There are 14 ways to get from Europe to Taksim by train, plane, bus, car, or car train
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Istanbul (IST)plane FRA - IST
9h 53m₺5,778–16,182Train, bus #2
cheapest- 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 Istanbul Esenlerbus
36h 34m₺5,047–5,281Train, bus via Sofia
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain 50 / ...
- Take the bus from Leipzig Goethestraße to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Istanbul Esenlerbus
34h 17m₺5,501–8,552Drive, car train
- Drive from Europe to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirnecartrain
- Drive from Edirne to Taksimcar
40h 12m₺16,661–97,467Drive 2,177.7 km
- Drive from Europe to Taksimcar 2,177.7 km
21h 33m₺15,515–22,410Train to Frankfurt, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane FRA - SAW
10h 29m₺5,291–19,203Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Istanbul (IST)plane HAJ - IST
10hTrain to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Istanbul (IST)plane LEJ - IST
9h 44m₺7,251–21,702Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane HAJ - SAW
10h 20mTrain, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Istanbul (IST)plane NUE - IST
9h 35m₺6,421–19,012Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane NUE - SAW
10h₺6,134–16,033Train, bus
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain Rb5
- Take the bus from Fulda to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Montenegro Hotelbus
35h 21m₺7,817–8,951Train, bus #3
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain Rb5
- Take the bus from Fulda to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Esenler Otogarbus
39h 19mTrain, bus #4
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain Rb5 / ...
- Take the bus from Kassel Wilhelmshohe Bus Station to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Hristo Botev to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus
40h 22m₺7,133–9,355
Frankfurt (FRA) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Taksim is to train and bus which costs 5.000 ₺ - 5.300 ₺ and takes 36h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Taksim is to train and fly which takes 9h 35m and costs 6.000 ₺ - 19.000 ₺.
The distance between Europe and Taksim is 2080 km. The road distance is 2177.7 km.
The best way to get from Europe to Taksim without a car is to train and bus via Sofia which takes 34h 17m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 9.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 9h 53m to get from Europe to Taksim, including transfers.
Taksim is 2h ahead of Europe. It is currently 1:31 AM in Europe and 3:31 AM in Taksim.
Yes, the driving distance between Europe to Taksim is 2178 km. It takes approximately 21h 33m to drive from Europe to Taksim.
There are 4419+ hotels available in Taksim.
What companies run services between Europe and Taksim, Turkey?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Taksim. However, you can take the line 260 bus to Sontra Breitwiese, walk to Sontra Bahnhof, take the train to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Istanbul (IST), walk to Istanbul Airport, take the train to Gayrettepe, then take the train to Taksim. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sontra-Ulfen Mitte to Findikli via Herleshausen Bahnhof, Herleshausen Bahnhof, Eisenach Hbf, Leipzig Hbf, Leipzig Goethestraße, Sofia Serdica Bus Station, Sofia, Istanbul Esenler, and Sultanahmet in around 34h 17m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–11,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–19,000
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–15,000
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–8,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–12,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–25,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–25,000
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–28,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–18,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–23,000
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–21,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–13,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–19,000
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Istanbul via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–24,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Istanbul via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–11,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–14,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–15,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–2,200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–2,900
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,900
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺750–4,100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,400
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺600–850
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–40,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- ₺19,000–22,000
- Car Compartment
- ₺36,000–40,000
- 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
- ₺10,428–51,834
- Schedules at
- optimatours.de
- Couch Wagon BC-4
- ₺10,428
- Couch Wagon BC-1
- ₺28,209
- Sleeper Wagon
- ₺32,239
- Couch Wagon BC-4 Car
- ₺30,023
- Couch Wagon BC-1 Car
- ₺47,804
- Sleeper Wagon Car
- ₺51,834
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
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
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–2,000
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- info@abellio-mitteldeutschland.de
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺600–850
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺550–900
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Leipzig Goethestraße to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–4,900
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
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
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Leipzig Goethestraße to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,900–4,200
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Sofia to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- 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
- 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
- ₺2,569
- 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
- ₺2,939
- Schedules at
- pejictours.com
- Book at
- pejictours.com
- Phone
- +383 49 181 500
- monika_deqan@hotmail.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Fulda to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +38344385985
- info@erlines.net
- Website
- erlines.net
Bus from Fulda to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 44 190 915
- erhantrans@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Esenler Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,015
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Plovdiv Hristo Botev to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Plovdiv Hristo Botev to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,800
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Plovdiv Hristo Botev to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,410–1,450
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- huntur.com.tr
Bus from Plovdiv Hristo Botev to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,400
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/?l=EN
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