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

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  1. Bus to Billund Airport, fly to Istanbul Airport

    best
    1. Take the bus from Frodesgade v Esbjerg Rådhus to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airportbus bus
    2. Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane plane BLL - IST
    10h 5m
    ₺5,649–21,849

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

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Esbjerg St. to Kolding St.train train
    2. Take the train from Kolding St. to Hamburg-Altonatrain train
    3. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane HAM - SAW
    11h 26m
    ₺4,659–18,509

  3. Train, bus via Dresden

    1. Take the train from Esbjerg St. to Kolding St.train train Ic / ...
    2. Take the train from Kolding St. to Dresden Hbftrain train Rj
    3. Take the bus from Dresden Bayrische Strasse to Haskovo Central Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Haskovo to İstanbul Esenlerbus bus
    40h 37m
    ₺16,605–17,155

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Esbjerg St. to Kolding St.train train Ic / ...
    2. Take the train from Kolding to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain train Rj
    3. Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbftrain train Rj
    4. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    5. Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    45h 19m
    ₺17,090–27,970

  5. Drive  2,641.2 km

    1. Drive from Esbjerg to Istanbulcar car 2,641.2 km
    26h 25m
    ₺32,697–47,229

  6. Bus to Billund Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the bus from Frodesgade v Esbjerg Rådhus to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airportbus bus
    2. Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane BLL - SAW
    9h 52m
    ₺5,652–19,872

  7. Train to Copenhagen Airport, fly to Istanbul Airport

    1. Take the train from Esbjerg St. to København Htrain train
    2. Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane plane CPH - IST
    9h 54m
    ₺7,489–19,599

  8. Train to Copenhagen Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Esbjerg St. to København Htrain train
    2. Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane CPH - SAW
    10h 2m
    ₺5,192–61,622

  9. Train, train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Istanbul Airport

    1. Take the train from Esbjerg St. to Kolding St.train train
    2. Take the train from Kolding St. to Hamburg-Altonatrain train
    3. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane plane HAM - IST
    11h 18m
    ₺7,656–19,486

  10. Train, Bus

    1. Take the train from Esbjerg St. to Kolding St.train train Ic / ...
    2. Take the bus from Kolding Busterminal to Pristinabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Pristina to Istanbulbus bus
    44h 12m

  11. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Esbjerg St. to Kolding St.train train Ic / ...
    2. Take the bus from Kolding Rutebilstationen to Bucharest Filaret Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus
    2d 2h
    ₺11,923–16,023

  12. Train, bus, night train

    1. Take the train from Esbjerg St. to Kolding St.train train Ic / ...
    2. Take the bus from Kolding Busterminal to Bucureşti Autogara Oborbus bus
    3. Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    2d 7h

  13. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Esbjerg to Hamburg-Altonacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Hamburg-Altona to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Istanbulcar car
    31h 8m
    ₺21,796–32,761

Billund Airport (BLL) to Istanbul Airport (IST) flights

Calendar36Weekly Planes
Duration6h 58mAverage Duration
Ticket₺5,038Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,258.7 km
  • Duration: 10h 5m

What companies run services between Esbjerg, Denmark and Istanbul, Turkey?

There is no direct connection from Esbjerg to Istanbul. However, you can take the bus to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport, walk to Billund Airport (BLL) airport, fly to Istanbul Airport (IST), walk to Istanbul Airport, take the train to Gayrettepe, then take the train to Vezneciler. Alternatively, you can take a train from Esbjerg St. to İstanbul Esenler via Kolding St., Dresden Hbf, Dresden Bayrische Strasse, and Haskovo in around 40h 37m.

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