Bucharest ▸ Istanbul
Istanbul ▸ Bucharest ⇄1 a dayfastest 11h10☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇷🇴 Romania → 🇹🇷 Türkiye
Direct buses · no change
BucharestIstanbul· 445 km as the crow flies
- 22:00 → 10:10+1FlixBus N1998 ☾ OvernightBucharest (bus station Militari) → İstanbul Esenler bus station11h10nonstopRuns: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 18 Oct: 22:00 → 09:10+1; Mon 19 Oct: 22:00 → 09:10+1; Tue 20 Oct: 22:00 → 09:10+1; Wed 21 Oct: 22:00 → 09:10+1; Thu 22 Oct: 22:00 → 09:10+1; Fri 23 Oct: 22:00 → 09:10+1; Sat 24 Oct: 22:00 → 09:10+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026) and FlixBus Türkiye (file of 11 Oct 2026). Checked Sun 18 Oct 2026; they cover 18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.
Quick answers
Is there a direct bus from Bucharest to Istanbul?
Yes. 1 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).
How long is the bus from Bucharest to Istanbul?
The fastest takes 11h10; the slowest 11h10, for 445 km as the crow flies.
Is there a night bus from Bucharest to Istanbul?
Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 22:00 arriving 10:10 the next morning.