Istanbul to Rhodes by car
778 km, about 9 hours of driving without breaks or border waits, 2 countries. Estimated total €143 (one way).
What this estimate assumes
Diesel, 6.5 l/100 km, 2 people, one way, passenger car (class 1), a 14-day trip. Starting from the European side of İstanbul — the Bosphorus charge depends on which bank you set off from.
Calculate for your own car →- Turkey725 km · 93%
- Greece4 km · 1%
Total estimated cost
€143 estimate
- Per person
- €72
- Per km (fuel only)
- €0.11
- Per km (tolls included)
- €0.18
- Distance
- 778 km
- Driving time
- 8 h 48 min
All amounts are estimates and do not replace official tariffs. Driving time leaves out breaks and waiting at borders. · Data as of: 10 October 2026
Return trip
€287
Exactly twice one way. There is no vignette on this road, so every toll is paid again on the way back.
By fuel
The same road, the same two people. Only the fuel and what it burns change. The consumption figures are round starting values for a mid-size car, not yours.
| Diesel6.5 L/100 km · Fuel €83 | €143 |
| Petrol7.5 L/100 km · Fuel €83 | €144 |
| LPG9.5 L/100 km · Fuel €51 | €112 |
| Electric, DC fast charging18 kWh/100 km · Charging €31 | €92 |
Tolls are the same on every row, €61.
The oldest price on each row: Diesel 10 October 2026, Petrol 10 October 2026, LPG 10 October 2026, Electric 1 October 2026.
Cost it with your own car's consumption →- The sea crossing on this route carries no vehicles, only passengers. The stretch beyond it cannot be driven and the total is short by that much. An island is reached by car only on a line that takes cars; for Rhodes those sail from the Greek side.
What each country charges
- Turkey: a closed motorway system, €61 by entry and exit gate.
- Greece: not costed, because the car cannot make the sea crossing before it.
Country breakdown
| Country | Distance | Fuel | Tolls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 725 km | €8347.1 L (6.5 L/100 km) × €1.75 | €61 |
| |||
| Ferry | 48 km | €0 | €0 |
| This line carries no vehicles, only passengers. The car cannot get past this crossing. | |||
| Greece | 4 km | €0 | €0 |
| Not costed: the car cannot make the sea crossing before this stretch. | |||
Lines naming a toll plaza are the published price of a plaza the route actually drives through. Lines reading "tolled road" have their distance measured from the route but charge a national average rate; lines reading "motorway (assumed)" assume the distance too, because plaza-level data does not exist yet for that country. Bridge, tunnel, vignette and published transit prices are actual prices.
What we do not know
3 line(s) in this estimate rest on an assumption. The rest comes from a published tariff.
- TurkeyPart of this country's motorway toll is estimated from the distance driven rather than read from a published gate price, so the real figure may differ somewhat.
- Sea crossingThis line carries no vehicles, only passengers. The car cannot get past this crossing.
- GreeceNot costed: the car cannot make the sea crossing before this stretch.
Frequently asked questions
How far is Istanbul to Rhodes by car, and how long does it take?
The route we measured is 778 km. Driving time without stops is about 8 h 48 min. Breaks, border queues and traffic are not included.
How much does it cost to drive from Istanbul to Rhodes?
An estimated €143 one way: €83 fuel and €61 tolls. Costed for a diesel car using 6.5 L/100 km with 2 people, €72 each. The oldest fuel price in the sum was read on 10 October 2026.
Which countries on the way charge tolls or a vignette?
Tolls and vignettes paid on this trip: Turkey €61.
How much is the round trip?
€287. Exactly twice one way. There is no vignette on this road, so every toll is paid again on the way back.
How much is Istanbul to Rhodes in a petrol, LPG or electric car?
An estimated one-way total of €144 on petrol, €112 on LPG, €92 for an electric car on DC fast chargers and €143 on diesel. The consumption figures are round values for a mid-size car. Tolls are the same for all of them.
About this route
This page has turned into a warning. As of September 2026 no sailing between Marmaris and Rhodes carries a vehicle — the boats are passenger-only, and the operator's own booking engine answers a car request with 'no garage availability'. The router still puts the car on that water, but we no longer price a crossing that does not exist, so this page's total is short. The sea leg is now marked as a line that takes no vehicles, and the island road beyond it is not costed. A car reaches Rhodes today through Greece: the Piraeus mainline and the Kos connection both take vehicles, and both fare bands are in the calculator. The land half still comes from Turkey's closed-system tariff.
What this figure leaves out
Accommodation, food, waiting at borders, tyres and wear, green card insurance, parking. Only fuel and the charges on the road itself are counted.
See the whole road, or one leg of it
This route is one piece of the corridor. Why each country charges differently, what changes at every border, and what all twelve routes come to side by side, on one page.
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This route was measured on 26 August 2026. Prices are recalculated from current data on every deployment. · Every figure is an estimate, see where the data comes from