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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 prices starting from £61. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 2h 55m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £61, and a flight costs an average of £49.
Distance: 1067 km
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£101 Average Price | £75 Average Price Cheapest |
5h 55m Average total duration Fastest 2h 55m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* | 27h 14m Average total duration 26h 44m 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.
- W6243520:002h05Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport23:05Istanbul Airport£691One-way0 changes
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- W6243520:002h05Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport23:05Istanbul Airport£691One-way0 changes
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PC33213:452h00Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport16:45Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport£1021One-way0 changes
Other options
- FlixBus · FlixBus2:5029h20Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar9:10Istanbul, Buyuk Otogar (Esenler)£721One-way1 change
- FlixBus · FlixBus3:1528h55Budapest, Liszt Ferenc Nemzetközi Repülőtér9:10Istanbul, Buyuk Otogar (Esenler)£741One-way1 change
- FlixBus · FlixBus23:1532h55Budapest, Liszt Ferenc Nemzetközi Repülőtér9:10Istanbul, Buyuk Otogar (Esenler)£801One-way1 change
TK10369:002h15Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport12:15Istanbul Airport£1611One-way0 changes- TK103414:102h10Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport17:20Istanbul Airport£1671One-way0 changes
- W624295:302h15Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport8:45Istanbul Airport£1781One-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 £26 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Budapest to Istanbul costing on average £101.
Other travel options to Istanbul take longer:
Coach takes on average 26h 44m.
- Around 42 flights per day.
- Around 1 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.
- Travel with Wizz Air, pegasus, Turkish Airlines, AJet, Air Serbia, tarom, Lufthansa, Lot Polish Airlines to go to Istanbul by flight.
- Travel with FlixBus, Citylines to go to Istanbul by coach.
- 6 direct flights per day with Wizz Air, pegasus, Turkish Airlines, AJet.
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