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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
    ₺6,672–14,796

  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 Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    4. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane DUS - SAW
    10h 43m
    ₺4,238–20,429

  3. Bus

    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 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
    ₺24,067–43,026

  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 57m
    ₺15,853–32,483

  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
    ₺4,785–19,817

  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
    ₺6,145–24,017

  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 Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    4. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane DUS - IST
    10h 29m
    ₺5,925–17,408

  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
    ₺4,408–20,218

  10. Bus, train to Bremen 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. Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane BRE - SAW
    9h 52m
    ₺6,158–29,038

  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 6m
    ₺9,215–25,248

  12. 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
    ₺10,186–18,769

  13. Drive 2,562.2 km

    1. Drive from Groningen to Istanbulcar car 2,562.2 km
    24h 24m
    ₺23,471–33,902

  14. 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
    ₺20,429–72,508

Groningen to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus

Calendar2Weekly Services
Duration36h 6mAverage Duration
Ticket₺9,215Cheapest 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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