There are 11 ways to get from Nice to Istanbul Airport (IST) by plane, bus, train, night train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Istanbul
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Istanbul (IST)plane NCE - IST
5h 28m₺5,608–17,143Fly Monaco to Istanbul
cheapest- Fly from Monaco (MCM) to Istanbul (IST)plane MCM - IST
6h 47m₺5,233–17,307Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, bus
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane NCE - SAW
- Take the bus from Sabiha Gokcen Airport to Istanbul Airport Busbus
8h 6m₺10,258–30,623Train, bus
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centraletrain Ic
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuovatrain Fr
- Take the bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Edirne Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Edirne to Istanbul Airport Busbus
36h 59m₺11,527–13,991Train, bus via Trieste
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centraletrain Ic
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Trieste Centraletrain Fr
- Take the bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Çerkezköytrain
- Take the bus from Çerkezköy to Istanbul Airport Busbus
39h 46mTrain to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charlestrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Istanbul (IST)plane MRS - IST
8h 13m₺8,543–23,714Train, train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Savonatrain
- Take the train from Savona to Carmagnolatrain
- Take the train from Carmagnola to Torino Aeroporto Di Caselletrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Istanbul (IST)plane TRN - IST
10h 54m₺9,130–27,324Bus via Belgrade
- Take the bus from Nice to Beogradbus
- Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Busbus
37h 47m₺7,294–9,107Bus, night train
- Take the bus from Ventimiglia to Bucureştibus
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
- Take the bus from Istanbul Halkalı Marmaray to Istanbul Airport Busbus
44h 22m₺8,060–11,494Bus
- Take the bus from Nice Airport to București, Autogara Militaribus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Busbus
2d 2h₺13,113–20,823Drive 2,219.3 km
- Drive from Nice to Istanbul Airport (IST)car 2,219.3 km
20h 43m₺19,657–28,394
Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Istanbul Airport (IST) is to bus via Belgrade which costs 7.000 ₺ - 9.500 ₺ and takes 37h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Istanbul Airport (IST) is to fly which takes 5h 28m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 18.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Nice to Istanbul Airport (IST). However, there are services departing from Nice and arriving at Istanbul Airport Bus via Savski most, Belgrade bus station and Istanbul Otogari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 47m.
The distance between Nice and Istanbul Airport (IST) is 1791 km. The road distance is 2219.3 km.
The best way to get from Nice to Istanbul Airport (IST) without a car is to train and bus which takes 36h 59m and costs 11.000 ₺ - 14.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 5h 28m to get from Nice to Istanbul Airport (IST), including transfers.
Nice to Istanbul Airport (IST) bus services, operated by Lasta, depart from Nice station.
The best way to get from Nice to Istanbul Airport (IST) is to fly which takes 5h 28m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 18.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus via Belgrade, which costs 7.000 ₺ - 9.500 ₺ and takes 37h 47m.
Nice to Istanbul Airport (IST) bus services, operated by Lasta, arrive at Beograd station.
Istanbul Airport (IST) is 1h ahead of Nice. It is currently 05:07 in Nice and 06:07 in Istanbul Airport (IST).
What companies run services between Nice, France and Istanbul Airport (IST), Turkey?
Turkish Airlines, Air Serbia, and ITA Airways fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Istanbul (IST) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nice to Istanbul Airport Bus via Beograd, Savski most, Beogradska arena /španskih boraca/, Belgrade bus station, İstanbul Esenler bus station, and Istanbul Otogari in around 37h 47m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–20,000
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–14,000
Flights from Monaco to Istanbul via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–25,000
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–19,000
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Istanbul via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–19,000
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Istanbul via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–20,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–23,000
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Istanbul via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–19,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–17,000
Flights from Monaco to Istanbul via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–17,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–22,000
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–3,100
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–3,100
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ventimiglia to Savona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺550–1,100
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–2,600
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–2,600
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ventimiglia to Savona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺650–900
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Savona to Carmagnola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,100
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Carmagnola to Torino Aeroporto Di Caselle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺320–450
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,900
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–5,500
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Sofia to Çerkezköy
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺650–3,776
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- Double Room
- ₺2,096
- Single Room
- ₺3,776
- Four Person Room
- ₺1,843
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–3,600
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺3,200–4,400
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,465
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₺500–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- HAVAİST
Bus from Sabiha Gokcen Airport to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺150–480
- Website
- HAVAİST
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺130–340
- Website
- HAVAİST
Bus from Istanbul Halkalı Marmaray to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺130–320
- Website
- HAVAİST
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺130–340
- Website
- HAVAİST
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,995
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,834
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Edirne Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,522
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- 0850 222 59 59
- info@istanbulseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Edirne to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺800
- Schedules at
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Çerkezköy to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- iuc@lasta.rs
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Nice to Beograd
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Ventimiglia to Bucureşti
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–9,000
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +90 212 372 22 22
- iett@iett.gov.tr
- Website
- İstanbul Elektrik Tramvay ve Tünel İşletmeleri (İETT)
Bus from Istanbul Halkalı Marmaray to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺50–110
- Website
- İstanbul Elektrik Tramvay ve Tünel İşletmeleri (İETT)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nice Airport to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–16,000
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,900–4,400
- Website
- Flixbus
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