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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 Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

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    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeDUS - SAW
    7h 31m
    ₺3,549–27,447

  2. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to München Hbftrain47 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
    32h 40m
    ₺6,773–24,121

  3. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Wien MeidlingtrainNj
    3. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain347
    4. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
    41h 8m
    ₺16,197–36,501

  4. Drive 2,438.9 km

    1. Drive from Dortmund to Istanbulcar2,438.9 km
    21h 54m
    ₺17,202–24,847

  5. Fly Dortmund Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeDTM - SAW
    6h 50m
    ₺4,142–18,802

  6. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul (IST)planeDUS - IST
    3. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
    8h
    ₺5,066–17,646

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

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Köln Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeCGN - SAW
    8h 3m
    ₺3,766–16,525

  8. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Köln Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Istanbul (IST)planeCGN - IST
    3. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
    8h 36m
    ₺5,583–24,724

  9. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Istanbul, bus

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Istanbul (IST)planeFRA - IST
    3. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
    8h 59m
    ₺5,643–17,268

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Munich central bus stationbusN885 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
    35h 45m
    ₺5,612–9,129

  11. Bus via Belgrade

    1. Take the bus from Dortmund Hbf to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
    2. Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenlerbus
    39h 15m
    ₺8,259–12,074

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Dortmund to Fuldacar
    2. Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
    3. Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirnecartrain
    4. Drive from Edirne to Istanbulcar
    41h 29m
    ₺17,898–99,397

  13. Night train, train

    1. Take the night train from Dortmund Hbf to Wien HbfnighttrainNj
    2. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Videletrain347
    3. Take the night train from Videle to Halkalinighttrain
    44h 51m
    ₺14,557–29,495

Dortmund to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus

Calendar2Weekly Services
Duration32h 40mAverage Duration
Ticket₺6,773Cheapest 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 central bus station to Istanbul via Munich in around 35h 45m.

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