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Compare coach and flight for Budapest to Istanbul
Omio recommends booking the flight as it is the most popular option from Budapest to Istanbul among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the coach, with an average ticket price of £80 For those with little time, consider booking a flight, which has an average total journey time of 4h 52m. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £80, while a flight costs an average of £96.
Distance: 1067 km
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4h 52m Average total duration Fastest 2h 52m Onboard + 2h 0m Additional time* | 25h 59m Average total duration 25h 29m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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Travel optionsfrom Budapest to Istanbul
How to get to Istanbul from Budapest by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Budapest to Istanbul is by taking a flight because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
PC33213:452h00Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport16:45Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport£641One-way0 changes
Cheapest
- PC33213:452h00Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport16:45Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport£641One-way0 changes
Fastest
- PC33213:452h00Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport16:45Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport£641One-way0 changes
Other options
- FlixBus · FlixBus8:3025h55Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar11:25Istanbul, Buyuk Otogar (Esenler)£731One-way1 change
- FlixBus · FlixBus22:4533h25Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar9:10Istanbul, Buyuk Otogar (Esenler)£751One-way1 change
- FlixBus · FlixBus2:5029h20Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar9:10Istanbul, Buyuk Otogar (Esenler)£791One-way1 change
- W6243519:402h15Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport22:55Istanbul Airport£681One-way0 changes
- W624295:302h15Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport8:45Istanbul Airport£1121One-way0 changes
TK103820:352h05Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport23:40Istanbul Airport£1491One-way0 changes
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FAQs: Budapest to Istanbul
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This is compared to other travel options from Budapest to Istanbul:
A coach is £16 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Budapest to Istanbul costing on average £96.
Other travel options to Istanbul take longer:
Coach takes on average 25h 59m.
- Around 42 flights per day.
- Around 4 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Budapest and Istanbul as scheduled services by coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport and arrive in Istanbul Airport.
- Coaches mostly depart from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar and arrive in Istanbul, Buyuk Otogar (Esenler).
- Travel with FlixBus, Citylines to go to Istanbul by coach.
- Travel with Wizz Air, Pegasus, Turkish Airlines, AJet, Air Serbia, tarom, CitizenPlane, Lot Polish Airlines, Lufthansa to go to Istanbul by flight.
- 6 direct flights per day with Wizz Air, Pegasus, Turkish Airlines, CitizenPlane.
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