--- title: "Bankovac to Istanbul – 4 ways by car, bus, plane | Mixroutes" description: "Bankovac to Istanbul is 652 km. Fastest: drive in 8h 11m. Cheapest: bus from din2,375. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/bankovac-to-istanbul" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/bankovac-to-istanbul.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Levent_Financial_Center_-_Istanbul.jpg/1920px-Levent_Financial_Center_-_Istanbul.jpg" --- ![Istanbul](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Levent_Financial_Center_-_Istanbul.jpg/1920px-Levent_Financial_Center_-_Istanbul.jpg) # How to get from Bankovac to Istanbul [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Bankovac&to=Istanbul) [Istanbul to Bankovac](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/istanbul-to-bankovac) [Maurice Flesier (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Levent_Financial_Center_-_Istanbul.jpg) **Fastest:** 8h 11m\ by car, door to door\ **Cheapest:** din2,375\ by bus\ **Distance:** 652 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures:** 1\ from 08:00, Thu 5 Nov\ ## 4 ways to travel 652 km apart. Times are the timetables for Thu 5 Nov, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. best 3h 20m quicker than the bus for din1,200 more; for most people the time is worth more. - [**Drive** best fastest 8h 11m din3,550–4,740 Estimated Likely no visa needed for Bulgaria 731 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Bankovac&to=Istanbul) - [**Bus** cheapest 11h 31m din2,375–5,150 Estimated Likely no visa needed for Turkey next 1 from 08:00 · FlixBus](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Bankovac&to=Istanbul) - [**Fly** 8h 17m din14,800–24,900 Estimated Likely no visa needed for Bulgaria SOF → IST · non-stop · typical times](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Bankovac&to=Istanbul) - [**Taxi** 8h 11m din23,700–35,550 Estimated Likely no visa needed for Bulgaria one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Bankovac&to=Istanbul) Data: [Timetables via Transitous](https://transitous.org/sources/) · [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Typical flight routes from OpenFlights (ODbL), a 2014 snapshot](https://openflights.org/data) · [Places © OpenStreetMap contributors](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Before you go Borders, permits, official travel advice and disaster alerts for the places on this route, as their sources publish them. Entry rules are shown for a passport from Serbia; the planner lets you pick yours. - **Likely no visa needed for Bulgaria** · Serbia passport (assumed) [Check rules](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/bulgaria/entry-requirements) - **Likely no visa needed for Turkey** · Serbia passport (assumed) [Check rules](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/turkey/entry-requirements) - **Parts of Turkey are advised against, not on this route** [UK](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/turkey/warnings-and-insurance) [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.tur.html) - **Exercise increased caution in Serbia** [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.srb.html) - **Exercise increased caution in Kosovo** [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.xks.html) Travel advice: UK FCDO (Open Government Licence v3.0), US State Department. Visa rules: [Passport Index data](https://github.com/imorte/passport-index-data) (MIT, 17 Feb 2026); always check the official entry rules. ## Departures today Local times: each departure in Bankovac time, each arrival in Istanbul time. 1. [23:08 → 12:39^+1 11h 31m · direct FlixBus N1920 din2,375–5,150](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Bankovac&to=Istanbul&date=2026-11-05&time=08%3A00&it=t1xfbuxn) The next departures from 08:00, not the whole day. Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Bankovac to Istanbul? The fastest way is by car: about 8h 11m door to door. The straight-line distance is 652 km. What is the cheapest way from Bankovac to Istanbul? The bus is the cheapest, from din2,375. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. How much is the bus from Bankovac to Istanbul? Buses take about 11h 31m and cost din2,375–5,150 depending on operator and seat type. This page lists the next one from 08:00; the planner has the rest of the day. How long is the flight from Bankovac to Istanbul? About 1h 16m in the air (SOF → IST); about 8h 17m door to door once you add the ride to the airport, check-in and the cab at the other end. Typical fares run din14,800–24,900; live prices are on Flights70. How far is Istanbul from Bankovac by road? About 731 km, roughly 8h 11m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around din3,550–4,740; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Buses - FlixBus Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Istanbul Largest city in Turkey Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey, a megacity, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical center. With a population of over 15 million, it is home to 18% of the population of Turkey. Istanbul is among the largest cities in Europe and in the world by population. It is a city on two continents; about two-thirds of its population live in Europe and the rest in Asia. Istanbul straddles the Bosphorus – one of the world's busiest waterways – in northwestern Turkey, between the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea. Its area of 5,461 square kilometers (2,109 mi2) is coterminous with Istanbul Province. 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