There are 10 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 Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Kars Airport (KSY)plane FRA - KSY
12h 21m₺8,184–33,275Train, bus via Novi Sad
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain Rb5
- Take the bus from Fulda to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Gebzebus
- Take the bus from Gebze bus station to Kars bus stationbus
2d 7h₺9,366–11,806Drive 3,598.5 km
- Drive from Europe to Karscar 3,598.5 km
39h 30m₺37,351–53,951Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly
- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Kars Airport (KSY)plane HAJ - KSY
12h 10mTrain, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Kars Airport (KSY)plane CGN - KSY
13h 4m₺9,651–30,341Train, train to Dortmund Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Soesttrain
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Kars Airport (KSY)plane DTM - KSY
26h 18m₺10,232–37,920Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Kars Airport (KSY)plane NUE - KSY
11h 52m₺10,487–42,948Train, bus
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain Rb5
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to München Hbftrain 25 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Kars bus stationbus
2d 8h₺9,651–16,891Train, bus via Novi Pazar
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain Rb5
- Take the bus from Fulda to Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica to Esenler Otogarbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Pansinlerbus
- Take the train from Hasankale to Karstrain
2d 15h₺9,366–11,306Taxi, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Europe to Hessisch Lichtenau Stadtmittetaxi
- Take the bus from Kassel Kaufungen Papierfabrik to Brunswick central stationbus
- Take the bus from Brunswick central station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
- Take the train from Istanbul(Sogutlucesme) to Sivastrain Hst
- Take the train from Sivas to Karstrain Ic
2d 23h₺19,419–26,849
Europe to Kars by bus, train, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Kars is to train and bus via Novi Pazar which costs 9.000 ₺ - 12.000 ₺ and takes 2 days 15h.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Kars is to train and fly which takes 11h 52m and costs 10.000 ₺ - 43.000 ₺.
The distance between Europe and Kars is 3060 km. The road distance is 3598.5 km.
The best way to get from Europe to Kars without a car is to train and bus via Novi Sad which takes 2 days 7h and costs 9.000 ₺ - 12.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 12h 21m to get from Europe to Kars, including transfers.
Kars is 2h ahead of Europe. It is currently 2:03 PM in Europe and 4:03 PM in Kars.
Yes, the driving distance between Europe to Kars is 3599 km. It takes approximately 39h 30m to drive from Europe to Kars.
There are 22+ 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 bus station via Bebra Bahnhof, Bebra Bahnhof, Fulda Bahnhof, Fulda, Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica, and Gebze bus station in around 2d 7h.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kars Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 1m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–30,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Kars Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–39,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kars Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–31,000
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Kars Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 28m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–33,000
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Kars Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–38,000
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kars Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–32,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kars Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–34,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kars Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–24,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–2,800
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺490–1,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,800
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺490–1,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,900
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–2,800
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺480–1,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Soest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,800
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–3,400
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺490–1,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–7,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺490–1,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
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
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺350–490
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺600–900
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺350–490
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺600–900
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺350–500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺350–490
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺350–490
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,200
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Soest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- info@abellio-mitteldeutschland.de
- Website
- Abellio GmbH
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺700–950
- Schedules at
- Abellio GmbH
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺650–1,000
- Schedules at
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Hasankale to Kars
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺240–340
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Istanbul(Sogutlucesme) to Sivas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,800
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Sivas to Kars
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,400
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- Phone
- +381 (11) 761-4545
- Website
- srbijatours.com
Bus from Fulda to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–6,000
- Schedules at
- srbijatours.com
- Prices
- ₺4,900–6,000
- Phone
- 062 8103637
- office@balbuss.rs
- Website
- balbuss.rs
Bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Gebze
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,515
- Schedules at
- balbuss.rs
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Gebze bus station to Kars bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,300
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Kars bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–2,400
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,500
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- 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
- ₺3,292
- 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 Esenler Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,783
- Schedules at
- gameks.biz
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Pansinler
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–3,900
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- ₺2,700–3,900
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kassel Kaufungen Papierfabrik to Brunswick central station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,100
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Brunswick central station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–9,000
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- Gunsel
Bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–4,800
- Website
- Gunsel
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–7,500
Manfred von der Heydt Taxibetrieb
- Phone
- +49 3691 611400
Taxi Notruf Eisenach Taxi- & Kurier- & Transportservice Eisenach
- Phone
- +49 3691 6572967
Bad Hersfeld
- Phone
- +49 6621 799888
Bad Hersfeld Taxi Bastick
- Phone
- +49 6621 204311
- Website
- taxi-bastick.de
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