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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.

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Car

1 hr 53 min door to door · $21–44

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Ferry

2 hr 30 min door to door · $6–12

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Istanbul to Bursa

  1. CarFastest

    1 hr 53 min door to door · $21–44 · checked Sept 2026

    Self-drive: rent a car, ~1 h 53 m (164 km by road, OSRM, no stops). Cost shown: fuel plus a share of one-way rental.

  2. FerryLowest starting fareOur 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.

  3. 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.

  4. TrainNot available

    Bursa city has no passenger trains yet - its high-speed line is still in testing. — verified Sept 2026

    See all 89 routes we checked for a direct train

  5. PlaneNo direct flight

    No scheduled Istanbul-Bursa flight exists - Yenisehir's few routes head east; virtually everyone crosses by ferry, bus or car. — verified Sept 2026

Bursa to Istanbul

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