There are 6 ways to get from Istanbul to Turpan by plane, bus, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Istanbul Airport to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC)plane IST - URC
- Take the bus from Urumchi South to Turfanbus
14h 25m¥1,849–5,049Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC)plane SAW - URC
- Take the bus from Urumchi South to Turfanbus
17h 5m¥1,149–3,951Drive 6,525 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Turpancar 6,525 km
3d 5h¥5,799–8,376Fly Istanbul Airport to Turpan
- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Turpan (TLQ)plane IST - TLQ
16h 36m¥1,442–4,952Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Turpan
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Turpan (TLQ)plane SAW - TLQ
18h 41m¥1,242–4,754Fly Istanbul Airport to Korla, train
- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Korla (KRL)plane IST - KRL
- Take the train from Korla to Turpan North Stationtrain
18h 40m¥2,620–9,231
Istanbul Airport (IST) to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Turpan is to fly and bus which costs ¥1100 - ¥4000 and takes 17h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Turpan is to fly and bus which takes 14h 25m and costs ¥1800 - ¥5500.
The distance between Istanbul and Turpan is 4968 km. The road distance is 6525 km.
It takes approximately 14h 25m to get from Istanbul to Turpan, including transfers.
Turpan is 3h ahead of Istanbul. It is currently 10:26 AM in Istanbul and 1:26 PM in Turpan.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Turpan is 6525 km. It takes approximately 3 days 5h to drive from Istanbul to Turpan.
There are eight+ hotels available in Turpan.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Turpan, China?
Sichuan Airlines, Chengdu, and three other airlines fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Turpan (TLQ) once daily.
Airlines
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,400
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Turpan via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 7m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,500
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Korla via Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,000
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Korla via Ashgabat, Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–11,000
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Korla via Baku Heydar Aliyev, Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,000
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Korla via Tashkent, Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–11,000
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Korla via Tbilisi, Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–4,200
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport via Tbilisi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,900
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,900
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Turpan via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 7m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,500
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Turpan via Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport, Korla
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,900
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Turpan via Almaty, Yining, Karamay
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,700
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Turpan via Almaty, Yining, Kuqa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,800
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Korla via Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,000
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Korla via Almaty, Yining
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–10,000
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–5,500
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–4,200
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Turpan via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Turpan via Almaty, Yining, Kuqa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,800
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Turpan via Almaty, Yining, Karamay
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,700
- Website
- chinaexpressair.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Turpan via Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport, Korla
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,900
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Korla via Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,000
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Korla via Almaty, Yining
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–10,000
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport via Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,600
- Website
- somonair.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport via Dushanbe
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–5,000
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–4,800
Train operators
Train from Korla to Turpan North Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥55–150
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- ¥55–85
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥120–150
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥200–250
Bus operators
- Website
- top.chinaz.com
Bus from Urumchi South to Turfan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥30
- Schedules at
- top.chinaz.com
Bus from Urumchi South to Turfan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥30
- Schedules at
- top.chinaz.com
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