
- ₺250–370
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Ploieşti Vest to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺380–420
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺380–420
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiocalatori.ro
Train from Ploieşti Vest to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺130–160
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/
Train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺130–160
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/
- Phone
- +40 751 525 520
- [email protected]
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Ploieşti Vest to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺280–410
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺280–420
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- +40 351 409 153
- [email protected]
- Website
- softrans.ro
Train from Ploieşti Vest to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺230–250
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
- 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
- ₺500–1,464
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺500–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
- Phone
- +90 850 252 88 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- metro.istanbul
Train from Sabiha Gokcen Airport to Ayrılık Çeşmesi
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺42
- Schedules at
- metro.istanbul
- Phone
- +4 0268 455555
- [email protected]
- Website
- transfer-lowcost.ro
Bus from Ploieşti to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- transfer-lowcost.ro
Bus from Ploieşti to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- transfer-lowcost.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Ploiești to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺320–550
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–5,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Buchurest to Shumen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,200
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Shumen Kaliakra Bus Stop to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–2,300
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- [email protected]
- Website
- huntur.com.tr
Bus from Shumen Kaliakra Bus Stop to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–3,400
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/?l=EN
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More Questions & Answers
Ploieşti to Istanbul train services, operated by Transferoviar Călători (TFC), arrive at Bucharest station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ploieşti to Istanbul is 693 km. It takes approximately 9h 18m to drive from Ploieşti to Istanbul.
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