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There are 15 ways to get from Groningen to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Train, train to Bremen Airport, fly to Istanbul

    best
    1. Take the train from Groningen to Bad Nieuweschanstrain train
    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 54m
    ₺7,240–26,100

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

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Groningen to Bad Nieuweschanstrain train
    2. Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane HAJ - SAW
    11h 56m
    ₺4,803–20,021

  3. 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 10m
    ₺11,557–31,071

  4. Train, night train via Cologne

    1. Take the train from Groningen to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Köln-Ehrenfeldtrain train
    3. Take the train from Köln Ehrenfeld Bf Ehrenfeld to Wien Meidlingtrain train 90N
    4. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    5. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    2d
    ₺24,197–43,843

  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
    ₺16,775–35,316

  6. 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 Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    4. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane DUS - IST
    10h 39m
    ₺6,977–18,031

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

    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
    4. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane DUS - SAW
    10h 52m
    ₺5,290–35,552

  8. Train, train to Bremen Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Groningen to Bad Nieuweschanstrain train
    2. Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane BRE - SAW
    10h 2m
    ₺6,753–29,121

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

    1. Take the train from Groningen to Bad Nieuweschanstrain train
    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 20m
    ₺5,503–21,501

  10. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Groningen to Den Haag Centraaltrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane AMS - IST
    11h 11m
    ₺7,113–19,817

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

    1. Take the train from Groningen to Den Haag Centraaltrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane AMS - SAW
    11h 34m
    ₺6,226–25,838

  12. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Groningen to Hamburg - Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Haskovo Central Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Haskovo Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus bus
    41h 45m
    ₺7,967–11,154

  13. Bus via Bucharest

    1. Take the bus from Groningen central station to Bremen Fernbusterminalbus bus N75 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Bremen Fernbusterminal to București, Autogara Militaribus bus
    3. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus
    2d 3h
    ₺9,576–17,951

  14. Drive 2,562.2 km

    1. Drive from Groningen to Istanbulcar car 2,562.2 km
    24h 24m
    ₺23,259–33,595

  15. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Groningen to Düsseldorf Hbfcar car
    2. Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Istanbulcar car
    22h 47m
    ₺20,407–72,476

Groningen to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus

Calendar2Weekly Services
Duration36h 10mAverage Duration
Ticket₺11,557Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Groningen, Netherlands and Istanbul, Turkey?

You can take a bus from Groningen to Istanbul Büyük Otogari via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and Haskovo Central Bus Station in around 41h 45m.

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