--- title: "Kravari to Istanbul – 4 ways by car, plane, bus | Mixroutes" description: "Kravari to Istanbul is 635 km. Fastest: fly in 7h 26m. Cheapest: drive from $60. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kravari-to-istanbul" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kravari-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 Kravari to Istanbul [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Kravari&to=Istanbul) [Istanbul to Kravari](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/istanbul-to-kravari) [Maurice Flesier (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Levent_Financial_Center_-_Istanbul.jpg) **Fastest:** 7h 26m\ by plane, door to door\ **Cheapest:** $60\ by car\ **Distance:** 635 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures:** 1\ from 08:00, Fri 6 Nov\ ## 4 ways to travel 635 km apart. Times are the timetables for Fri 6 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 2h 45m slower than flying but $250 cheaper; for most people that trade is worth it. - [**Drive** best cheapest 10h 10m$60–85 Estimated Likely no visa needed for Greece 771 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Kravari&to=Istanbul) - [**Fly** fastest Least hassle 7h 26m$310–460 Estimated Likely no visa needed for Turkey SKP → IST · non-stop · typical times](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Kravari&to=Istanbul) - [**Bus** 17h 27m$158–314 Estimated Likely no visa needed for Greece next 1 from 08:00 · FlixBus](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Kravari&to=Istanbul) - [**Taxi** 10h 10m$1,230–1,700 Estimated Likely no visa needed for Greece one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Kravari&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 North Macedonia; the planner lets you pick yours. - **Likely no visa needed for Greece** · North Macedonia passport (assumed) [Check rules](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/greece/entry-requirements) - **Likely no visa needed for Turkey** · North Macedonia passport (assumed) [Check rules](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/turkey/entry-requirements) - **Likely no visa needed for Bulgaria** · North Macedonia passport (assumed) [Check rules](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/bulgaria/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) 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 Kravari time, each arrival in Istanbul time. 1. [13:47 → 08:14^+1 17h 27m · 2 changes Hellenic Train 732$158–314](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Kravari&to=Istanbul&date=2026-11-06&time=08%3A00&it=t1qdc9ej) 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 Kravari to Istanbul? The fastest way is by plane: about 7h 26m door to door, including the ride to the airport and check-in. The straight-line distance is 635 km. What is the cheapest way from Kravari to Istanbul? Driving is the cheapest, from $60. That figure is a fuel estimate, not counting tolls or parking. How much is the bus from Kravari to Istanbul? Buses take about 17h 27m and cost $158–314 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 Kravari to Istanbul? About 1h 26m in the air (SKP → IST); about 7h 26m door to door once you add the ride to the airport, check-in and the cab at the other end. Typical fares run $310–460; live prices are on Flights70. How far is Istanbul from Kravari by road? About 771 km, roughly 10h 10m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around $60–85; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Railways - Hellenic Train 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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