Compare all timetables for the bus from Samsun to Istanbul
| Mode of Transport | BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName | Duration | Departure time | From | Departure | Arrival time | To | Destination | Logo | Seat classes | Price | |
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| Metro Turizm | 8h 15m | 2:45 AM | Samsun | Central Bus Station | 11:00 AM | Istanbul | Aksaray | Economy | $27 |
A Bus from Metro Turizm goes from Central Bus Station, Samsun (Turkey) at 1/27/2026 2:45:00 AM to Aksaray, Istanbul (Turkey) arriving at 1/27/2026 11:00:00 AM. 50 Economy ticket for $27 per person are available. Travel duration is 8h 15m
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| FlixBus | 11h 35m | 1:00 AM | Samsun | Central Bus Station | 12:35 PM | Istanbul | Otogar Bus Station | Economy | $28 |
A Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Bus Station, Samsun (Turkey) at 1/27/2026 1:00:00 AM to Otogar Bus Station, Istanbul (Turkey) arriving at 1/27/2026 12:35:00 PM. 50 Economy ticket for $28 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 35m
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| FlixBus | 12h 0m | 12:30 PM | Samsun | Central Bus Station | 12:30 AM | Istanbul | Otogar Bus Station | Economy | $28 |
A Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Bus Station, Samsun (Turkey) at 1/27/2026 12:30:00 PM to Otogar Bus Station, Istanbul (Turkey) arriving at 1/28/2026 12:30:00 AM. 50 Economy ticket for $28 per person are available. Travel duration is 12h 0m
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| Kamil Koc | 13h 45m | 3:00 AM | Samsun | Central Bus Station | 4:45 PM | Istanbul | Esenler Bus Station | Economy | $28 |
A Bus from Kamil Koc goes from Central Bus Station, Samsun (Turkey) at 1/27/2026 3:00:00 AM to Esenler Bus Station, Istanbul (Turkey) arriving at 1/27/2026 4:45:00 PM. 50 Economy ticket for $28 per person are available. Travel duration is 13h 45m
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| Kamil Koc | 12h 30m | 9:00 AM | Samsun | Central Bus Station | 9:30 PM | Istanbul | Esenler Bus Station | Economy | $28 |
A Bus from Kamil Koc goes from Central Bus Station, Samsun (Turkey) at 1/27/2026 9:00:00 AM to Esenler Bus Station, Istanbul (Turkey) arriving at 1/27/2026 9:30:00 PM. 50 Economy ticket for $28 per person are available. Travel duration is 12h 30m
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| Mode of Transport | BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName | Duration | Departure time | From | Departure | Arrival time | To | Destination | Logo | Seat classes | Price | |
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| Metro Turizm | 11h 30m | 1:30 AM | Samsun | Central Bus Station | 1:00 PM | Istanbul | Otogar Bus Station | Economy | $27 |
A Bus from Metro Turizm goes from Central Bus Station, Samsun (Turkey) at 1/28/2026 1:30:00 AM to Otogar Bus Station, Istanbul (Turkey) arriving at 1/28/2026 1:00:00 PM. 50 Economy ticket for $27 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 30m
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| Metro Turizm | 12h 30m | 8:30 AM | Samsun | Central Bus Station | 9:00 PM | Istanbul | Otogar Bus Station | Economy | $27 |
A Bus from Metro Turizm goes from Central Bus Station, Samsun (Turkey) at 1/28/2026 8:30:00 AM to Otogar Bus Station, Istanbul (Turkey) arriving at 1/28/2026 9:00:00 PM. 50 Economy ticket for $27 per person are available. Travel duration is 12h 30m
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| Kamil Koc | 11h 35m | 1:00 AM | Samsun | Central Bus Station | 12:35 PM | Istanbul | Esenler Bus Station | Economy | $28 |
