How to get from Petropolje to Istanbul

3 ways to travel

737 km apart. Times are the timetables for Wed 4 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.

Trains and buses couldn't be loaded when this page was made, so this is not the full list and none of it is called best, fastest or cheapest. The planner reads the timetables again for your day.

• Drive
  9h 32mdin4,190–5,600Estimated
  Likely no visa needed for Bulgaria

  862 km · fuel only
• Fly
  7h 49mdin15,550–26,550Estimated
  Likely no visa needed for Turkey

  BEG → SAW · non-stop · typical times
• Taxi
  9h 32mdin27,950–41,900Estimated
  Likely no visa needed for Bulgaria

  one-way cab

Data: Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM · Typical flight routes from OpenFlights (ODbL), a 2014 snapshot · Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0 · All credits and licences

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
• Likely no visa needed for Turkey · Serbia passport (assumed)Check rules

Travel advice: UK FCDO (Open Government Licence v3.0), US State Department. Visa rules: Passport Index data (MIT, 17 Feb 2026); always check the official entry rules.

Departures today

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