There are 14 ways to get from Assen to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, car, car train, or night train
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Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
best- Take the train from Assen to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane AMS - SAW
8h 38m₺6,325–23,930Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Groningen to Hamburg - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Haskovo Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Haskovo Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus
43h 16m₺3,056–10,432Train, bus
- Take the train from Assen to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoventrain
- Take the bus from Eindhoven, Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenlerbus
33h 21mDrive, car train
- Drive from Assen to Hannover Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hannover Hbf to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirnecartrain
- Drive from Edirne to Istanbulcar
43h 37m₺18,733–104,604Train, night train
- Take the train from Assen to Zwolletrain
- Take the night train from Deventer to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
45h 28m₺16,199–33,028Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the train from Assen to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Istanbul (IST)plane AMS - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
8h 58m₺6,442–18,189Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Assen to Zwolletrain
- Take the train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane DUS - SAW
10h 32m₺5,407–27,617Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the train from Assen to Zwolletrain
- Take the train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul (IST)plane DUS - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
11h 2m₺6,924–19,876Train, train to Bremen Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the train from Groningen Europapark to Bad Nieuweschanstrain
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Istanbul (IST)plane BRE - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
11h 28m₺6,297–20,673Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Assen to Zwolletrain
- Take the train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane CGN - SAW
11h 6m₺5,757–22,817Train, train to Bremen Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Groningen Europapark to Bad Nieuweschanstrain
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BRE - SAW
10h 52m₺7,480–30,414Bus via Munich
- Take the bus from Groningen central station to Munich central bus stationbus 027
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
44h 17m₺6,866–12,344Train, night train via Kufstein
- Take the train from Assen to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Kufsteintrain Drf
- Take the train from Kufstein to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
2dDrive 2,558.2 km
- Drive from Assen to Istanbulcar 2,558.2 km
24h 58m₺22,692–32,777
Assen to Istanbul by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Assen to Istanbul is to train and fly which costs 5.000 ₺ - 28.000 ₺ and takes 10h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Assen to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 8h 38m and costs 6.000 ₺ - 24.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Assen to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Assen, Maasstraat and arriving at Istanbul Büyük Otogari via Groningen, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and Haskovo Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 16m.
No, there is no direct train from Assen to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Assen and arriving at Yenikapi via Zwolle, Deventer, Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 28m.
The distance between Assen and Istanbul is 2474 km. The road distance is 2558.2 km.
The best way to get from Assen to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus which takes 33h 21m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 38m to get from Assen to Istanbul, including transfers.
Assen to Istanbul bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Groningen station.
Assen to Istanbul train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Assen station.
Assen to Istanbul bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Hamburg - Bus Station.
What companies run services between Assen, Netherlands and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Assen, Maasstraat to Istanbul Büyük Otogari via Groningen, Hoofdstation, uitstaphalte, Groningen, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, and Haskovo Central Bus Station in around 43h 16m.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–25,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–21,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–20,000
Flights from Bremen Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–27,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–12,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–8,000
Flights from Bremen Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–11,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–19,000
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
- ₺2,400–12,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–24,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–14,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–24,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–24,000
Flights from Bremen Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–31,000
Flights from Bremen Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–31,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–25,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–24,000
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Assen to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–5,000
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺1,500–2,200
- 1st Class
- ₺3,000–5,000
Train from Assen to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,420
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺700–2,100
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺700–1,100
- 1st Class
- ₺1,200–2,100
Train from Assen to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺650–2,000
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺650–1,000
- 1st Class
- ₺1,200–2,000
Train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺850–950
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–3,200
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺1,000–1,500
- 1st Class
- ₺1,900–3,200
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–4,300
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺1,300–2,000
- 1st Class
- ₺2,600–4,300
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Assen to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–2,200
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- ₺2,000–2,200
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,000
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- ₺850–1,000
Train from Assen to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺850–950
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- ₺850–950
Train from Groningen Europapark to Bad Nieuweschans
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺520–570
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- ₺520–570
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hannover Hbf to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- 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
- ₺10,380–51,600
- Schedules at
- optimatours.de
- Couch Wagon BC-4
- ₺10,380
- Couch Wagon BC-1
- ₺28,082
- Sleeper Wagon
- ₺32,093
- Couch Wagon BC-4 Car
- ₺29,887
- Couch Wagon BC-1 Car
- ₺47,588
- Sleeper Wagon Car
- ₺51,600
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Deventer to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–14,000
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- ₺13,000–14,000
- Couchette Carriage
- ₺8,000–9,500
- Seating Carriage
- ₺4,200–5,500
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- 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 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
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–3,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–3,300
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 069 450099650
- Kundenservice-Linie10@vias-online.de
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,400
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kufstein to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–4,500
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- ₺3,000–4,500
- Phone
- +381 20 333 733
- garoreisen@gmail.com
- Website
- garo-reisen.rs
Bus from Eindhoven, Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- garo-reisen.rs
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- 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
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Groningen to Hamburg - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,800
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Haskovo Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,300
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- huntur.com.tr
Bus from Haskovo Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,300
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/?l=EN
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Groningen central station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–6,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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/
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Istanbul is 2h ahead of Assen. It is currently 12:41 AM in Assen and 2:41 AM in Istanbul.
Assen to Istanbul train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Zwolle station.
Yes, the driving distance between Assen to Istanbul is 2558 km. It takes approximately 24h 58m to drive from Assen to Istanbul.
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