A Bus from Kamil Koc goes from Central Bus Station, Samsun (Turkey) at 1/28/2026 1:00:00 AM to Esenler Bus Station, Istanbul (Turkey) arriving at 1/28/2026 12:35:00 PM. 50 Economy ticket for $28 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 35m
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| Kamil Koc | 12h 30m | 9:00 AM | Samsun | Central Bus Station | 9:30 PM | Istanbul | Esenler Bus Station | Economy | $28 |
A Bus from Kamil Koc goes from Central Bus Station, Samsun (Turkey) at 1/28/2026 9:00:00 AM to Esenler Bus Station, Istanbul (Turkey) arriving at 1/28/2026 9:30:00 PM. 50 Economy ticket for $28 per person are available. Travel duration is 12h 30m
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| FlixBus | 11h 15m | 1:00 AM | Samsun | Central Bus Station | 12:15 PM | Istanbul | Alibeyköy Otogarı | Economy | $29 |
A Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Bus Station, Samsun (Turkey) at 1/28/2026 1:00:00 AM to Alibeyköy Otogarı, Istanbul (Turkey) arriving at 1/28/2026 12:15:00 PM. 50 Economy ticket for $29 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 15m
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| Mode of Transport | BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName | Duration | Departure time | From | Departure | Arrival time | To | Destination | Logo | Seat classes | Price | |
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| Metro Turizm | 10h 0m | 10:00 PM | Samsun | Central Bus Station | 8:00 AM | Istanbul | Alibeyköy Otogarı | Economy | $23 |
A Bus from Metro Turizm goes from Central Bus Station, Samsun (Turkey) at 1/29/2026 10:00:00 PM to Alibeyköy Otogarı, Istanbul (Turkey) arriving at 1/30/2026 8:00:00 AM. 50 Economy ticket for $23 per person are available. Travel duration is 10h 0m
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| Metro Turizm | 8h 15m | 2:45 AM | Samsun | Central Bus Station | 11:00 AM | Istanbul | Aksaray | Economy | $27 |
A Bus from Metro Turizm goes from Central Bus Station, Samsun (Turkey) at 1/29/2026 2:45:00 AM to Aksaray, Istanbul (Turkey) arriving at 1/29/2026 11:00:00 AM. 50 Economy ticket for $27 per person are available. Travel duration is 8h 15m
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| Kamil Koc | 11h 35m | 1:00 AM | Samsun | Central Bus Station | 12:35 PM | Istanbul | Esenler Bus Station | Economy | $28 |
A Bus from Kamil Koc goes from Central Bus Station, Samsun (Turkey) at 1/29/2026 1:00:00 AM to Esenler Bus Station, Istanbul (Turkey) arriving at 1/29/2026 12:35:00 PM. 50 Economy ticket for $28 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 35m
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| Kamil Koc | 12h 30m | 9:00 AM | Samsun | Central Bus Station | 9:30 PM | Istanbul | Esenler Bus Station | Economy | $28 |
A Bus from Kamil Koc goes from Central Bus Station, Samsun (Turkey) at 1/29/2026 9:00:00 AM to Esenler Bus Station, Istanbul (Turkey) arriving at 1/29/2026 9:30:00 PM. 50 Economy ticket for $28 per person are available. Travel duration is 12h 30m
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| FlixBus | 11h 15m | 1:00 AM | Samsun | Central Bus Station | 12:15 PM | Istanbul | Alibeyköy Otogarı | Economy | $28 |
A Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Bus Station, Samsun (Turkey) at 1/29/2026 1:00:00 AM to Alibeyköy Otogarı, Istanbul (Turkey) arriving at 1/29/2026 12:15:00 PM. 50 Economy ticket for $28 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 15m
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| Mode of Transport | BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName | Duration | Departure time | From | Departure | Arrival time | To | Destination | Logo | Seat classes | Price | |
