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There are 12 ways to get from Calais to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car 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
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Istanbul (IST)planeBRU - IST
    4. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
    10h 6m
    ₺6,991–18,211

  2. Train, bus, night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille FlandrestrainTer
    2. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Gand-DampoorttrainTer
    3. Take the bus from Ghent to Bucharest Oborbus
    4. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
    33h 28m
    ₺3,648–6,705

  3. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Calais to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
    2. Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
    3. Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirnecartrain
    4. Drive from Edirne to Istanbulcar
    45h 42m
    ₺23,566–115,584

  4. Drive 2,811.4 km

    1. Drive from Calais to Istanbulcar2,811.4 km
    25h 13m
    ₺21,663–31,291

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

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeBRU - SAW
    9h 41m
    ₺5,074–19,952

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

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
    2. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Charleroi-Centraltrain
    3. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeCRL - SAW
    10h 45m
    ₺5,820–24,918

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

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
    3. Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Istanbul (IST)planeCDG - IST
    4. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
    10h 14m
    ₺6,991–18,931

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

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airporttrain
    4. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Istanbul (IST)planeAMS - IST
    5. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
    12h 7m
    ₺8,541–23,731

  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
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
    4. Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeRTM - SAW
    11h 40m
    ₺13,754–44,662

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille FlandrestrainTer
    2. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Paris NordtrainTgv
    3. Take the train from Paris l'Est to München Hbftrain83
    4. Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
    37h 21m
    ₺9,970–19,960

  11. Bus, night train

    1. Take the bus from Calais to Bucharestbus
    2. Take the night train from Bucharest to HalkalinighttrainBosphor Express
    38h 57m
    ₺7,876–8,593

  12. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Calais to Bucureşti Autogara Oborbus
    2. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbusN1998
    2d 4h

Calais to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration37h 21mAverage Duration
Ticket₺9,970Cheapest 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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