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How to get fromDortmund to Istanbulby train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train

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

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Istanbul

    best
    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane DUS - IST
    7h 4m
    ₺6,308–23,637

  2. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane CGN - SAW
    7h 59m
    ₺3,739–19,875

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to München Hbftrain train 47 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus bus
    34h 9m
    ₺8,521–20,518

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain train
    2. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    3. Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    42h 5m
    ₺19,344–35,800

  5. Night train, train

    1. Take the nighttrain from Dortmund Hbf to Wien Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    2. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    3. Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    41h 59m
    ₺15,808–30,558

  6. Fly Dortmund Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane DTM - SAW
    6h 50m
    ₺7,790–20,532

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

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane DUS - SAW
    7h 27m
    ₺4,011–23,660

  8. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane CGN - IST
    7h 52m
    ₺6,136–24,852

  9. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane FRA - IST
    8h 19m
    ₺8,650–20,445

  10. Bus via Lviv urban hromada

    1. Take the bus from Dortmund , Busbahnof Steinstr to Lviv bus Stationbus bus Dnipro
    2. Take the bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus Gns-01
    35h 3m
    ₺13,589–14,689

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Frankfurt central train stationbus bus 037
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Burgas Bus Station Southbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus bus
    47h 8m
    ₺8,505–13,865

  12. Drive  2,437.5 km

    1. Drive from Dortmund to Istanbulcar car 2,437.5 km
    21h 40m
    ₺19,954–28,823

  13. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Dortmund to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Salzburg Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Istanbulcar car
    24h 34m
    ₺23,086–33,514

Dortmund to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration34h 9mAverage Duration
Ticket₺8,521Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,124.1 km
  • Duration: 7h 4m

What companies run services between Dortmund, Germany and Istanbul, Turkey?

Pegasus Airlines flies from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dortmund , Busbahnof Steinstr to İstanbul Esenler bus station via Lviv bus Station, Lviv Stryiska St, 109, Lviv Dvirtseva Sq, 1, and Dvirtsevyi Bus Station in around 35h 3m.

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