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

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  1. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus

    best
    1. Take the train from Dunkerque to Lille Europetrain
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Istanbul (IST)planeBRU - IST
    4. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
    9h 14m
    ₺6,275–16,644

  2. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Dunkerque to Lille Europetrain
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeBRU - SAW
    8h 50m
    ₺4,258–18,445

  3. Train, bus via Munich

    1. Take the train from Dunkerque to Paris NordtrainTgv
    2. Take the train from Paris l'Est to München Hbftrain83
    3. Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
    36h 21m
    ₺9,357–18,535

  4. Train, night train via Stuttgart

    1. Take the train from Dunkerque to Paris NordtrainTgv
    2. Take the train from Paris Est to Stuttgart HbftrainTgv
    3. Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Wien Westbahnhoftrain963 / ...
    4. Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nordtrain347
    5. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
    44h 25m
    ₺18,885–45,180

  5. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Dunkerque to Lille EuropetrainTer
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MiditrainTgv
    3. Take the night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien HbfnighttrainNj
    4. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Videletrain347
    5. Take the night train from Videle to Halkalinighttrain
    2d 1h
    ₺16,103–33,489

  6. Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Dunkerque to Lille Europetrain
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
    3. Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to Charleroi Airportbus
    4. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeCRL - SAW
    9h 28m
    ₺6,488–14,965

  7. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Dunkerque to Lille Europetrain
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airporttrain
    4. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeAMS - SAW
    10h 54m
    ₺8,138–24,965

  8. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Istanbul, bus

    1. Take the train from Dunkerque to Lille Europetrain
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airporttrain
    4. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Istanbul (IST)planeAMS - IST
    5. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
    11h 12m
    ₺8,555–23,164

  9. Train, train to Rotterdam The Hague Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Dunkerque to Lille Europetrain
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
    4. Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeRTM - SAW
    10h 50m
    ₺13,468–33,155

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Dunkirk - Pôle d'Échange Station to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus
    2. Take the bus from Lille to Munich central bus stationbus
    3. Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
    43h 15m
    ₺6,725–11,850

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Dunkirk to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
    2. Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
    3. Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirnecartrain
    4. Drive from Edirne to Istanbulcar
    45h 19m
    ₺23,232–115,002

  12. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from La Panne to Anvers-CentraltrainIc / ...
    2. Take the bus from Antwerp Rooseveltplaats to București, Autogara Militaribus
    3. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
    2d 4h
    ₺6,523–15,817

  13. Drive 2,770.9 km

    1. Drive from Dunkirk to Istanbulcar2,770.9 km
    24h 53m
    ₺21,188–30,605

Dunkirk to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration36h 21mAverage Duration
Ticket₺9,357Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Dunkirk, France and Istanbul, Turkey?

You can take a bus from Dunkirk - Pôle d'Échange Station to Istanbul via Lille - Europe Train Station, Lille, and Munich in around 43h 15m.

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