Istanbul to Thessaloniki by car
594 km, about 7 hours of driving without breaks or border waits, 2 countries. Estimated total €94 (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 →- Turkey255 km · 43%
- Greece338 km · 57%
Total estimated cost
€94 estimate
- Per person
- €47
- Per km (fuel only)
- €0.13
- Per km (tolls included)
- €0.16
- Distance
- 594 km
- Driving time
- 6 h 58 min
All amounts are estimates and do not replace official tariffs. Driving time leaves out breaks and waiting at borders. · Data as of: 5 October 2026
Return trip
€189
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 €77 | €94 |
| Petrol7.5 L/100 km · Fuel €85 | €103 |
| LPG9.5 L/100 km · Fuel €52 | €70 |
| Electric, DC fast charging18 kWh/100 km · Charging €45 | €63 |
Tolls are the same on every row, €18.
The oldest price on each row: Diesel 5 October 2026, Petrol 5 October 2026, LPG 5 October 2026, Electric 1 October 2026.
Cost it with your own car's consumption →What each country charges
- Turkey: a closed motorway system, €1.48 by entry and exit gate.
- Greece: paid booth by booth, and this route passes 7 of them.
Country breakdown
| Country | Distance | Fuel | Tolls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 255 km | €2916.6 L (6.5 L/100 km) × €1.75 | €1.48 |
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| İpsala – Kipoi | |||
| Greece | 338 km | €4822 L (6.5 L/100 km) × €2.17 | €16 |
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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
1 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.
Frequently asked questions
How far is Istanbul to Thessaloniki by car, and how long does it take?
The route we measured is 594 km. Driving time without stops is about 6 h 58 min. Breaks, border queues and traffic are not included.
How much does it cost to drive from Istanbul to Thessaloniki?
An estimated €94 one way: €77 fuel and €18 tolls. Costed for a diesel car using 6.5 L/100 km with 2 people, €47 each. The oldest fuel price in the sum was read on 5 October 2026.
Which countries on the way charge tolls or a vignette?
Tolls and vignettes paid on this trip: Turkey €1.48 and Greece €16.
How much is the round trip?
€189. 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 Thessaloniki in a petrol, LPG or electric car?
An estimated one-way total of €103 on petrol, €70 on LPG, €63 for an electric car on DC fast chargers and €94 on diesel. The consumption figures are round values for a mid-size car. Tolls are the same for all of them.
About this route
Short, frequently driven, and unusually exact. It crosses at İpsala and runs on the Egnatia Odos, and we hold the Greek barriers individually with their own prices — so the Greek line on this page is not an estimate but the sum of the published tariff at each booth the route passes. That is something we cannot say for most countries here. The Turkish side is priced from the closed-system tariff as well, so most of this journey comes out at real prices, and what is left to guess is only when you fill the tank.
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.
The whole road, country by country →Other routes
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