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

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  1. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Istanbul

    best
    1. Take the train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane BRU - IST
    7h 57m
    ₺5,476–13,226

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Bruges to Ghent Dampoortbus bus 826 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Ghent to Bucharest Oborbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bucharest to Constantabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Constanța to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus
    34h 52m
    ₺3,158–5,963

  3. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Bruges to Düsseldorf Hbfcar car
    2. Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirnecartrain train
    4. Drive from Edirne to Istanbulcar car
    44h 50m
    ₺23,015–115,354

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Bruges to Brussels-Nordtrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the night train from Brussels-Nord to Wien Meidlingnighttrain night train Nj
    3. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    4. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    46h 26m
    ₺16,108–33,438

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

    1. Take the train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane BRU - SAW
    8h 15m
    ₺3,489–12,247

  6. Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    2. Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to Charleroi Airportbus bus
    3. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane CRL - SAW
    8h 42m
    ₺5,179–25,847

  7. Train, train to Rotterdam The Hague Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Bruges to Anvers-Centraltrain train
    2. Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train
    3. Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane RTM - SAW
    9h 51m
    ₺17,487–50,864

  8. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Bruges to Anvers-Centraltrain train
    2. Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane AMS - IST
    11h 29m
    ₺6,514–17,883

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

    1. Take the train from Bruges to Anvers-Centraltrain train
    2. Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane AMS - SAW
    11h 52m
    ₺5,627–24,904

  10. Train, bus via Munich

    1. Take the train from Bruges to Brussels-Nordtrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain train Ice / ...
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to München Hbftrain train 41 / ...
    4. Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus bus
    35h 42m
    ₺8,730–26,193

  11. Train, night train via Aachen

    1. Take the train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Miditrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aachen Hbftrain train Ice
    3. Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain train 90N
    4. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    5. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    46h 23m
    ₺23,894–39,471

  12. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Bruges to Brussels-Nordtrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to București, Autogara Militaribus bus
    3. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus
    2d 4h
    ₺6,430–12,293

  13. Drive 2,701.3 km

    1. Drive from Bruges to Istanbulcar car 2,701.3 km
    24h 16m
    ₺21,038–30,388

Bruges to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus

Calendar2Weekly Services
Duration35h 42mAverage Duration
Ticket₺8,730Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Bruges, Belgium and Istanbul, Turkey?

You can take a bus from Bruges to İstanbul Esenler bus station via Ghent, Bucharest, and Constanța in around 34h 52m.

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