There are 11 ways to get from Venice to Constantinople by plane, bus, train, car, shuttle, or night train
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Fly Venice Marco Polo Airport to Istanbul
best- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Istanbul (IST)plane VCE - IST
6h 14m₺5,670–16,690Bus via Belgrade
cheapest- Take the bus from Venezia, Piazzale Roma to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Belgrade New Bus Station to Istanbul Hotel Montenegrobus Citylines 87 / ...
29h 37m₺4,384–6,035Bus
- Take the bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione to Kraljevo, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Kraljevo, Autobuska Stanica to Istanbulbus
29h 13m₺4,878–14,108Train, bus
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Cervignano-Aquil.-Grtrain
- Take the train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Trieste Centraletrain Re
- Take the bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
30h 48m₺6,583–11,365Drive 1,693.7 km
- Drive from Venice to Constantinoplecar 1,693.7 km
15h 50m₺14,615–21,110Fly Venice Marco Polo Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, Metro
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane VCE - SAW
- Take the train from Sabiha Gokcen Airport to Ayrılık Çeşmesitrain
6h 5m₺6,133–15,653Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Istanbul (IST)plane BLQ - IST
7h 39m₺7,211–16,678Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BLQ - SAW
7h 31m₺5,574–72,641Train, shuttle to Ljubljana, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Trieste Airporttrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Airport to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Istanbul (IST)plane LJU - IST
8h 54m₺11,948–40,067Bus, train
- Take the bus from San Donà di Piave to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
34h 4m₺6,346–10,735Train, night train
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
36h 31m₺17,722–32,148
Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Venice to Constantinople is to bus via Belgrade which costs 4.300 ₺ - 6.500 ₺ and takes 29h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Venice to Constantinople is to fly and Metro which takes 6h 5m and costs 6.000 ₺ - 16.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Venice to Constantinople. However, there are services departing from Liberta' Santa Chiara and arriving at Istanbul via Venezia, Viale Stazione and Kraljevo, Autobuska Stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 13m.
No, there is no direct train from Venice to Constantinople. However, there are services departing from Venezia S. Lucia and arriving at Sirkeci via Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 31m.
The distance between Venice and Constantinople is 1464 km. The road distance is 1693.7 km.
The best way to get from Venice to Constantinople without a car is to bus which takes 29h 13m and costs 4.800 ₺ - 15.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 6h 14m to get from Venice to Constantinople, including transfers.
Venice to Constantinople bus services, operated by Autoprevoz Žirafa, depart from Venezia, Viale Stazione station.
Venice to Constantinople train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Venezia S. Lucia station.
The best way to get from Venice to Constantinople is to fly which takes 6h 14m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 17.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 4.800 ₺ - 15.000 ₺ and takes 29h 13m.
What companies run services between Venice, Italy and Constantinople, Turkey?
Turkish Airlines and Air Serbia fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Istanbul (IST) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Liberta' Santa Chiara to Istanbul via Stazione MESTRE FS C4, Venezia, Viale Stazione, and Kraljevo, Autobuska Stanica in around 29h 13m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–14,000
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–12,000
Flights from Ljubljana to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–14,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–16,000
Flights from Ljubljana to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–12,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–16,000
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–18,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–21,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–34,000
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,300
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺290–480
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,800
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,800
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,400
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺350–700
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–2,600
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–2,600
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–2,000
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺250–550
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺700–1,100
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- ₺700–1,100
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–8,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- ₺5,000–7,500
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺490–900
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–23,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- [email protected]
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Sofia to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺750–4,113
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Double Room
- ₺2,283
- Single Room
- ₺4,113
- Four Person Room
- ₺2,007
Train from Sofia to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺750–4,113
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Double Room
- ₺2,283
- Single Room
- ₺4,113
- Four Person Room
- ₺2,007
- 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
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–2,200
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–2,200
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- 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
- ₺500–1,456
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺500–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
- Phone
- +381 69 600 606
- Website
- zirafaprevoz.com
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione to Kraljevo, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,860
- Schedules at
- zirafaprevoz.com
- Phone
- +381 36 359 090
- [email protected]
- Website
- polazak.rs
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione to Kraljevo, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–7,000
- Website
- https://polazak.rs/en/carriers/sana-trans
- Phone
- +381 36 35-90-90
- [email protected]
- Website
- lukibus.com
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione to Kraljevo, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–3,900
- Schedules at
- lukibus.com
- Phone
- +381 20 41 1090
- [email protected]
- Website
- polazak.rs
Bus from Kraljevo, Autobuska Stanica to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–7,000
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,802
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from San Donà di Piave to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,238
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- [email protected]
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Trieste Airport to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–6,500
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- ₺5,000–6,500
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Trieste Airport to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–24,000
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Private
- ₺11,248
- Phone
- + 381 31 510 060
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Venezia, Piazzale Roma to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,200
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Belgrade New Bus Station to Istanbul Hotel Montenegro
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–3,900
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
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Venice to Constantinople bus services, operated by Autoprevoz Žirafa, arrive at Kraljevo, Autobuska Stanica station.
Venice to Constantinople train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Wien Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Venice to Constantinople is 1694 km. It takes approximately 15h 50m to drive from Venice to Constantinople.
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