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Compare bus and flight for Vienna to Istanbul
Omio recommends booking the flight as it is the most popular option from Vienna to Istanbul among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the flight with prices starting from €48. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 3h 5m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a flight costs an average of €48, and a bus costs an average of €99.
Distance: 1274 km
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€105 Average price Cheapest | €114 Average price |
6h 5m Average total duration Fastest 3h 5m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* | 29h 40m Average total duration 29h 10m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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Travel optionsfrom Vienna to Istanbul
How to get from Vienna to Istanbul by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Vienna to Istanbul is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- FlixBus · FlixBus7:45 PM36h25Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)9:10 AMIstanbul, Buyuk Otogar (Esenler)€1061One-way1 transfer
Cheapest
- FlixBus · FlixBus7:45 PM36h25Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)9:10 AMIstanbul, Buyuk Otogar (Esenler)€1061One-way1 transfer
Fastest
- PC90610:35 AM2h15Vienna International Airport1:50 PMIstanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport€2201One-way0 transfers
Other options
VF206:05 PM2h15Vienna International Airport9:20 PMIstanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport€2451One-way0 transfers- PC9021:40 PM2h15Vienna International Airport4:55 PMIstanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport€2501One-way0 transfers
- PC9045:55 PM2h15Vienna International Airport9:10 PMIstanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport€2551One-way0 transfers
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FAQs: Travel from Vienna to Istanbul
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This is compared to other travel options from Vienna to Istanbul:
A flight is €10 less than a bus for this route with tickets for a bus from Vienna to Istanbul costing on average €114.
Other travel options to Istanbul take longer:
Bus takes on average 29h 10m.
- Around 80 flights per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Vienna and Istanbul as scheduled services by bus and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Vienna International Airport and arrive in Istanbul Airport.
- Buses mostly depart from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) and arrive in Istanbul, Buyuk Otogar (Esenler).
- Travel with FlixBus to go to Istanbul by bus.
- Travel with pegasus, Turkish Airlines, AJet, Air Serbia, Aegean Airlines, Lot Polish Airlines, Lufthansa to go to Istanbul by flight.
- 9 direct flights per day with pegasus, Turkish Airlines, AJet.
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