TRIP PLANNER · TÜRKIYE
Istanbul
Who flies there nonstop, where to stay, the buses across the border, and what to sort before you go. Read from the family's own sites.
- NONSTOP INTO ISTANBUL
- 342 airports
- BEST VALUE STAY
- Marble Hotel
- DIRECT BUSES ABROAD
- 15 cities
PLAN IT FROM YOUR CITY · LIVE
ARRIVALS · PICK THE FLIGHT
Who flies to Istanbul nonstop
342 airports have nonstop flights to Istanbul. The busiest 24:
- TripoliLibyaAfriqiyah Airways, Berniq Airways, Crown Airlines, Fly Oya, Ghadames Air Transport, Libyan Airlines, Libyan Wings, MedSky Airways, Pegasus Airlines, Turkish AirlinesMJI
- BaghdadIraqAJet, Basra Airlines, Fly Baghdad, Iraqi Airways, Pegasus Airlines, Turkish Airlines, Ur AirlinesBGW
- JeddahSaudi ArabiaAJet, flyadeal, flynas, Pegasus Airlines, Saudia, Turkish AirlinesJED
- CairoEgyptAir Arabia, Air Cairo, AJet, EgyptAir, Nile Air, Turkish AirlinesCAI
- RiyadhSaudi ArabiaAJet, flyadeal, flynas, Pegasus Airlines, Saudia, Turkish AirlinesRUH
- SochiRussiaAeroflot, Azimuth, IrAero, Red Wings Airlines, Rossiya Airlines, Ural AirlinesAER
- DubaiUnited Arab EmiratesAJet, Emirates, flydubai, Pegasus Airlines, Turkish AirlinesDXB
- AthensGreeceAegean Airlines, Pegasus Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Sky Express, Turkish AirlinesATH
- KuwaitKuwaitAJet, Jazeera Airways, Kuwait Airways, Pegasus Airlines, Turkish AirlinesKWI
- Saint PetersburgRussiaAeroflot, AJet, Pegasus Airlines, Rossiya Airlines, Turkish AirlinesLED
- AlmatyKazakhstanAir Astana, AJet, Pegasus Airlines, SCAT Airlines, Turkish AirlinesALA
- ChisinauMoldovaAJet, FlyOne, HiSky, Pegasus Airlines, Turkish AirlinesKIV
- MadinahSaudi ArabiaAJet, flyadeal, Pegasus Airlines, Saudia, Turkish AirlinesMED
- BahrainBahrainAJet, Gulf Air, Pegasus Airlines, SunExpress, Turkish AirlinesBAH
- ErbilIraqAJet, FlyErbil, Iraqi Airways, Pegasus Airlines, Turkish AirlinesEBL
- FrankfurtGermanyAJet, Lufthansa, Pegasus Airlines, Turkish AirlinesFRA
- AmsterdamNetherlandsAJet, KLM, Pegasus Airlines, Turkish AirlinesAMS
- ParisFranceAir France, AJet, Pegasus Airlines, Turkish AirlinesCDG
- MunichGermanyAJet, Lufthansa, Pegasus Airlines, Turkish AirlinesMUC
- BarcelonaSpainAJet, Pegasus Airlines, Turkish Airlines, VuelingBCN
- BudapestHungaryAJet, Pegasus Airlines, Turkish Airlines, Wizz AirBUD
- LyonFranceAJet, Pegasus Airlines, Transavia, Turkish AirlinesLYS
- BucharestRomaniaAnimawings, Pegasus Airlines, TAROM, Turkish AirlinesOTP
- HurghadaEgyptAir Cairo, AJet, Pegasus Airlines, Turkish AirlinesHRG
TRIP IDEAS FROM THESE CITIES INCLUDE ISTANBUL
WHERE TO STAY · PICK THE HOTEL
Where to stay in Istanbul
FIELD GUIDE
Istanbul
THE FINEST
Conrad Istanbul Bosphorus
★★★★★9.5/10 · 4,788 reviews520 m from Bosphorus / Beşiktaş
BEST VALUE
Marble Hotel
★★★★8.9/10 · 3,241 reviews1.1 km from Beyoğlu / Galata
FOR A FAMILY
My Dream Istanbul Hotel
9.5/10 · 2,675 reviews290 m from Gülhane Park / Old Citya room that sleeps the family
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ACROSS THE BORDER · PICK THE BUS
Direct buses from Istanbul to 15 cities abroad
One bus, no change, from Istanbul to another country: Plovdiv, Sofia, Constanţa and 12 more. The busiest twelve are here, with a moon where a night bus runs.
- CITIES ABROAD
- 15
- one bus, no change
- BUSIEST ROUTE
- 2
- a day on average, to Plovdiv
- NIGHT BUSES
- 15
- routes with a night bus
- OPERATORS
- 1
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From pickthebus.com: every direct bus from Istanbul to a city in another country, from the operators' official open timetables for 18 October to 14 November 2026. No prices here: the operator sells the ticket. Times change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. Contains BlaBlaCar Bus timetable data (transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0.
BEFORE YOU GO
Sort these before Istanbul
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Istanbul, quickly
- Who flies to Istanbul nonstop?
- 342 airports have nonstop flights to Istanbul, including Tripoli, Baghdad, Jeddah, Cairo (Pick the flight, schedules of 26 October 2026).
- Where should I stay in Istanbul?
- The finest: Conrad Istanbul Bosphorus. Best value: Marble Hotel. For a family: My Dream Istanbul Hotel. One hotel for each need, from Pick the hotel (read 27 October 2026).
- Is there a direct bus from Istanbul to another country?
- Yes. Pick the bus lists direct buses from Istanbul to 15 cities abroad, the busiest to Plovdiv (2 a day on average), Sofia (2 a day on average), Constanţa (1 a day on average). 15 of those routes have a night bus. From the operators' open timetables for 18 October to 14 November 2026.
Read on 27 October 2026 from picktheflight.com, pickthehotel.com and pickthetrain.com. The planner at the top of the page asks them live.