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| Metro Turizm | 8h 15m | 2:45 AM | Samsun | Central Bus Station | 11:00 AM | Istanbul | Aksaray | Economy | $27 |
A Bus from Metro Turizm goes from Central Bus Station, Samsun (Turkey) at 1/30/2026 2:45:00 AM to Aksaray, Istanbul (Turkey) arriving at 1/30/2026 11:00:00 AM. 50 Economy ticket for $27 per person are available. Travel duration is 8h 15m
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| Kamil Koc | 11h 35m | 1:00 AM | Samsun | Central Bus Station | 12:35 PM | Istanbul | Esenler Bus Station | Economy | $28 |
A Bus from Kamil Koc goes from Central Bus Station, Samsun (Turkey) at 1/30/2026 1:00:00 AM to Esenler Bus Station, Istanbul (Turkey) arriving at 1/30/2026 12:35:00 PM. 50 Economy ticket for $28 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 35m
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| Kamil Koc | 12h 30m | 9:00 AM | Samsun | Central Bus Station | 9:30 PM | Istanbul | Esenler Bus Station | Economy | $28 |
A Bus from Kamil Koc goes from Central Bus Station, Samsun (Turkey) at 1/30/2026 9:00:00 AM to Esenler Bus Station, Istanbul (Turkey) arriving at 1/30/2026 9:30:00 PM. 50 Economy ticket for $28 per person are available. Travel duration is 12h 30m
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| Metro Turizm | 9h 0m | 11:00 PM | Samsun | Central Bus Station | 8:00 AM | Istanbul | Otogar Bus Station | Economy | $28 |
A Bus from Metro Turizm goes from Central Bus Station, Samsun (Turkey) at 1/30/2026 11:00:00 PM to Otogar Bus Station, Istanbul (Turkey) arriving at 1/31/2026 8:00:00 AM. 50 Economy ticket for $28 per person are available. Travel duration is 9h 0m
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| FlixBus | 11h 15m | 1:00 AM | Samsun | Central Bus Station | 12:15 PM | Istanbul | Alibeyköy Otogarı | Economy | $29 |
A Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Bus Station, Samsun (Turkey) at 1/30/2026 1:00:00 AM to Alibeyköy Otogarı, Istanbul (Turkey) arriving at 1/30/2026 12:15:00 PM. 50 Economy ticket for $29 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 15m
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| Mode of Transport | BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName | Duration | Departure time | From | Departure | Arrival time | To | Destination | Logo | Seat classes | Price | |
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| Metro Turizm | 11h 0m | 2:30 AM | Samsun | Central Bus Station | 1:30 PM | Istanbul | Otogar Bus Station | Economy | $27 |
A Bus from Metro Turizm goes from Central Bus Station, Samsun (Turkey) at 1/31/2026 2:30:00 AM to Otogar Bus Station, Istanbul (Turkey) arriving at 1/31/2026 1:30:00 PM. 50 Economy ticket for $27 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 0m
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| Metro Turizm | 12h 30m | 8:30 AM | Samsun | Central Bus Station | 9:00 PM | Istanbul | Otogar Bus Station | Economy | $27 |
A Bus from Metro Turizm goes from Central Bus Station, Samsun (Turkey) at 1/31/2026 8:30:00 AM to Otogar Bus Station, Istanbul (Turkey) arriving at 1/31/2026 9:00:00 PM. 50 Economy ticket for $27 per person are available. Travel duration is 12h 30m
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| FlixBus | 11h 35m | 1:00 AM | Samsun | Central Bus Station | 12:35 PM | Istanbul | Otogar Bus Station | Economy | $28 |
A Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Bus Station, Samsun (Turkey) at 1/31/2026 1:00:00 AM to Otogar Bus Station, Istanbul (Turkey) arriving at 1/31/2026 12:35:00 PM. 50 Economy ticket for $28 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 35m
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| FlixBus | 12h 31m | 11:59 PM | Samsun | Central Bus Station | 12:30 PM | Istanbul | Otogar Bus Station | Economy | $28 |
A Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Bus Station, Samsun (Turkey) at 1/31/2026 11:59:00 PM to Otogar Bus Station, Istanbul (Turkey) arriving at 2/1/2026 12:30:00 PM. 50 Economy ticket for $28 per person are available. Travel duration is 12h 31m
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| Kamil Koc | 12h 30m | 9:00 AM | Samsun | Central Bus Station | 9:30 PM | Istanbul | Esenler Bus Station | Economy | $28 |
A Bus from Kamil Koc goes from Central Bus Station, Samsun (Turkey) at 1/31/2026 9:00:00 AM to Esenler Bus Station, Istanbul (Turkey) arriving at 1/31/2026 9:30:00 PM. 50 Economy ticket for $28 per person are available. Travel duration is 12h 30m
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| Mode of Transport | BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName | Duration | Departure time | From | Departure | Arrival time | To | Destination | Logo | Seat classes | Price | |
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| Metro Turizm | 10h 0m | 10:00 PM | Samsun | Central Bus Station | 8:00 AM | Istanbul | Alibeyköy Otogarı | Economy | $23 |
A Bus from Metro Turizm goes from Central Bus Station, Samsun (Turkey) at 2/1/2026 10:00:00 PM to Alibeyköy Otogarı, Istanbul (Turkey) arriving at 2/2/2026 8:00:00 AM. 50 Economy ticket for $23 per person are available. Travel duration is 10h 0m
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| FlixBus | 11h 35m | 1:00 AM | Samsun | Central Bus Station | 12:35 PM | Istanbul | Otogar Bus Station | Economy | $28 |
A Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Bus Station, Samsun (Turkey) at 2/1/2026 1:00:00 AM to Otogar Bus Station, Istanbul (Turkey) arriving at 2/1/2026 12:35:00 PM. 50 Economy ticket for $28 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 35m
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| FlixBus | 11h 15m | 1:00 AM | Samsun | Central Bus Station | 12:15 PM | Istanbul | Alibeyköy Otogarı | Economy | $28 |
A Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Bus Station, Samsun (Turkey) at 2/1/2026 1:00:00 AM to Alibeyköy Otogarı, Istanbul (Turkey) arriving at 2/1/2026 12:15:00 PM. 50 Economy ticket for $28 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 15m
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| Kamil Koc | 12h 30m | 9:00 AM | Samsun | Central Bus Station | 9:30 PM | Istanbul | Esenler Bus Station | Economy | $28 |
A Bus from Kamil Koc goes from Central Bus Station, Samsun (Turkey) at 2/1/2026 9:00:00 AM to Esenler Bus Station, Istanbul (Turkey) arriving at 2/1/2026 9:30:00 PM. 50 Economy ticket for $28 per person are available. Travel duration is 12h 30m
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| Kamil Koc | 12h 0m | 12:30 PM | Samsun | Central Bus Station | 12:30 AM | Istanbul | Esenler Bus Station | Economy | $28 |
A Bus from Kamil Koc goes from Central Bus Station, Samsun (Turkey) at 2/1/2026 12:30:00 PM to Esenler Bus Station, Istanbul (Turkey) arriving at 2/2/2026 12:30:00 AM. 50 Economy ticket for $28 per person are available. Travel duration is 12h 0m
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| Mode of Transport | BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName | Duration | Departure time | From | Departure | Arrival time | To | Destination | Logo | Seat classes | Price | |
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| Metro Turizm | 13h 50m | 9:30 AM | Samsun | Central Bus Station | 11:20 PM | Istanbul | Alibeyköy Otogarı | Economy | $27 |
A Bus from Metro Turizm goes from Central Bus Station, Samsun (Turkey) at 2/2/2026 9:30:00 AM to Alibeyköy Otogarı, Istanbul (Turkey) arriving at 2/2/2026 11:20:00 PM. 50 Economy ticket for $27 per person are available. Travel duration is 13h 50m
