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There are 13 ways to get from Aachen to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, car, car train, or night train

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

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    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeCGN - SAW
    7h 17m
    ₺3,604–15,684

  2. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Messe/DeutztrainRe
    2. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain41 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
    32h 58m
    ₺7,390–21,969

  3. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Aachen to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
    2. Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
    3. Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirnecartrain
    4. Drive from Edirne to Istanbulcar
    42h 25m
    ₺21,168–112,020

  4. Night train, train

    1. Take the night train from Aachen Hbf to Wien HbfnighttrainNj
    2. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Videletrain347
    3. Take the night train from Videle to Halkalinighttrain
    45h 11m
    ₺14,500–29,395

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

    1. Take the train from Aachen West to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeDUS - SAW
    8h 10m
    ₺3,733–13,609

  6. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Istanbul (IST)planeCGN - IST
    3. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
    7h 51m
    ₺5,321–23,883

  7. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus

    1. Take the train from Aachen West to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul (IST)planeDUS - IST
    3. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
    8h 39m
    ₺5,250–15,808

  8. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus

    1. Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Istanbul (IST)planeBRU - IST
    3. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
    8h 26m
    ₺6,755–14,988

  9. Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Heerlen to Eindhoventrain
    2. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeEIN - SAW
    8h 53m
    ₺7,948–17,008

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Aachen station west to Munich central bus stationbusN884 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
    36h 30m
    ₺5,904–9,109

  11. Bus via Sofia

    1. Take the bus from Aachen Main Train Station to Sofia Serdica Bus StopbusUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3644
    2. Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük OtogaribusCitylines 40 / ...
    38h
    ₺4,786–7,085

  12. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain90N
    2. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain347
    3. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
    42h 33m
    ₺21,824–32,320

  13. Drive 2,476.9 km

    1. Drive from Aachen to Istanbulcar2,476.9 km
    21h 58m
    ₺17,417–25,158

Aachen to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus

Calendar2Weekly Services
Duration32h 58mAverage Duration
Ticket₺7,390Cheapest Price
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You can take a bus from Aachen station west to Istanbul via Munich in around 36h 30m.

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