There are 14 ways to get from Groningen to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train
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 Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Istanbul (IST)plane AMS - IST
8h 33m₺8,429–21,829Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane AMS - SAW
8h 55m₺5,832–21,852Train, bus
- Take the train from Groningen to Zwolletrain
- Take the train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Muenchen Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
37h 41m₺10,008–41,824Train, night train
- Take the train from Groningen to Zwolletrain
- Take the nighttrain from Deventer to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
46h 56m₺17,038–36,294Drive 2,561.9 km
- Drive from Groningen to Istanbulcar 2,561.9 km
24h 20m₺25,573–36,938Train, train to Bremen Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)train
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Istanbul (IST)plane BRE - IST
9h 28m₺7,503–28,427Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Groningen to Zwolletrain
- Take the train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul (IST)plane DUS - IST
10h 36m₺8,978–22,734Train, train to Bremen Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)train
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BRE - SAW
9h 41m₺8,006–35,450Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Groningen to Zwolletrain
- Take the train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane DUS - SAW
10h 53m₺7,581–28,757Train, train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)train
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbftrain
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane HAM - SAW
10h 56m₺6,466–32,150Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)train
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane HAJ - SAW
11h 18m₺5,906–27,050Bus
- Take the bus from Groningen central station to Bremen Fernbusterminalbus N75 / ...
- Take the bus from Bremen Bürgermeister-Smidt-Strasse to Haskovo Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Haskovo Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus
42h 44m₺18,430–20,694Bus via Bucharest
- Take the bus from Groningen central station to Bremen Fernbusterminalbus N75 / ...
- Take the bus from Bremen Fernbusterminal to București, Autogara Militaribus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
2d 3h₺12,859–21,923Drive, car train
- Drive from Groningen to Hannover Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Hannover Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Istanbulcar
29h 3m₺22,280–32,016
Groningen to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Groningen to Istanbul is to train and fly which costs 5.500 ₺ - 22.000 ₺ and takes 8h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Groningen to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 8h 33m and costs 8.000 ₺ - 22.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Groningen station to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Groningen central station and arriving at Istanbul Büyük Otogari via Bremen Bürgermeister-Smidt-Strasse and Haskovo Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 44m.
No, there is no direct train from Groningen to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Groningen and arriving at Yenikapi via Zwolle, Deventer, Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 56m.
The distance between Groningen and Istanbul is 2442 km. The road distance is 2561.9 km.
The best way to get from Groningen to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus which takes 37h 41m and costs 10.000 ₺ - 42.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 8h 33m to get from Groningen to Istanbul, including transfers.
Groningen to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Groningen central station.
Groningen to Istanbul train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Groningen station.
Groningen to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bremen Fernbusterminal station.
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.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–20,000
Flights from Bremen Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–21,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–16,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–28,000
Flights from Bremen Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–30,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–22,000
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–24,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–27,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–17,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–21,000
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–16,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,200–16,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–26,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–28,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–16,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–46,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–46,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–26,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–15,000
- Website
- flyone.eu
Flights from Bremen Airport to Istanbul via Chisinau
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–25,000
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–2,800
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺650–1,400
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺460–1,000
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–9,500
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺650–1,400
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–2,800
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺410–900
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺650–1,400
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺460–1,000
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺410–900
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺650–1,400
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺460–1,000
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺410–900
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺410–900
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–2,500
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- ₺1,700–2,500
Train from Groningen to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,400
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- ₺900–1,400
Train from Groningen to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,400
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- ₺900–1,400
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–2,500
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- ₺1,700–2,500
Train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺650–950
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- ₺650–950
Train from Groningen to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,400
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- ₺900–1,400
Train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺650–950
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- ₺650–950
Train from Groningen to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,400
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- ₺900–1,400
Train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺650–950
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- ₺650–950
Train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺650–950
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- ₺650–950
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–33,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–4,400
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–4,400
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–4,400
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–5,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–10,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Deventer to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–9,000
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- ₺6,500–9,000
- Couchette Carriage
- ₺5,000–6,000
- Seating Carriage
- ₺3,600–4,300
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–24,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺550–1,486
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₺550–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–2,100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–2,100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–2,100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–4,700
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- service@vias-online.eu
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺2,166
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺2,166
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- metronom
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–7,500
- Schedules at
- metronom
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,400
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Hannover Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–7,000
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- 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
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Groningen central station to Bremen Fernbusterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,300
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Groningen central station to Bremen Fernbusterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,300
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bremen Fernbusterminal to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–16,000
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–4,400
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Groningen central station to Bremen Fernbusterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,600
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Groningen central station to Bremen Fernbusterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,600
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Bremen Bürgermeister-Smidt-Strasse to Haskovo Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺16,671
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Haskovo Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,456
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Haskovo Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,500
- Website
- Citylines
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More Questions & Answers
Istanbul is 1h ahead of Groningen. It is currently 8:51 PM in Groningen and 9:51 PM in Istanbul.
Groningen to Istanbul train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Zwolle station.
Yes, the driving distance between Groningen to Istanbul is 2562 km. It takes approximately 24h 20m to drive from Groningen to Istanbul.
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