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

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  1. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeCGN - SAW
    6h 39m
    ₺2,325–14,504

  2. Train, bus, night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen HbftrainRe
    2. Take the bus from Aachen to Bucharest Oborbus
    3. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
    29h 2m
    ₺2,248–6,237

  3. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain47 / ...
    2. Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Wien HbftrainIc
    3. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain347
    4. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
    40h 24m
    ₺14,825–35,354

  4. Drive 2,408.6 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Istanbulcar2,408.6 km
    21h 21m
    ₺16,783–24,242

  5. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Istanbul

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Istanbul (IST)planeCGN - IST
    6h 1m
    ₺5,512–24,983

  6. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul (IST)planeDUS - IST
    6h 38m
    ₺5,853–19,367

  7. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeDUS - SAW
    7h 20m
    ₺3,066–12,388

  8. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Istanbul (IST)planeFRA - IST
    6h 36m
    ₺6,524–17,757

  9. Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickedetrain
    2. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeDTM - SAW
    8h 9m
    ₺4,067–17,219

  10. Bus via Kumanovo

    1. Take the bus from Cologne to Kumanovobus
    2. Take the bus from Kumanovo to Istanbulbus
    29h 35m
    ₺4,955–6,155

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Cologne 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
    42h 6m
    ₺20,779–110,603

  12. Night train, train

    1. Take the night train from Koeln Hbf to Wien HbfnighttrainNj
    2. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Videletrain347
    3. Take the night train from Videle to Halkalinighttrain
    42h 33m
    ₺13,430–27,913

  13. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Frankfurt central train stationbus068 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt central to Burgas Bus Station Southbus
    3. Take the bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus
    45h 20m
    ₺8,154–13,290

Cologne to Istanbul by train and bus

Calendar3Weekly Services
Duration45h 20mAverage Duration
Ticket₺8,154Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Istanbul, Turkey?

AJet and Pegasus Airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cologne to Istanbul via Kumanovo in around 29h 35m.

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