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There are 11 ways to get from Portimão to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, car, ferry, or night train

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  1. Train to Lisbon-Portela Airport, fly to Istanbul

    best
    1. Take the train from Tunes to Lisboa Orientetrain train
    2. Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane LIS - IST
    12h 42m
    ₺7,846–22,261

  2. Train to Faro Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Portimao to Farotrain train
    2. Fly from Faro Airport (FAO) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane FAO - SAW
    11h 54m
    ₺6,619–20,897

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Portimão to Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Orientebus bus
    2. Take the bus from Lisbon to Zurich Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Zürich to Munich - Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus bus
    2d 20h
    ₺17,458–27,406

  4. Drive  4,083.5 km

    1. Drive from Portimão to Istanbulcar car 4,083.5 km
    40h 1m
    ₺36,433–52,626

  5. Train, bus to Seville Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Portimao to Farotrain train
    2. Take the bus from Faro to Sevillebus bus
    3. Fly from Seville Airport (SVQ) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane SVQ - IST
    13h 6m
    ₺7,746–17,694

  6. Train, bus to Seville Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Portimao to Farotrain train
    2. Take the bus from Faro to Sevillebus bus
    3. Fly from Seville Airport (SVQ) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane SVQ - SAW
    13h 23m
    ₺8,249–18,717

  7. Train to Faro Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Portimao to Farotrain train
    2. Fly from Faro Airport (FAO) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane FAO - IST
    12h 16m
    ₺10,116–26,874

  8. Train, bus, train to Málaga Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Portimao to Farotrain train
    2. Take the bus from Faro to Sevillebus bus
    3. Take the train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Cordoba-Centraltrain train
    4. Take the train from Cordoba-Central to Malaga Maria Zambranotrain train
    5. Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane AGP - IST
    15h 4m
    ₺8,561–22,539

  9. Bus via Belgrade

    1. Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Portimão to Estação Rodoviária de Sete Riosbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Paris, Quai de Bercybus bus
    3. Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus
    2d 21h
    ₺9,511–25,223

  10. Train, ferry, bus, night train

    1. Take the train from Portimao to Vila Real De Santo Antoniotrain train
    2. Take the ferry from Vila Real de Santo António to Ayamonteferry ferry
    3. Take the bus from Ayamonte to Bucureştibus bus
    4. Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    3d 8h
    ₺10,344–16,121

  11. Train, ferry, bus

    1. Take the train from Portimao to Vila Real De Santo Antoniotrain train Re / ...
    2. Take the ferry from Vila Real de Santo António to Ayamonteferry ferry
    3. Take the bus from Ayamonte to Barcelona Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Tiranabus bus
    5. Take the bus from Tirana to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus bus
    6. Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Esenler Otogarbus bus
    3d 10h

Portimão to Istanbul by bus

Calendar1Weekly Buses
Duration2d 20hAverage Duration
Ticket₺17,458Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 3,548.9 km
  • Duration: 12h 42m

What companies run services between Portimão, Portugal and Istanbul, Turkey?

You can take a bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Portimão to Istanbul via Lisbon, Zürich, and Munich in around 2d 20h.

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