There are 7 ways to get from Istanbul to Krym by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Krasnodar, train
best- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Krasnodar (KRR)plane IST - KRR
- Take the train from Krasnodar 1 to Rostov-Glavnytrain
10h 47m₽6,440–34,275Bus via Zestaponi
- Take the bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Zestafonibus
- Take the bus from Zestafoni to Rostov-on-Don bus stationbus
43h 14m₽13,562–17,303Fly to Mineralnye Vody Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Mineralnye Vody Airport (MRV)plane IST - MRV
- Take the train from Mineralnye Vody to Bataysktrain
12h 15m₽8,640–35,920Fly to Sochi International Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Sochi International Airport (AER)plane IST - AER
- Take the train from Sochi Airport to Rostov-Glavnytrain
15h 49m₽6,990–33,275Train, bus
- Take the train from Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme to Ankaratrain Yht
- Take the bus from Ankara bus station to Nazran'bus
- Take the train from Nazran to Rostov-Glavnytrain
45h 27m₽8,460–11,574Bus, train
- Take the bus from Emniyet Otogar to Nazran'bus
- Take the train from Nazran to Rostov-Glavnytrain 145С
46h 51m₽7,440–9,925Bus
- Take the bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursabus
- Take the bus from Bursa bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus stationbus
2d 8h₽8,935–10,462
Istanbul Airport (IST) to Krasnodar (KRR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Krym is to bus and train which costs RUB 7000 - RUB 10000 and takes 46h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Krym is to fly and train which takes 10h 47m and costs RUB 6000 - RUB 35000.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Krym station. However, there are services departing from Istanbul Aksaray and arriving at Rostov-on-Don bus station via Zestafoni. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 14m.
The distance between Istanbul and Krym is 1302 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Krym without a car is to bus via Zestaponi which takes 43h 14m and costs RUB 13000 - RUB 18000.
It takes approximately 10h 47m to get from Istanbul to Krym, including transfers.
Istanbul to Krym bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, depart from Istanbul Aksaray station.
Istanbul to Krym bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, arrive at Zestafoni station.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Krym, Rostov Oblast, Russia?
You can take a bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Krym via Zestafoni and Rostov-on-Don bus station in around 43h 14m.
Airlines
- Website
- azimuth.aero
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Mineralnye Vody Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽6,000–32,000
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Mineralnye Vody Airport via Sochi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽6,000–32,000
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Sochi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽5,000–30,000
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Krasnodar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽5,000–30,000
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Mineralnye Vody Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽6,000–32,000
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Sochi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽5,000–30,000
- Website
- pobeda.aero
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Krasnodar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽5,000–30,000
Train operators
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Rostov-Glavny
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,000–1,500
- Website
- Russian Railways
- Lastochka Train
- ₽1,000–1,500
- Commuter Electric Train
- ₽1,000–1,400
Train from Mineralnye Vody to Bataysk
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,400–2,400
- Website
- Russian Railways
- Lastochka Train
- ₽1,400–2,000
- Commuter Electric Train
- ₽1,700–2,400
Train from Sochi Airport to Rostov-Glavny
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,500–2,700
- Website
- Russian Railways
- Lastochka Train
- ₽1,500–2,100
- Commuter Electric Train
- ₽1,900–2,700
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Rostov-Glavny
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽1,100–3,100
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽7,000–11,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽1,100–1,600
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽2,200–3,100
Train from Nazran to Rostov-Glavny
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽2,100–4,500
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽10,000–15,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽2,100–2,800
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽3,200–4,500
Train from Nazran to Rostov-Glavny
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽2,100–4,500
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽10,000–15,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽2,100–2,800
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽3,200–4,500
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- [email protected]
- Website
- skppk.ru
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Rostov-Glavny
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽480–900
- Book at
- Russian Railways
- Phone
- 105
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Rostov-Glavny
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽3,100–5,364
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽3,100–3,500
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽5,364
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽9,500–12,000
- Phone
- 8 800 775 54 53
- Website
- Grand Service Express
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Rostov-Glavny
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽800–1,000
- Website
- Grand Service Express
- Schedules at
- Grand Service Express
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽900–1,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽800–950
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- [email protected]
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽1,200–1,800
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Bus operators
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Zestafoni
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽3,378–7,000
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- ₽5,000–7,000
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽1,000–1,500
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- ₽1,000–1,500
- Phone
- +995 555 68 50 05
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Zestafoni to Rostov-on-Don bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽9,634
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Ankara bus station to Nazran'
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽4,731
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Emniyet Otogar to Nazran'
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽4,991
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Bursa bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽8,000
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
- Phone
- 444 50 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- villaseyahat.com
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽1,306
- Schedules at
- villaseyahat.com
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₽550–800
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽750–2,100
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽1,300–1,700
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- [email protected]
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽800–1,200
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(850) 309 22 16
- [email protected]
- Website
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽900–1,300
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- [email protected]
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0242 511 74 03
- Website
- alanyalilar.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- alanyalilar.com.tr
- Phone
- 0236 613 10 55
- [email protected]
- Website
- somaseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- somaseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(212) 658 03 07
- [email protected]
- Website
- antalyanetseyahat.com
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- antalyanetseyahat.com
- Phone
- 444 42 06
- [email protected]
- Website
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
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