There are 8 ways to get from Pristol to Istanbul by bus, train, night bus, car or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Bus • 15h 8m
Cheapest option
Train • 19h 25m
6 alternative options
Bus, night bus • 20h 42m
Drive • 9h 29m
Train to Sofia, fly to Istanbul • 10h 8m
Bus to Nis, fly to Istanbul • 8h 41m
Bus to Belgrade, fly to Istanbul • 10h 2m
Bus to Belgrade, fly to Sabiha Gokcen • 10h 56m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pristol to Istanbul is to train which costs $30 - $60 and takes 19h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Pristol to Istanbul is to bus and fly which takes 8h 41m and costs $200 - $1,100.
The distance between Pristol and Istanbul is 886 km. The road distance is 834.6 km.
It takes approximately 15h 8m to get from Pristol to Istanbul, including transfers.
The best way to get from Pristol to Istanbul is to bus which takes 15h 8m and costs $60 - $120. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $30 - $60 and takes 19h 25m.
Yes, the driving distance between Pristol to Istanbul is 835 km. It takes approximately 9h 29m to drive from Pristol to Istanbul.
There are 6550+ hotels available in Istanbul. Prices start at 2.348 ₺ per night.
- Distance: 886.3 km
- Duration: 15h 8m
What companies run services between Pristol, Romania and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Pristol to Istanbul Esenler Otogar via Vidin, Sofia, and Sofia Serdica Knyaginya Maria Luiza in around 15h 8m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Pristol to Istanbul via Vidin, Sofia, and Halkali in around 19h 25m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sofia to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 4.500 ₺ - 13.000 ₺
Flights from Nis to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- 3.400 ₺ - 30.000 ₺
Flights from Belgrade to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 5.000 ₺ - 28.000 ₺
Flights from Belgrade to Istanbul via Tivat
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- 6.000 ₺ - 32.000 ₺
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Nis to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- 3.400 ₺ - 30.000 ₺
Flights from Nis to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 3.400 ₺ - 30.000 ₺
Flights from Belgrade to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 5.000 ₺ - 28.000 ₺
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Sofia to Istanbul via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- 4.500 ₺ - 13.000 ₺
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sofia to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- 4.700 ₺ - 19.000 ₺
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Belgrade to Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 4.900 ₺ - 80.000 ₺
- Website
- fly-armenia.com
Flights from Belgrade to Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 1.400 ₺ - 9.500 ₺
- Phone
- +35929311111
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Vidin to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- 190 ₺ - 360 ₺
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- 190 ₺ - 270 ₺
- 1st Class
- 280 ₺ - 360 ₺
Train from Sofia to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 370 ₺ - 850 ₺
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- 370 ₺ - 550 ₺
- 1st Class
- 550 ₺ - 850 ₺
- Phone
- 02/813 33 98
- aleksiev_91_vd@abv.bg
- Website
- aleksiev-91.com
Bus from Vidin to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- aleksiev-91.com
- Phone
- +359 2 8120810
- operations@eurolines.bg
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Vidin Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 410 ₺ - 600 ₺
- Website
- https://www.karat-s.com/
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Vidin bus station to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- 700 ₺ - 1.000 ₺
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Sofia to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 1.500 ₺ - 2.200 ₺
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Frequently asked questions
- Phone
- +3590885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Knyaginya Maria Luiza to Istanbul Esenler Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- 1.000 ₺ - 1.100 ₺
- Schedules at
- citylines.eu
Night bus from Stara Zagora OMV Gas Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- 650 ₺ - 800 ₺
- Schedules at
- citylines.eu
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- huntur.com.tr
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- 1.200 ₺ - 1.500 ₺
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/
- Website
- planinite.info
Bus from Vidin to Vratsa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- planinite.info
Bus from Vratsa to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- planinite.info
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Negotin to Niš
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 450 ₺ - 550 ₺
- Schedules at
- nis-ekspres.rs
- Phone
- 019 435 045
- doonikolicprevoz@gmail.com
- Website
- nikolicprevoz.rs
Bus from Samarinovac to Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- 500 ₺ - 650 ₺
- Schedules at
- nikolicprevoz.rs
- Book at
- nikolicprevoz.rs
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