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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 to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Istanbul Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane plane AMS - IST
    8h 38m
    ₺7,428–18,507

  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 Duisburg Hbftrain train
    4. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane DUS - SAW
    10h 23m
    ₺4,910–20,922

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)train train
    2. Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train 56
    3. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain train 25 / ...
    4. Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus bus
    37h 33m
    ₺8,119–22,437

  4. Train, night train via Arnhem

    1. Take the train from Groningen to Zwolletrain train
    2. Take the train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the nighttrain from Arnhem Centraal to Wien Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    4. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    5. Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    45h 50m
    ₺15,868–30,745

  5. Drive  2,561.7 km

    1. Drive from Groningen to Istanbulcar car 2,561.7 km
    24h 19m
    ₺29,826–43,082

  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
    9h
    ₺6,031–20,530

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

    1. Take the train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)train train
    2. Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane plane BRE - IST
    9h 39m
    ₺7,103–32,821

  8. Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Istanbul 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 Duisburg Hbftrain train
    4. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane plane DUS - IST
    10h 15m
    ₺7,507–25,899

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

    1. Take the train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)train 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 3m
    ₺5,106–24,044

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

    1. Take the train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)train 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
    9h 41m
    ₺7,106–32,844

  11. 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 Koeln Hbftrain train
    4. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane CGN - SAW
    11h 27m
    ₺5,290–19,492

  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
    42h 44m
    ₺18,357–20,367

  13. Bus via Bucharest

    1. Take the bus from Groningen central station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus bus N75 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to București, Autogara Militaribus bus
    3. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus
    47h 45m
    ₺14,579–21,869

  14. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Groningen to Zwolletrain train
    2. Take the nighttrain from Deventer to Wien Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    3. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    4. Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    46h 57m
    ₺15,888–30,735

  15. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Groningen to Hannover Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Hannover Hbf to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Istanbulcar car
    28h 53m
    ₺21,962–33,000

Groningen to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration37h 33mAverage Duration
Ticket₺8,119Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,442.4 km
  • Duration: 8h 38m

What companies run services between Groningen, Netherlands and Istanbul, Turkey?

You can take a bus from Groningen central station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari via Bremen Fernbusterminal, Bremen Bürgermeister-Smidt-Strasse, and Haskovo Central Bus Station in around 42h 44m.

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