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How to get from Istanbul to Bursa

Every way we could verify, sorted by door-to-door time. Airport and terminal transfers are inside the figures — the number you see is the number you live.

Timetables checked · Fares are ranges, not live prices

Istanbul to Bursa

  1. FerryFastestCheapestOur pick

    2 hr 30 min door to door · $6–12 · checked Aug 2026

    BUDO/IDO fast ferry to Mudanya (~1.5 h, 7-8 daily) plus a 40-min local leg into Bursa - faster and calmer than the road.

  2. Bus

    4 hr 30 min door to door · $10–16 · checked Aug 2026

    Coaches every 30 min via the Osmangazi bridge; ~4 h door to door.

Bursa to Istanbul

Same modes, door-to-door times and fares in this direction — every leg was researched and verified separately, and the figures came out identical.

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