Travelling by direct bus from Split to Istanbul is unfortunately not possible, the trip by bus require several bus changes, first step from Split would be either to
travel from Split to Belgrade in Serbia, or
from Split to Skopje and Macedonia and then continue with bus or train from there one.
Other travel option is to
take bus from Split to Sarajevo, and then take plane from there to Istanbul, which should be operation whole year around.
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