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How to get fromAachen to Istanbulby train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train

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There are 12 ways to get from Aachen to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Istanbul

    best
    1. Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane CGN - IST
    7h 31m
    ₺6,372–24,598

  2. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane CGN - SAW
    7h 48m
    ₺3,975–21,621

  3. Train, bus via Munich

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain train Ice / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to München Hbftrain train 41 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus bus
    33h 36m
    ₺9,088–19,856

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain train 90N
    2. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    3. Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    42h 34m
    ₺24,619–40,938

  5. Drive  2,476.6 km

    1. Drive from Aachen to Istanbulcar car 2,476.6 km
    21h 52m
    ₺20,173–29,139

  6. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Aachen West to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane DUS - IST
    7h 50m

  7. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Aachen West to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane DUS - SAW
    8h 8m

  8. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane BRU - IST
    7h 47m
    ₺6,680–18,276

  9. Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guilleminstrain train
    2. Take the bus from Liège Rue du Plan Inclined to Charleroi Airportbus bus
    3. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane CRL - SAW
    9h 10m
    ₺8,825–50,114

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Aachen - 58, Peterstraße to Lviv AS8 1 Dvirtseva Squarebus bus Mykolayiv
    2. Take the bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus Gns-01
    39h 9m

  11. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain train Ice
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Burgas Bus Station Southbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus bus
    45h 42m
    ₺10,034–17,293

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Aachen to Hannover Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Hannover Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Istanbulcar car
    28h 59m
    ₺22,386–33,169

Aachen to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration33h 36mAverage Duration
Ticket₺9,088Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,097.1 km
  • Duration: 7h 31m

What companies run services between Aachen, Germany and Istanbul, Turkey?

You can take a bus from Aachen - 58, Peterstraße to İstanbul Esenler bus station via Lviv AS8 1 Dvirtseva Square and Dvirtsevyi Bus Station in around 39h 9m.

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