There are 15 ways to get from Cologne to Turkey by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane CGN - ADB
5h 50m₺2,566–15,157Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane CGN - SAW
6h 35m₺2,535–14,134Train, bus via Munich
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
31h 52m₺6,255–12,173Train, night train via Munich
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Wien Westbahnhoftrain Drf / ...
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
39h 32m₺14,583–28,418Drive 2,408.3 km
- Drive from Cologne to Istanbulcar 2,408.3 km
21h 22m₺17,221–24,874Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane DUS - ADB
6h 16m₺3,514–12,554Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane CGN - ESB
6h 31m₺4,572–49,163Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Istanbul
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Istanbul (IST)plane CGN - IST
6h 28m₺4,822–18,113Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane DUS - ESB
7h 2m₺4,320–19,060Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane DUS - SAW
7h 10m₺2,983–21,031Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Antalya Airport
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Antalya Airport (AYT)plane CGN - AYT
7h 25m₺3,044–10,635Bus
- Take the bus from Cologne to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Istanbulbus
35h 34m₺5,233–6,433Train, night train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain 90N
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
41h 52m₺21,419–31,838Drive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirnecartrain
- Drive from Edirne to Istanbulcar
42h 7m₺21,086–112,713Train, bus
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt central to Burgas Bus Station Southbus
- Take the bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus
43h 31m₺8,276–15,008
Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Turkey is to train and fly which costs 3.500 ₺ - 13.000 ₺ and takes 6h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Turkey is to fly which takes 5h 50m and costs 2.500 ₺ - 16.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Turkey. However, there are services departing from Cologne and arriving at İskenderpaşa via Kumanovo and Bayrampaşa Devlet Hastanesi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 34m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Turkey. However, there are services departing from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf and arriving at Yenikapi via München Hbf, Wien Westbahnhof, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 32m.
The distance between Cologne and Turkey is 2133 km. The road distance is 2408.3 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Turkey without a car is to train and bus via Munich which takes 31h 52m and costs 6.000 ₺ - 13.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 5h 50m to get from Cologne to Turkey, including transfers.
Cologne to Turkey bus services, operated by Nasir Tours, depart from Cologne station.
Cologne to Turkey train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Turkey is to fly which takes 5h 50m and costs 2.500 ₺ - 16.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 5.000 ₺ - 6.500 ₺ and takes 35h 34m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Turkey?
SunExpress, Corendon Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cologne to İskenderpaşa via Kumanovo, Istanbul, and Bayrampaşa Devlet Hastanesi in around 35h 34m.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–21,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–20,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–22,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–20,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–20,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–20,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–21,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–21,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–19,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–10,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–42,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–42,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–15,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–15,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–17,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–30,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–31,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–17,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–26,000
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–14,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–18,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–16,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–17,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–8,000
- Website
- corendon.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–16,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–17,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–16,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–15,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–19,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–18,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–13,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–14,000
- Website
- freebirdairlines.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–12,000
- Website
- leav.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–19,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–6,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺360–1,200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺900–3,100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–5,500
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–15,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–15,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,700
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺900–1,300
- 1st Class
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–2,900
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- ₺1,300–1,900
- Comfort
- ₺1,300–1,900
- Premium
- ₺2,200–2,900
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Köln Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–16,000
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–50,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- ₺14,000–29,000
- Car Compartment
- ₺28,000–50,000
- Phone
- +49 89 54880111
- info@optimatours.de
- Website
- optimatours.de
Car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirne
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺10,650–52,941
- Schedules at
- optimatours.de
- Couch Wagon BC-4
- ₺10,650
- Couch Wagon BC-1
- ₺28,811
- Sleeper Wagon
- ₺32,927
- Couch Wagon BC-4 Car
- ₺30,664
- Couch Wagon BC-1 Car
- ₺48,825
- Sleeper Wagon Car
- ₺52,941
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–4,900
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺1,400–2,200
- 1st Class
- ₺2,900–4,900
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,000
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
Bus from Kumanovo to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–2,300
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +389 42 218 007
- Website
- nasirtours.mk
Bus from Cologne to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,094
- Website
- https://www.nasirtours.mk/en/destinations
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Cologne to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt central to Burgas Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–9,000
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,200
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,132
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,183
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Cologne to Turkey bus services, operated by Nasir Tours, arrive at Kumanovo station.
Turkey is 2h ahead of Cologne. It is currently 7:10 PM in Cologne and 9:10 PM in Turkey.
Cologne to Turkey train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at München Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Turkey is 2408 km. It takes approximately 21h 22m to drive from Cologne to Turkey.
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