There are 11 ways to get from Europe to Van 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 Erfurt–Weimar Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Fly from Erfurt–Weimar Airport (ERF) to Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN)plane ERF - VAN
11h 27m₺11,840–34,393Train to Frankfurt, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN)plane FRA - VAN
11h 35m₺9,458–28,076Train, 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 Istanbul Otogari to Vanbus
2d 11h₺11,792–20,750Drive 3,690.3 km
- Drive from Europe to Vancar 3,690.3 km
41h 17m₺30,126–43,516Train, 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 Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN)plane HAJ - VAN
12h 9mTrain, 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 Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN)plane NUE - VAN
11h 41m₺10,570–33,573Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN)plane LEJ - VAN
14h 28m₺11,681–36,572Train, train to Paderborn Lippstadt Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbftrain
- Fly from Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) to Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN)plane PAD - VAN
13h 22m₺11,865–32,707Train, bus via Paraćin
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain Rb5
- Take the bus from Fulda to Paracin, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Paraćin AS to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Vanbus
2d 12h₺12,592–19,250Bus, train, taxi
- Take the bus from Kassel Kaufungen Papierfabrik to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Montenegro Hotelbus
- Take the train from Istanbul(Sogutlucesme) to Sivastrain Hst
- Take the train from Sivas to Km. 358 360train Ic
- Take the taxi from Km. 358 360 to Vantaxi
2d 19h₺24,516–34,561Train, bus via Sofia
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain Rb5 / ...
- Take the bus from Kassel Grüner Waldweg to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Edirne Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Edirne to Bandırmabus
- Take the bus from Bandırma bus station to Van bus stationbus
2d 22h₺11,656–16,028
Erfurt–Weimar Airport (ERF) to Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Van is to train and bus via Sofia which costs 11.000 ₺ - 16.000 ₺ and takes 2 days 22h.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Van is to train and fly which takes 11h 27m and costs 11.000 ₺ - 35.000 ₺.
The distance between Europe and Van is 2975 km. The road distance is 3690.3 km.
The best way to get from Europe to Van without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 11h and costs 11.000 ₺ - 21.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 11h 27m to get from Europe to Van, including transfers.
Van is 1h ahead of Europe. It is currently 5:11 PM in Europe and 6:11 PM in Van.
Yes, the driving distance between Europe to Van is 3690 km. It takes approximately 41h 17m to drive from Europe to Van.
There are 36+ hotels available in Van.
What companies run services between Europe and Van, Turkey?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Van. However, you can take the line 250 bus to Herleshausen Bahnhof, walk to Herleshausen Bahnhof, take the train to Eisenach Hbf, take the train to Erfurt Hbf, walk to Erfurt, Hauptbahnhof, take the line 3 vehicle to Erfurt, Anger, take the line 4 vehicle to Erfurt, Flughafen/Airport, walk to Erfurt–Weimar Airport (ERF) airport, fly to Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), then take the taxi to Van. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nentershausen Oderstraße to Van via Bebra Bahnhof, Bebra Bahnhof, Fulda Bahnhof, München Hbf, Munich, and Istanbul Otogari in around 2d 11h.
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Erfurt–Weimar Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–44,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–26,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–34,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–34,000
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday and Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–33,000
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–33,000
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–37,000
Flights from Paderborn Lippstadt Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–40,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–24,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–28,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–37,000
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–36,000
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Vienna, Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–32,000
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Frankfurt, Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–38,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–32,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–42,000
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–41,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–28,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–37,000
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–36,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺550–1,200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–7,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–3,200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺950–2,100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺550–1,200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–3,900
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–3,600
- 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
- ₺500–1,100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–2,200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,200
- 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
- ₺500–1,100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- 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
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
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
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺500–2,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺490–2,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺850–3,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺500–2,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–7,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺490–2,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- 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 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 Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- 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 Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Istanbul(Sogutlucesme) to Sivas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,800
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Sivas to Km. 358 360
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,200
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- 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
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Van
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–4,800
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- ₺3,400–4,800
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Van
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–4,800
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- ₺3,400–4,800
- Phone
- +381 (11) 761-4545
- Website
- srbijatours.com
Bus from Fulda to Paracin, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–6,500
- Schedules at
- srbijatours.com
- Prices
- ₺5,000–6,500
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paraćin AS to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–6,000
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kassel Kaufungen Papierfabrik to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–2,600
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +381 25 424577
- office@severtrans.rs
- Website
- severtrans.rs
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–9,500
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 062 8103637
- office@balbuss.rs
- Website
- balbuss.rs
Bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Montenegro Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,840
- Schedules at
- balbuss.rs
- Book at
- balbuss.rs
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Kassel Grüner Waldweg to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–8,000
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Edirne Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,531
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- sikayet@uludagturizm.com.tr
- Website
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Edirne to Bandırma
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,500
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Bandırma bus station to Van bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–2,900
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–8,500
Beşminare Toki Taksi
- Phone
- +90 536 348 77 95
Dörtyol Taksi
- Phone
- +90 434 827 58 48
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