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There are 12 ways to get from Heerlen to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane CGN - SAW
    8h 23m
    ₺3,197–19,172

  2. Bus via Constanța

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Aachen to Bucharest Oborbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Bucharest to Constantabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Constanța to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus
    33h 21m
    ₺2,979–5,738

  3. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain train 90N
    2. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    3. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    43h 51m
    ₺22,222–34,396

  4. Drive 2,489.9 km

    1. Drive from Heerlen to Istanbulcar car 2,489.9 km
    22h 2m
    ₺22,539–32,556

  5. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane CGN - IST
    8h 15m
    ₺5,884–23,151

  6. Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Heerlen to Eindhoventrain train
    2. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane EIN - SAW
    8h 4m
    ₺5,928–92,784

  7. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Herzogenrath to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane DUS - IST
    8h 39m
    ₺5,337–12,028

  8. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Herzogenrath to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane DUS - SAW
    8h 52m
    ₺3,650–20,049

  9. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Heerlen to Liège-Guilleminstrain train
    2. Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane BRU - IST
    8h 49m
    ₺5,915–13,525

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain train Re
    2. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain train 41 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus bus
    33h 45m
    ₺9,744–12,751

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Aachen station west to București, Autogara Militaribus bus 1924
    2. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus N1998
    46h 12m
    ₺8,712–15,816

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Heerlen to Düsseldorf Hbfcar car
    2. Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Istanbulcar car
    21h 13m
    ₺18,745–70,076

Heerlen to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus

Calendar2Weekly Services
Duration33h 45mAverage Duration
Ticket₺9,744Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Heerlen, Netherlands and Istanbul, Turkey?

You can take a bus from Heerlen, Zandweg to İstanbul Esenler bus station via Aachen, Kaiserplatz, Aachen, Bucharest, and Constanța in around 33h 21m.

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