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There are 13 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 Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    best
    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 39m
    ₺2,643–15,614

  2. Bus, night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Aachen to Bucharest Oborbus
    2. Take the night train from Bucharest to HalkalinighttrainBosphor Express
    27h 10m
    ₺2,104–3,125

  3. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)HbftrainIce / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbftrain41 / ...
    3. Take the night train from Nuernberg Hbf to Wien HbfnighttrainNj
    4. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain347
    5. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
    40h 56m
    ₺16,248–37,713

  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 4m
    ₺14,371–29,128

  5. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul (IST)planeDUS - IST
    7h 36m
    ₺6,438–19,561

  6. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Istanbul (IST)planeCGN - IST
    7h 2m
    ₺5,830–26,093

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

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeDUS - SAW
    8h 18m
    ₺3,751–15,082

  8. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Istanbul (IST)planeBRU - IST
    7h 27m
    ₺7,749–17,213

  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 55m
    ₺8,244–17,288

  10. Bus via Bucharest Otopeni Airport (OTP)

    1. Take the bus from Aachen to Bucharest Oborbus
    2. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbusN1998
    30h 56m
    ₺3,996–5,600

  11. Bus

    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
    ₺4,915–6,784

  12. 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
    ₺21,064–111,015

  13. Drive 2,476.9 km

    1. Drive from Aachen to Istanbulcar2,476.9 km
    21h 52m
    ₺17,313–25,007

Aachen to Istanbul by bus

Calendar1Weekly Buses
Duration38hAverage Duration
Ticket₺4,915Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Aachen, Germany and Istanbul, Turkey?

You can take a bus from Aachen to İstanbul Esenler bus station via Bucharest Obor, Bucharest Otopeni Airport, Bucharest Airport Henri Coanda, and București, Autogara Militari in around 30h 56m.

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