Belgrade ▸ Istanbul
Istanbul ▸ Belgrade ⇄4 a weekfastest 14h25☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇷🇸 Serbia → 🇹🇷 Türkiye
Direct buses · no change
BelgradeVelika PlanaBatočinaJagodinaĆuprijaParaćinIstanbul· 809 km as the crow flies
- 20:00 → 12:25+1FlixBus N1920 ☾ OvernightBelgrade bus station → İstanbul Esenler bus station · via Velika Plana, Batočina, Jagodina, Ćuprija…14h259 stopsRuns: Thu to Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sun 18 Oct: 20:00 → 11:25+1; Wed 21 Oct: 20:00 → 11:25+1; Thu 22 Oct: 20:00 → 11:25+1; Fri 23 Oct: 20:00 → 11:25+1; Sat 24 Oct: 20:00 → 11:25+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 Belgrade to Istanbul?
Yes. 4 a week on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).
How long is the bus from Belgrade to Istanbul?
The fastest takes 14h25; the slowest 14h25, for 809 km as the crow flies.
Is there a night bus from Belgrade to Istanbul?
Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 20:00 arriving 12:25 the next morning.