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There are 12 ways to get from Calais to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, car, car train, or night train

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  1. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus

    best
    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain train
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane BRU - IST
    4. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus bus
    10h 12m
    ₺6,885–18,111

  2. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain train
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane BRU - SAW
    9h 46m
    ₺4,868–18,852

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Paris Nordtrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Paris l'Est to München Hbftrain train 83
    4. Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus bus
    37h 20m
    ₺9,965–19,451

  4. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Calais 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
    45h 45m
    ₺23,571–115,592

  5. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Tgv
    3. Take the night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    4. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    5. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    2d
    ₺17,043–34,996

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

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain train
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    3. Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to Charleroi Airportbus bus
    4. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane CRL - SAW
    10h 24m
    ₺6,628–27,372

  7. Train, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain train
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain train
    3. Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane CDG - IST
    4. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus bus
    10h 16m
    ₺6,895–18,831

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

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain train
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    4. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane AMS - IST
    5. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus bus
    12h 4m
    ₺7,845–20,431

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

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain train
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train
    4. Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane RTM - SAW
    11h 46m
    ₺14,858–54,562

  10. Bus, night train

    1. Take the bus from Calais to Bucharestbus bus
    2. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train Bosphor Express
    38h 57m
    ₺7,862–8,579

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Calais to Bucureşti Autogara Oborbus bus
    2. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus N1998
    2d 4h

  12. Drive 2,811.4 km

    1. Drive from Calais to Istanbulcar car 2,811.4 km
    25h 21m
    ₺21,701–31,346

Calais to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration37h 20mAverage Duration
Ticket₺9,965Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Calais, France and Istanbul, Turkey?

You can take a bus from Calais to İstanbul Esenler bus station via Bucureşti Autogara Obor, Gara Obor, Piata Mihail Kogalniceanu, Izvor, Păcii, and București, Autogara Militari in around 2d 4h.

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