There are 13 ways to get from Ahlen to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, car, car train, or night train
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Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
best- Take the train from Ahlen(Westf) to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)DUS - SAW
8h 2m₺3,821–25,572Train, bus via Munich
- Take the train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Kassel-WilhelmshoeheRe
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to München Hbf25 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbul
33h 40m₺6,937–23,271Drive, car train
- Drive from Ahlen to Göttingen
- Take the car train from Göttingen to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirne
- Drive from Edirne to Istanbul
42h 17m₺17,352–102,608Drive 2,374.3 km
- Drive from Ahlen to Istanbul2,374.3 km
23h 28m₺16,755–24,202Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Ahlen(Westf) to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)CGN - SAW
9h₺4,246–14,173Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the train from Ahlen(Westf) to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul (IST)DUS - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
8h 33m₺5,338–15,831Fly Dortmund Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)DTM - SAW
7h 26m₺4,690–20,692Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the train from Ahlen(Westf) to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Istanbul (IST)CGN - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
9h 35m₺6,063–22,432Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Ahlen(Westf) to Bielefeld Hbf
- Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)HAJ - SAW
8h 56m₺4,340–45,789Bus
- Take the bus from Hamm to Kumanovo
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Istanbul
38h 7m₺5,655–7,089Night train, train
- Take the night train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Wien HbfNj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Videle347
- Take the night train from Videle to Halkali
44h 7m₺14,315–30,016Train, night train
- Take the train from Ahlen(Westf) to Dortmund HbfRe
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Köln Hbf43 / ...
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Wien Meidling90N
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkali
44h 49m₺22,202–36,011Train, bus
- Take the train from Ahlen, Bahnhof to Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof
- Take the bus from Bielefeld Brackwede train station to București, Autogara Militari
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
2d 4h₺11,048–16,634
Ahlen to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ahlen to Istanbul is to bus which costs 5.500 ₺ - 7.500 ₺ and takes 38h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Ahlen to Istanbul is to fly which takes 7h 26m and costs 4.600 ₺ - 21.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct train from Ahlen to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Ahlen(Westf) and arriving at Yenikapi via Hamm(Westf)Hbf, Wien Hbf, Videle and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 7m.
The distance between Ahlen and Istanbul is 2225 km. The road distance is 2374.3 km.
The best way to get from Ahlen to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus via Munich which takes 33h 40m and costs 6.500 ₺ - 24.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 8h 2m to get from Ahlen to Istanbul, including transfers.
Ahlen to Istanbul train services, operated by Nightjet, depart from Hamm(Westf)Hbf station.
The best way to get from Ahlen to Istanbul is to fly which takes 7h 26m and costs 4.600 ₺ - 21.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 5.500 ₺ - 7.500 ₺ and takes 38h 7m.
Istanbul is 2h ahead of Ahlen. It is currently 1:12 AM in Ahlen and 3:12 AM in Istanbul.
Ahlen to Istanbul train services, operated by Nightjet, arrive at Wien Hbf station.
What companies run services between Ahlen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and Istanbul, Turkey?
Pegasus Airlines flies from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) 6 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Ahlen(Westf) to Istanbul via Hamm(Westf)Hbf, Hamm, and Kumanovo in around 38h 7m.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–20,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–19,000
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–19,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–23,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–9,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–18,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–16,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–11,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–43,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–26,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–13,000
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Ahlen(Westf) to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,400
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–2,200
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Ahlen(Westf) to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–2,200
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Ahlen(Westf) to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺550–850
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Ahlen(Westf) to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺470–700
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Ahlen, Bahnhof to Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺550–800
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–3,600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–4,100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺650–1,900
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–4,800
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺1,400–2,200
- 1st Class
- ₺2,900–4,800
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–12,000
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺3,500–5,500
- 1st Class
- ₺7,000–12,000
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Göttingen to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–44,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- ₺21,000–24,000
- Car Compartment
- ₺39,000–44,000
- Phone
- +49 89 54880111
- info@optimatours.de
- Website
- optimatours.de
Car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirne
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺10,444–51,913
- Schedules at
- optimatours.de
- Couch Wagon BC-4
- ₺10,444
- Couch Wagon BC-1
- ₺28,252
- Sleeper Wagon
- ₺32,288
- Couch Wagon BC-4 Car
- ₺30,068
- Couch Wagon BC-1 Car
- ₺47,877
- Sleeper Wagon Car
- ₺51,913
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Ahlen(Westf) to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺600–900
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
Train from Ahlen, Bahnhof to Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺600–850
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–14,000
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- ₺13,000–14,000
- Couchette Carriage
- ₺7,500–9,000
- Seating Carriage
- ₺3,700–4,600
Train from Wien Hbf to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–14,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–15,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Videle to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,500
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺850–1,200
- 1st Class
- ₺1,100–1,500
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,600
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺900–1,300
- 1st Class
- ₺1,200–1,600
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–3,700
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- ₺1,700–2,400
- Comfort
- ₺1,900–2,600
- Premium
- ₺2,800–3,700
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Köln Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–15,000
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,000
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
Bus from Kumanovo to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–2,300
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺130–280
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- +389 42 218 007
- Website
- nasirtours.mk
Bus from Hamm to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,318
- Website
- https://www.nasirtours.mk/en/destinations
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bielefeld Brackwede train station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–12,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–3,800
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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