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

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

    best
    1. Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane AMS - SAW
    8h 55m
    ₺6,534–24,662

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    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
    ₺2,856–10,060

  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 8m
    ₺11,590–28,870

  4. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Groningen to Hannover Hbfcar car
    2. Take the car train from Hannover Hbf to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain train
    3. Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirnecartrain train
    4. Drive from Edirne to Istanbulcar car
    43h 54m
    ₺18,580–104,382

  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
    45h 48m
    ₺16,406–33,753

  6. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Istanbul, bus

    1. Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane AMS - IST
    3. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus bus
    9h 15m
    ₺6,651–18,921

  7. Train, train to Bremen Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus

    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
    4. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus bus
    10h 57m
    ₺6,030–19,718

  8. 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
    ₺5,613–28,341

  9. 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 21m
    ₺7,213–29,459

  10. Train, train to Cologne Bonn 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 Köln Hbftrain train
    4. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane CGN - SAW
    11h 26m
    ₺5,963–23,541

  11. Train, train to Hannover 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 Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane HAJ - SAW
    11h 47m
    ₺5,363–42,559

  12. 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
    ₺24,167–39,881

  13. Bus via Bucharest

    1. Take the bus from Groningen central station to Oldenburg central bus stationbus bus 075 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Oldenburg central bus station to București, Autogara Militaribus bus
    3. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus
    2d 5h
    ₺10,829–17,860

  14. Drive 2,562.2 km

    1. Drive from Groningen to Istanbulcar car 2,562.2 km
    24h 24m
    ₺22,724–32,824

Groningen to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus

Calendar2Weekly Services
Duration36h 8mAverage Duration
Ticket₺11,590Cheapest 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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