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How to get fromStockholm to Istanbulby plane, busferry, bus, train, night train, car, or car train

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There are 8 ways to get from Stockholm to Istanbul by plane, busferry, bus, train, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Fly to Istanbul

    best
    1. Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane ARN - IST
    7h 1m
    ₺7,824–20,911

  2. Fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane ARN - SAW
    7h 13m
    ₺6,127–17,934

  3. Bus and ferry, bus

    1. Take the busferry from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus FlixBus N1920
    2d 4h

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the nighttrain from Dresden Hbf to Wien Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    3. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    4. Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    2d 8h
    ₺23,871–45,359

  5. Drive  3,472.7 km

    1. Drive from Stockholm to Istanbulcar car 3,472.7 km
    34h 43m
    ₺31,670–45,745

  6. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Pristinabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Pristina to Istanbulbus bus
    2d 7h

  7. Bus, night train

    1. Take the bus from Stockholm Central Bus Station to Bucharest Filaret Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train Bosphor Express
    2d 11h
    ₺10,938–14,019

  8. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Stockholm to Hamburg Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Istanbulcar car
    39h 10m
    ₺29,520–42,474

Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Istanbul (IST) flights

Calendar31Weekly Planes
Duration5h 31mAverage Duration
Ticket₺5,946Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,258.2 km
  • Duration: 7h 1m

What companies run services between Stockholm, Sweden and Istanbul, Turkey?

Turkish Airlines, Air Serbia, and LOT fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Istanbul (IST) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Istanbul via Pristina and Pristina in around 2d 7h.

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