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

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  1. Train to Basel, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

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    1. Take the train from Selestat to St Louistrain
    2. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeBSL - SAW
    8h 8m
    ₺3,103–13,030

  2. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Selestat to Basel SbbtrainTer
    2. Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
    3. Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenlerbus
    32h 57m
    ₺9,454–13,954

  3. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Alsace to München Ostcar
    2. Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
    3. Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirnecartrain
    4. Drive from Edirne to Istanbulcar
    40h 47m
    ₺18,762–66,623

  4. Drive 2,281.3 km

    1. Drive from Alsace to Istanbulcar2,281.3 km
    20h 40m
    ₺17,286–24,969

  5. Train to Basel, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Selestat to St Louistrain
    2. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Istanbul (IST)planeBSL - IST
    7h 31m
    ₺6,290–17,509

  6. Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Selestat to Basel Sbbtrain
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
    3. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Istanbul (IST)planeZRH - IST
    8h 52m
    ₺7,814–19,064

  7. Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Selestat to Basel Sbbtrain
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
    3. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeZRH - SAW
    9h 30m
    ₺5,127–20,585

  8. Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Selestat to Strasbourgtrain
    2. Take the train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbftrain
    3. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Istanbul (IST)planeSTR - IST
    9h 45m
    ₺7,264–17,359

  9. Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Selestat to Strasbourgtrain
    2. Take the train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbftrain
    3. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeSTR - SAW
    10h 28m
    ₺4,277–19,880

  10. Train, bus via Kraljevo

    1. Take the train from Selestat to Basel SbbtrainTer
    2. Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Kraljevo, Autobuska Stanicabus
    3. Take the bus from Kraljevo to Istanbul Hotel Montenegrobus
    35h 28m

  11. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Scherwiller to StrasbourgtrainTer
    2. Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Wien HauptbahnhoftrainNj
    3. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain347
    4. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
    42h 34m
    ₺14,722–30,219

  12. Train, night train via Videle

    1. Take the train from Scherwiller to StrasbourgtrainTer
    2. Take the night train from Strasbourg to Wien HbfnighttrainNj
    3. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Videletrain347
    4. Take the night train from Videle to Halkalinighttrain
    44h 17m
    ₺13,422–29,119

  13. Train, bus via Bucharest

    1. Take the train from Scherwiller to StrasbourgtrainTer
    2. Take the bus from Strasbourg to București, Autogara Militaribus
    3. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
    45h 16m
    ₺5,378–12,258

Alsace to Istanbul by bus and train

Calendar2Weekly Services
Duration32h 57mAverage Duration
Ticket₺9,454Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Alsace, France and Istanbul, Turkey?

There is no direct connection from Alsace to Istanbul. However, you can take the bus to Gare, walk to Selestat, take the train to St Louis, walk to Saint-Louis Gare Ouest, take the bus to EuroAirport, walk to Basel (BSL) airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW), walk to Sabiha Gokcen Airport, take the train to Ayrılık Çeşmesi, then take the train to Yenikapi. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dambach to İstanbul Esenler via Gare, Selestat, Basel Sbb, Basel, Bahnhof, and Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 32h 57m.

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