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

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

    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
    9h
    ₺8,102–19,552

  2. Car ferry, bus, night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
    2. Take the bus from Dover to Bucharest Oborbus
    3. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
    32h 55m
    ₺3,837–5,240

  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 43m
    ₺23,417–114,413

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille FlandrestrainTer
    2. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Paris NordtrainTgv
    3. Take the night train from Paris Est to Wien HbfnighttrainNj
    4. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain347
    5. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
    2d 1h
    ₺18,121–34,738

  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 48m
    ₺5,215–22,073

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

    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
    9h 6m
    ₺8,282–20,282

  7. 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
    11h
    ₺6,638–45,146

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

    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
    10h 55m
    ₺11,082–25,082

  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 44m
    ₺13,225–31,283

  10. Bus, night train

    1. Take the bus from Calais to Bucharestbus
    2. Take the night train from Bucharest to HalkalinighttrainBosphor Express
    38h 50m
    ₺7,606–8,323

  11. 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

  12. Drive 2,811.6 km

    1. Drive from Calais to Istanbulcar2,811.6 km
    25h 12m
    ₺21,304–30,772

Brussels Airport (BRU) to Istanbul (IST) flights

Calendar33Weekly Planes
Duration4h 49mAverage Duration
Ticket₺4,734Cheapest 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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