There are 9 ways to get from Paris to Istanbul by plane, train, bus, 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.
Recommended
Fly Paris Charles de Gaulle to Istanbul
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Fly from Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to Istanbul (IST)
Cheapest
Bus
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Take the bus from Paris Place du Pantheon to Salzburg Lastenstrasse
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Take the bus from Salzburg to Istanbul
Fly Paris Charles de Gaulle to Sabiha Gokcen
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Fly from Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to Sabiha Gokcen (SAW)
Fly Paris Orly to Sabiha Gokcen
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Fly from Paris Orly (ORY) to Sabiha Gokcen (SAW)
Fly Paris Orly to Istanbul
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Fly from Paris Orly (ORY) to Istanbul (IST)
Train, bus
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Take the train from Paris Est to Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof
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Take the train from Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hbf
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Take the bus from Salzburg to Istanbul
Bus, train
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Take the bus from Paris to Sofia
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Take the train from Sofia to Halkali
Night train
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Take the night train from Paris l'Est to Wien Hbf
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Take the night train from Wien Hbf to Videle
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Take the night train from Videle to Halkali
Drive
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Drive from Paris Gallieni to Istanbul
Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cost-effective way to get from Paris to Istanbul is to bus, which costs €70 - €100 and takes 35h 59m.
The quickest way to get from Paris to Istanbul is to fly which costs €110 - €250 and takes 6h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Paris to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Paris l'Est and arriving at Yenikapi via Wien Hbf, Videle and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
The distance between Paris and Istanbul is 2253 km. The road distance is 2723 km.
The best way to get from Paris to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus which takes 28h 54m and costs €190 - €300.
It takes approximately 6h 15m to get from Paris to Istanbul, including transfers.
Paris to Istanbul train services, operated by Nightjet, depart from Paris l'Est station.
The best way to get from Paris to Istanbul is to fly which takes 6h 15m and costs €110 - €250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €70 - €100 and takes 35h 59m.
The quickest flight from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport to Istanbul Airport is the direct flight which takes 3h 10m.
Istanbul is 1h ahead of Paris. It is currently 11:30 in Paris and 12:30 in Istanbul.
- Distance: 2253.2 km
- Duration: 6h 15m
What companies run services between Paris, France and Istanbul, Turkey?
Turkish Airlines, Air France and 10 other airlines fly from Magenta to Istanbul hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Paris to Istanbul via Salzburg Lastenstrasse, Salzburg, Istanbul, and Otogar in around 35h 59m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 3.300 ₺ - 12.000 ₺
Flights from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 4.300 ₺ - 12.000 ₺
Flights from Paris Orly to Istanbul via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- 3.900 ₺ - 13.000 ₺
Flights from Paris Orly to Istanbul via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- 2.200 ₺ - 11.000 ₺
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 3.500 ₺ - 11.000 ₺
- Website
- airalgerie.dz
Flights from Paris Orly to Istanbul via Annaba
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 10.000 ₺ - 24.000 ₺
Flights from Paris Orly to Istanbul via Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 10.000 ₺ - 24.000 ₺
Flights from Paris Orly to Istanbul via Constantine
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- 10.000 ₺ - 24.000 ₺
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 5.500 ₺ - 13.000 ₺
Flights from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- 3.400 ₺ - 14.000 ₺
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Paris Orly to Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 3.900 ₺ - 11.000 ₺
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 5.500 ₺ - 13.000 ₺
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- 2.400 ₺ - 8.500 ₺
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 2.900 ₺ - 8.500 ₺
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Istanbul via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 4.500 ₺ - 20.000 ₺
- Website
- alitalia.com
Flights from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Sabiha Gokcen via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 4.800 ₺ - 14.000 ₺
- Website
- tunisair.com
Flights from Paris Orly to Istanbul via Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 4.800 ₺ - 15.000 ₺
German rail company Deutsche Bahn is known for its efficient and comfortable service. It offers many different types of rail transportation, including ICE or Intercity-Express for high-speed services between major cities and regions, IC (InterCity) for long-distance trains, RE (Regional Express) trains that connect regions and cities, and the S-Bahn rapid transit service. There are two main tickets on offer: the Flexpreis that has full flexibility, and the Sparpreis which is the cheaper, advanced fare (bookings usually open 6 months in advance for domestic tickets).
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 0180 6 99 66 33
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Paris Est to Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- 1.800 ₺ - 2.600 ₺
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn
Train from Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- 1.200 ₺ - 1.800 ₺
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn
France’s high-speed TGV train network runs at speeds of up to 320km/h connecting major cities across France and into neighbouring countries. All TGV tickets include a seat reservation; seating is 1+2 in 1st class, 2+2 in 2nd class. Popular routes include Paris to Marseille and Paris to Strasbourg. Most TGVs have a cafe area, power points at each seat and WiFi.
Contact Details
- Phone
- 0033 892 353535
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris l'Est to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- 1.700 ₺ - 2.300 ₺
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- 2nd Class
- 1.700 ₺ - 2.000 ₺
- 1st Class
- 1.900 ₺ - 2.300 ₺
- Phone
- 0700 10 200
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 240 ₺ - 360 ₺
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- 240 ₺ - 290 ₺
- 1st Class
- 290 ₺ - 360 ₺
Night train from Videle to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 270 ₺ - 400 ₺
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- 270 ₺ - 320 ₺
- 1st Class
- 330 ₺ - 400 ₺
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Paris l'Est to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- 1.800 ₺ - 2.400 ₺
- Website
- Nightjet
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Wien Hbf to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- 400 ₺ - 1.200 ₺
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- 2nd Class
- 400 ₺ - 550 ₺
- 1st Class
- 1.000 ₺ - 1.200 ₺
- Phone
- 0090 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Salzburg to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- 700 ₺ - 950 ₺
- Schedules at
- alparturizm.com.tr
- Phone
- 02/989 0000
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Paris Place du Pantheon to Salzburg Lastenstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- 550 ₺ - 800 ₺
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- + 359/38/66 34 04
- georg_ltd@abv.bg
- Website
- georg-bg.com
Bus from Paris to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- 4.000 ₺ - 5.500 ₺
- Schedules at
- georg-bg.com
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Paris to Istanbul train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Halkali station.
Yes, the driving distance between Paris to Istanbul is 2723 km. It takes approximately 25h 10m to drive from Paris to Istanbul.
Air France, Air Serbia, KLM and four other airlines offer flights from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport to Istanbul Airport.
There are 3872+ hotels available in Istanbul. Prices start at 1.750 ₺ per night.
The best way to get from Paris to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport is to train which takes 34 min and costs €5 - €8.