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There are 14 ways to get from Groningen to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Istanbul

    best
    1. Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane AMS - IST
    8h 33m
    ₺7,838–16,864

  2. Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Groningen to Zwolletrain train
    2. Take the train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Oberhausen Hbftrain train
    4. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane DUS - SAW
    10h 24m
    ₺5,482–20,847

  3. Bus via Belgrade

    1. Take the bus from Groningen central station to Amsterdam Sloterdijkbus bus 075 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenlerbus bus
    35h 26m

  4. Train, night train via Kufstein

    1. Take the train from Groningen to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Kufsteintrain train Drf
    3. Take the train from Kufstein to Wien Hbftrain train Rjx
    4. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    5. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    2d
    ₺19,923–38,055

  5. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Groningen to Zwolletrain train
    2. Take the night train from Deventer to Wien Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    3. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    4. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    46h 56m
    ₺17,185–34,020

  6. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane AMS - SAW
    8h 56m
    ₺5,641–16,887

  7. Bus, train to Bremen Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the bus from Groningen, Hoofdstation to Leerbus bus
    2. Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane BRE - IST
    9h 39m
    ₺6,805–19,339

  8. Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Groningen to Zwolletrain train
    2. Take the train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Oberhausen Hbftrain train
    4. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane DUS - IST
    10h 11m
    ₺7,679–20,824

  9. Bus, train, train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the bus from Groningen, Hoofdstation to Leerbus bus
    2. Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train
    4. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane HAM - SAW
    11h 10m
    ₺5,858–22,652

  10. Bus, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the bus from Groningen, Hoofdstation to Leerbus bus
    2. Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Hannover Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane HAJ - SAW
    11h 49m
    ₺5,758–26,562

  11. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Groningen to Zwolletrain train
    2. Take the train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train Ice
    4. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to München Hbftrain train 41 / ...
    5. Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus bus
    36h 3m
    ₺9,535–26,740

  12. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Groningen central station to Bremen Fernbusterminalbus bus N75 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Bremen Bürgermeister-Smidt-Strasse to Haskovo Central Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Haskovo Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus bus
    43h 54m
    ₺10,269–16,643

  13. Drive 2,561.8 km

    1. Drive from Groningen to Istanbulcar car 2,561.8 km
    24h 22m
    ₺24,132–34,857

  14. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Groningen to Hannover Hbfcar car
    2. Take the car train from Hannover Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Istanbulcar car
    29h 3m
    ₺20,623–30,289

Groningen to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus

Calendar2Weekly Services
Duration36h 3mAverage Duration
Ticket₺9,535Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Groningen, Netherlands and Istanbul, Turkey?

You can take a bus from Groningen central station to İstanbul Esenler via Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk and Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 35h 26m.

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