--- title: "Istanbul to Bankovac – 4 ways by car, bus, plane | Mixroutes" description: "Istanbul to Bankovac is 652 km. Fastest: drive in 8h 13m. Cheapest: bus from ₺850. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/istanbul-to-bankovac" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/istanbul-to-bankovac.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Istanbul to Bankovac [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Istanbul&to=Bankovac) [Bankovac to Istanbul](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/bankovac-to-istanbul) **Fastest:** 8h 13m\ by car, door to door\ **Cheapest:** ₺850\ by bus\ **Distance:** 652 km\ as the crow flies\ **Next departures:** 1\ from 20:36, Fri 6 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 ₺470 more; for most people the time is worth more. - [**Drive** best fastest 8h 13m₺1,320–1,750 Estimated Visa likely needed for Bulgaria 731 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Istanbul&to=Bankovac) - [**Bus** cheapest 11h 31m₺850–1,855 Estimated Likely no visa needed for Serbia next Fri 6 Nov · FlixBus](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Istanbul&to=Bankovac) - [**Fly** 8h 19m₺5,990–9,600 Estimated Visa likely needed for Bulgaria IST → SOF · non-stop · typical times](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Istanbul&to=Bankovac) - [**Taxi** 8h 13m₺8,750–13,150 Estimated Visa likely needed for Bulgaria one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Istanbul&to=Bankovac) 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 from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [Places © OpenStreetMap contributors](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [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 Turkey; the planner lets you pick yours. - **Visa likely needed for Bulgaria** · Turkey passport (assumed) [Check rules](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/bulgaria/entry-requirements) - **Likely no visa needed for Serbia** · Turkey passport (assumed) [Check rules](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/serbia/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. ## Next departures Local times: each departure in Istanbul time, each arrival in Bankovac time. 1. [20:36^+1 → 06:07^+2 11h 31m · direct FlixBus N1920₺850–1,855](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Istanbul&to=Bankovac&date=2026-11-05&time=08%3A00&it=t18bzia3) 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 Istanbul to Bankovac? The fastest way is by car: about 8h 13m door to door. The straight-line distance is 652 km. What is the cheapest way from Istanbul to Bankovac? The bus is the cheapest, from ₺850. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. How much is the bus from Istanbul to Bankovac? Buses take about 11h 31m and cost ₺850–1,855 depending on operator and seat type. The timetables we read list none after 08:00 on Thu 5 Nov; the next leaves Fri 6 Nov at 20:36. The planner checks your own day and time. How long is the flight from Istanbul to Bankovac? About 1h 16m in the air (IST → SOF); about 8h 19m door to door once you add the ride to the airport, check-in and the cab at the other end. Typical fares run ₺5,990–9,600; live prices are on Flights70. How far is Bankovac from Istanbul by road? About 731 km, roughly 8h 13m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around ₺1,320–1,750; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Buses - FlixBus Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Bankovac Village in Serbia Bankovac is a village in Serbia situated in the municipality of Aleksinac, in the Nišava District. The population of the village is 178 people with Serbs as supermajority according to the 2002 census. 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