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How to get from Uman to Istanbul

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Maurice Flesier (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Fastest
19h 46m
by car, door to door
Cheapest
₴829
by bus
Distance
866 km
as the crow flies
Departures
3
from 08:00, Mon 9 Nov

4 ways to travel

866 km apart. Times are the timetables for Mon 9 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.

best2h 5m quicker than the train and ₴320 cheaper.

Data: Timetables via Transitous · Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM · 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 Ukraine; the planner lets you pick yours.

  • Likely no visa needed for Moldova · Ukraine passport (assumed)Check rules
  • Likely no visa needed for Romania · Ukraine passport (assumed)Check rules
  • Likely no visa needed for Bulgaria · Ukraine passport (assumed)Check rules
  • Likely no visa needed for Turkey · Ukraine passport (assumed)Check rules
  • Do not travel to UkraineUSUK
  • Parts of Moldova are advised against, not on this routeUKUS
  • Parts of Turkey are advised against, not on this routeUKUS

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

Local times: each departure in Uman time, each arrival in Istanbul time.

  1. 13:47 → 10:20+243h 33m · 3 changesFlixBus 3292₴1,153–3,057
  2. 13:47 → 08:14+241h 27m · 4 changesFlixBus 3292₴1,304–3,583
  3. 19:27 → 10:24+237h 57m · 2 changesFlixBus 3291₴829–2,043

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 Uman to Istanbul?

The fastest way is by car: about 19h 46m door to door. The straight-line distance is 866 km.

What is the cheapest way from Uman to Istanbul?

The bus is the cheapest, from ₴829. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote.

Is there a direct train from Uman to Istanbul?

Not among the trains we read from 08:00: those involve a change, and the fastest takes 43h 33m. The planner checks the rest of the day.

How much is the bus from Uman to Istanbul?

Buses take about 37h 57m and cost ₴829–2,043 depending on operator and seat type. This page lists the next 2 from 08:00; the planner has the rest of the day.

How far is Istanbul from Uman by road?

About 1286 km, roughly 19h 46m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel and the the Orlivka – Isaccea ferry crossing cost around ₴5,110–8,225; tolls and parking are extra.

Who runs it

Buses
  • FlixBus
  • STB SA
Railways
  • TCDD Taşımacılık A.Ş.
  • Bulgarian State Railways

Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here.

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