There are 14 ways to get from Essen to Turkey by plane, train, bus, night train, car train, or car
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Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)DUS - ADB
6h 8m₺4,369–14,762Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)DUS - SAW
7h 2m₺3,239–26,740Train, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to München Hbf41 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbul
32h 38m₺7,629–13,718Train, night train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hauptbahnhof47 / ...
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Wien WestbahnhofDrf / ...
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nord347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkali
40h 38m₺17,651–36,405Night train, train
- Take the night train from Essen Hbf to Wien HbfNj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Videle347
- Take the night train from Videle to Halkali
45h 12m₺14,650–29,522Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)DUS - ESB
6h 54m₺3,876–16,769Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul, bus
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul (IST)DUS - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Aksaray
7h 43m₺4,756–17,079Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Cukurova
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Cukurova (COV)DUS - COV
6h 54m₺5,426–16,819Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)CGN - SAW
7h 31m₺3,698–15,931Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Antalya Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Antalya Airport (AYT)DUS - AYT
7h 47m₺3,948–14,741Bus
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Munich central bus stationN885 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbul
37h 37m₺5,953–9,166Car train, drive
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirne
- Drive from Edirne to Istanbul
42h 3m₺20,835–111,639Bus via Novi Sad
- Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica
- Take the bus from Novi Sad Bulevar Jaše Tomić to Istanbul Hotel MontenegroCitylines 87 / ...
42h 55m₺7,514–11,863Drive 2,468.3 km
- Drive from Essen to Istanbul2,468.3 km
21h 55m₺17,418–25,160
Essen to Turkey by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Turkey is to fly which costs 3.800 ₺ - 17.000 ₺ and takes 6h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Turkey is to fly which takes 6h 8m and costs 4.300 ₺ - 15.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen station to Turkey. However, there are services departing from Essen central train station and arriving at İskenderpaşa via Munich and Bayrampaşa Devlet Hastanesi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 37m.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Turkey. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Yenikapi via Hauptbahnhof, Wien Westbahnhof, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 38m.
The distance between Essen and Turkey is 2201 km. The road distance is 2468.3 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Turkey without a car is to train and bus which takes 32h 38m and costs 7.500 ₺ - 14.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 6h 8m to get from Essen to Turkey, including transfers.
Essen to Turkey bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
Essen to Turkey train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Turkey is to fly which takes 6h 8m and costs 4.300 ₺ - 15.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 5.500 ₺ - 9.500 ₺ and takes 37h 37m.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Turkey?
SunExpress, Corendon Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Essen central train station to İskenderpaşa via Munich, Istanbul, and Bayrampaşa Devlet Hastanesi in around 37h 37m.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–21,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–20,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–20,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–20,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cukurova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–22,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cukurova via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–22,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cukurova via Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–23,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–19,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–20,000
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–12,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–17,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cukurova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–13,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cukurova via İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–13,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cukurova via Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–13,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–12,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Antalya Airport via İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–12,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,200–14,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,200–14,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–16,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cukurova via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–12,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–11,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–9,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cukurova via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–27,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–27,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–26,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cukurova via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–13,000
- Website
- corendon.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–17,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–16,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cukurova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–18,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–16,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–18,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–13,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Antalya Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–12,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–18,000
- Website
- freebirdairlines.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–13,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–8,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–7,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–13,000
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–15,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–14,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,600
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺900–1,300
- 1st Class
- ₺1,200–1,600
Night train from Videle to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,500
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺850–1,200
- 1st Class
- ₺1,100–1,500
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Essen Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–14,000
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- ₺13,000–14,000
- Couchette Carriage
- ₺8,000–9,500
- Seating Carriage
- ₺4,200–5,500
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–3,500
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- ₺1,600–2,300
- Comfort
- ₺1,700–2,400
- Premium
- ₺2,600–3,500
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–49,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- ₺14,000–28,000
- Car Compartment
- ₺27,000–49,000
- Phone
- +49 89 54880111
- info@optimatours.de
- Website
- optimatours.de
Car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirne
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺10,444–51,913
- Schedules at
- optimatours.de
- Couch Wagon BC-4
- ₺10,444
- Couch Wagon BC-1
- ₺28,252
- Sleeper Wagon
- ₺32,288
- Couch Wagon BC-4 Car
- ₺30,068
- Couch Wagon BC-1 Car
- ₺47,877
- Sleeper Wagon Car
- ₺51,913
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,000
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Aksaray
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺130–360
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Essen central train station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–3,200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- iuc@lasta.rs
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Essen Hbf to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Novi Sad Bulevar Jaše Tomić to Istanbul Hotel Montenegro
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–3,900
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
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More Questions & Answers
Essen to Turkey bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Munich central bus station.
Turkey is 2h ahead of Essen. It is currently 1:28 PM in Essen and 3:28 PM in Turkey.
Essen to Turkey train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Turkey is 2468 km. It takes approximately 21h 55m to drive from Essen to Turkey.
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