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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 17m
    ₺4,761–14,280

  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 54m
    ₺3,174–17,180

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to München Hbftrain train 42 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus bus
    33h 38m
    ₺6,205–23,660

  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 night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    41h 18m
    ₺18,372–42,409

  5. Night train, train

    1. Take the night train from Dortmund Hbf to Wien Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    2. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    3. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    42h 6m
    ₺15,078–30,498

  6. 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 29m
    ₺3,474–21,301

  7. 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
    ₺7,246–15,357

  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 47m
    ₺5,261–22,159

  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
    ₺5,503–18,013

  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
    36h 31m
    ₺9,514–11,312

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Dortmund to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain train
    3. Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirnecartrain train
    4. Drive from Edirne to Istanbulcar car
    41h 30m
    ₺17,917–99,424

  12. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to București, Autogara Militaribus bus 1925
    2. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus N1998
    2d 1h
    ₺5,584–15,982

  13. Drive 2,438.6 km

    1. Drive from Dortmund to Istanbulcar car 2,438.6 km
    21h 57m
    ₺17,383–25,108

Dortmund to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus

Calendar2Weekly Services
Duration33h 38mAverage Duration
Ticket₺6,205Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Dortmund, Germany and Istanbul, Turkey?

Pegasus Airlines flies from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) 6 times a week. 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 36h 31m.

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