There are 8 ways to get from Stockholm to Istanbul by plane, busferry, bus, train, night train, car, or car 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 to Istanbul
best- Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Istanbul (IST)plane ARN - IST
7h 1m₺7,382–20,882Fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane ARN - SAW
7h 13m₺6,385–19,905Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabusferry
- Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus FlixBus N1920
2d 4hTrain, night train
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the nighttrain from Dresden Hbf to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
2d 8h₺23,046–47,409Drive 3,472.7 km
- Drive from Stockholm to Istanbulcar 3,472.7 km
34h 44m₺32,150–46,439Bus
- Take the bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Istanbulbus
2d 7hBus, night train
- Take the bus from Stockholm Central Bus Station to Bucharest Filaret Bus Stationbus
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain Bosphor Express
2d 11h₺10,860–13,926Drive, car train
- Drive from Stockholm to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Istanbulcar
39h 10m₺29,672–43,693
Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Stockholm to Istanbul is to fly which costs 6.000 ₺ - 20.000 ₺ and takes 7h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Stockholm to Istanbul is to fly which takes 7h 1m and costs 7.000 ₺ - 21.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Stockholm to Istanbul station. However, there are services departing from Stockholm, Cityterminalen and arriving at İstanbul Esenler bus station via Belgrade bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
No, there is no direct train from Stockholm station to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Stockholm Centralstation and arriving at Yenikapi via Dresden Hbf, Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 8h.
The distance between Stockholm and Istanbul is 2258 km. The road distance is 3472.7 km.
The best way to get from Stockholm to Istanbul without a car is to bus and ferry and bus which takes 2 days 4h and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 1m to get from Stockholm to Istanbul, including transfers.
Stockholm to Istanbul bus services, operated by Unilines, depart from Stockholm, Cityterminalen station.
Stockholm to Istanbul train services, operated by Snälltåget, depart from Stockholm Centralstation.
The best way to get from Stockholm to Istanbul is to fly which takes 7h 1m and costs 7.000 ₺ - 21.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can Bus, which costs and takes 2 days 7h.
What companies run services between Stockholm, Sweden and Istanbul, Turkey?
Turkish Airlines, Air Serbia, and LOT fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Istanbul (IST) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Istanbul via Pristina and Pristina in around 2d 7h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–31,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–16,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–20,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Istanbul via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–17,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–10,000
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–18,000
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Dresden Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–6,100
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- ₺5,600–6,100
- Couchette Carriage
- ₺3,700–4,300
- Seating Carriage
- ₺2,000–2,400
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–22,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- 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
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
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–7,000
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +381 35 534 931
- info@unilines.com
- Website
- unilines.com
Busferry from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- unilines.com
- 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
- +355 (0) 69 432/6000
- bleditravel@hotmail.com
- Website
- Bledi Travel
Bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Bledi Travel
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Pristina to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,700
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- info@sharrtravel.com
- Website
- Sharr Travel
Bus from Pristina to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,330
- Website
- Sharr Travel
- Phone
- 0040 723 450 475
- info@comati-psg.ro
- Website
- Comati PSG
Bus from Stockholm Central Bus Station to Bucharest Filaret Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–13,000
- Website
- Comati PSG
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Stockholm to Istanbul bus services, operated by Unilines, arrive at Beograd, Autobuska stanica station.
Istanbul is 1h ahead of Stockholm. It is currently 21:54 in Stockholm and 22:54 in Istanbul.
Stockholm to Istanbul train services, operated by Snälltåget, arrive at Dresden Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Stockholm to Istanbul is 3473 km. It takes approximately 34h 44m to drive from Stockholm to Istanbul.
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