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| Kamil Koc | 11h 35m | 1:00 AM | Samsun | Central Bus Station | 12:35 PM | Istanbul | Esenler Bus Station | Economy | $28 |
A Bus from Kamil Koc goes from Central Bus Station, Samsun (Turkey) at 2/2/2026 1:00:00 AM to Esenler Bus Station, Istanbul (Turkey) arriving at 2/2/2026 12:35:00 PM. 50 Economy ticket for $28 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 35m
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| Kamil Koc | 12h 30m | 9:00 AM | Samsun | Central Bus Station | 9:30 PM | Istanbul | Esenler Bus Station | Economy | $28 |
A Bus from Kamil Koc goes from Central Bus Station, Samsun (Turkey) at 2/2/2026 9:00:00 AM to Esenler Bus Station, Istanbul (Turkey) arriving at 2/2/2026 9:30:00 PM. 50 Economy ticket for $28 per person are available. Travel duration is 12h 30m
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| Metro Turizm | 9h 0m | 11:00 PM | Samsun | Central Bus Station | 8:00 AM | Istanbul | Otogar Bus Station | Economy | $28 |
A Bus from Metro Turizm goes from Central Bus Station, Samsun (Turkey) at 2/2/2026 11:00:00 PM to Otogar Bus Station, Istanbul (Turkey) arriving at 2/3/2026 8:00:00 AM. 50 Economy ticket for $28 per person are available. Travel duration is 9h 0m
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| FlixBus | 11h 15m | 1:00 AM | Samsun | Central Bus Station | 12:15 PM | Istanbul | Alibeyköy Otogarı | Economy | $28 |
A Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Bus Station, Samsun (Turkey) at 2/2/2026 1:00:00 AM to Alibeyköy Otogarı, Istanbul (Turkey) arriving at 2/2/2026 12:15:00 PM. 50 Economy ticket for $28 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 15m
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Best Price Offer: The price for the cheapest bus from Samsun to Istanbul is $14 on 1/25/2026. Flexible travelers save on ticket prices.
Frequency of bus connections between Samsun and Istanbul
Facts about the bus from Samsun to Istanbul
Compare all providers like Metro Turizm, FlixBus and Kamil Koc that travel 63 times every day by bus from Samsun to Istanbul in one click! Book your bus ticket from Samsun to Istanbul starting from $14!
| Cheapest Bus | $14 |
| Fastest Bus | 7h 30m |
| Earliest Bus | 1:00 AM |
| Latest Bus | 11:59 PM |
| Daily Bus Routes | 63 Ø |
| Distance | 383.4 miles |
| Bus Companies | Metro Turizm, FlixBus, Kamil Koc and Lüks Artvin Seyahat |
Cheapest bus connections from Samsun to Istanbul
Every day, 63 buses from 4 bus companies leave Samsun for Istanbul: in the table below, you will find the cheapest prices for a bus ticket for this route, starting from 01/27/2026 and for the following days.
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How to save money travelling from Samsun to Istanbul
Book the ticket from Samsun to Istanbul in advance! The earlier you book, the cheaper usually the price is. Also, you will be sure to have a place on the bus from Samsun to Istanbul, compared instead if you buy it at the last moment, or directly at the station.
If you can, avoid travelling at peak times. Instead of weekend, try travelling during the week. Travelling in the evening or at night it’s also cheaper, and later buses from Samsun to Istanbul are also emptier.Beloved bus companies from Samsun to Istanbul
Metro Turizm from Samsun to Istanbul
Here you will find the key facts about the Metro Turizm bus route Samsun to Istanbul:
| Cheapest Price | $23 |
| Fastest Bus | 7h 30m |
| Earliest Bus | 1:30 AM |
| Last Bus | 11:59 PM |
| Daily Connections | 29 Ø |
| Found on | 1/27/2026 |
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