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

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  1. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

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    1. Take the train from Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof to S Königs Wusterhausen Bhftrain
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeBER - SAW
    7h 44m
    ₺4,071–14,127

  2. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
    2. Take the bus from Dresden Bayrische Strasse to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus
    3. Take the bus from Plovdiv to Istanbulbus
    32h 56m
    ₺5,924–8,730

  3. Train, night train via Prague

    1. Take the train from Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
    2. Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Praha Hlavni NadrazitrainRj
    3. Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien MeidlingtrainRj
    4. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain347
    5. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
    39h 57m
    ₺14,338–23,075

  4. Drive 1,991.4 km

    1. Drive from Cottbus to Istanbulcar1,991.4 km
    20h 48m
    ₺13,963–20,168

  5. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus

    1. Take the train from Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof to S Königs Wusterhausen Bhftrain
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Istanbul (IST)planeBER - IST
    3. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
    8h 10m
    ₺5,288–16,326

  6. Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus

    1. Take the train from Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Istanbul (IST)planeLEJ - IST
    3. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
    8h 58m
    ₺7,632–19,380

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

    1. Take the train from Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
    2. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeDRS - SAW
    10h 46m
    ₺7,293–22,811

  8. Train, train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
    2. Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain
    3. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planePRG - SAW
    11h 37m
    ₺7,177–13,155

  9. Train, train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Istanbul, bus

    1. Take the train from Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
    2. Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain
    3. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Istanbul (IST)planePRG - IST
    4. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
    12h 8m
    ₺6,894–15,354

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Cottbus bus station to Berlin Airport BERbus
    2. Take the bus from Berlin Airport BER to Belgrade bus stationbus
    3. Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenlerbus
    33h 10m
    ₺5,820–8,915

  11. Bus via Lviv urban hromada

    1. Take the bus from Cottbus Central Bus Station to Lviv Striyskyi Bus Stationbus
    2. Take the bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbusGns-01
    40h 44m

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Cottbus to Villach Hbf/Bbfcar
    2. Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirnecartrain
    3. Drive from Edirne to Istanbulcar
    42h 14m
    ₺17,232–65,558

  13. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
    2. Take the night train from Dresden-Neustadt to Wien HbfnighttrainNj
    3. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Videletrain347
    4. Take the night train from Videle to Halkalinighttrain
    43h 41m
    ₺13,888–30,875

Cottbus to Istanbul by train and bus

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration32h 56mAverage Duration
Ticket₺5,924Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Cottbus, Germany and Istanbul, Turkey?

You can take a bus from Cottbus bus station to İstanbul Esenler via Berlin Airport BER, Belgrade bus station, and Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 33h 10m.

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