There are 9 ways to get from Europe to Kars by train, plane, bus, car, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Frankfurt, fly
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Kars Airport (KSY)FRA - KSY
12h 47m₺7,118–27,392Train, bus via Belgrade
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda BahnhofRb5
- Take the bus from Fulda to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenler
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Kars bus station
2d 7h₺9,018–10,903Drive 3,597.6 km
- Drive from Europe to Kars3,597.6 km
39h 24m₺25,452–36,764Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Kars Airport (KSY)HAJ - KSY
11h 43m₺9,054–35,066Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Nürnberg Hbf
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Kars Airport (KSY)NUE - KSY
12h 1m₺8,398–32,613Train, bus
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda BahnhofRb5
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to München Hbf25 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Kars bus station
2d 8h₺9,918–13,003Train, bus via Sivas
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda BahnhofRb5
- Take the bus from Fulda to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Montenegro Hotel
- Take the train from Istanbul to Sivas
- Take the train from Sivas to Kars
2d 11h₺10,179–12,664Taxi, train, bus
- Take the taxi from Sontra-Blankenbach to Bebra Bahnhof250
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda BahnhofRb5
- Take the bus from Fulda to Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica
- Take the bus from Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica to Pendik Station
- Take the train from Istanbul Pendik to AnkaraYht
- Take the train from Ankara to Kars
2d 23h₺7,809–9,324Taxi, train, bus via Plovdiv
- Take the taxi from Sontra-Blankenbach to Bebra Bahnhof250
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof WilhelmshöheRb5 / ...
- Take the bus from Kassel Wilhelmshohe Bus Station to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Bursa Intercity Bus Terminal
- Take the bus from Bursa to Arhavi
- Take the bus from Arhavi Artvin to Kars
3d 2h₺9,223–13,368
Europe to Kars by taxi, train, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Kars is to taxi and train and bus which costs 7.500 ₺ - 9.500 ₺ and takes 2 days 23h.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Kars is to train and fly which takes 11h 43m and costs 9.000 ₺ - 36.000 ₺.
The distance between Europe and Kars is 3060 km. The road distance is 3597.6 km.
The best way to get from Europe to Kars without a car is to train and bus via Belgrade which takes 2 days 7h and costs 9.000 ₺ - 11.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 12h 47m to get from Europe to Kars, including transfers.
Kars is 2h ahead of Europe. It is currently 1:19 PM in Europe and 3:19 PM in Kars.
Yes, the driving distance between Europe to Kars is 3598 km. It takes approximately 39h 24m to drive from Europe to Kars.
There are 20+ hotels available in Kars.
What companies run services between Europe and Kars, Turkey?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Kars. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Kars Airport (KSY), then take the taxi to Kars. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nentershausen Oderstraße to Kars via Bebra Bahnhof, Bebra Bahnhof, Fulda Bahnhof, Fulda, Beograd, Autobuska stanica, İstanbul Esenler, İstanbul Esenler bus station, and Kars in around 2d 7h.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kars Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–24,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Kars Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–31,000
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Kars Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–28,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–2,700
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,400
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺650–2,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–3,400
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–3,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺600–850
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Istanbul to Sivas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,700
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Sivas to Kars
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,300
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Istanbul Pendik to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺650–1,000
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Ankara to Kars
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,200
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- +381 (11) 761-4545
- Website
- srbijatours.com
Bus from Fulda to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–5,500
- Schedules at
- srbijatours.com
- Prices
- ₺4,600–5,500
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Kars bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–2,400
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- 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
- 062 8103637
- office@balbuss.rs
- Website
- balbuss.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Montenegro Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,571
- Schedules at
- balbuss.rs
- Book at
- balbuss.rs
- Phone
- +381 20 314 545
- info@pejictours.com
- Website
- pejictours.com
Bus from Fulda to Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,944
- Schedules at
- pejictours.com
- Book at
- pejictours.com
- Phone
- + (381) 20 316 581
- office@gameks.biz
- Website
- gameks.biz
Bus from Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica to Pendik Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,762
- Schedules at
- gameks.biz
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Kassel Wilhelmshohe Bus Station to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–6,500
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Bursa Intercity Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–2,300
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +90 850 532 8888
- info@aliosmanulusoy.com
- Website
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from Bursa to Arhavi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,900
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from Arhavi Artvin to Kars
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺70–700
- Schedules at
- obilet.com
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Estimated price
- ₺450–600
Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
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