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There are 13 ways to get from Heerlen to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, car, car train, or night 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 Koeln Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeCGN - SAW
    8h 14m
    ₺3,810–16,353

  2. Bus via Constanța

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Aachen to Bucharest Oborbus
    2. Take the bus from Bucharest to Constantabus
    3. Take the bus from Constanța to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
    33h 34m
    ₺3,047–5,679

  3. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Heerlen to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
    2. Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
    3. Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirnecartrain
    4. Drive from Edirne to Istanbulcar
    42h 36m
    ₺21,326–112,349

  4. Drive 2,490.1 km

    1. Drive from Heerlen to Istanbulcar2,490.1 km
    22h 5m
    ₺21,990–31,763

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

    1. Take the train from Heerlen to Eindhoventrain
    2. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeEIN - SAW
    8h 1m
    ₺8,248–17,415

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

    1. Take the train from Herzogenrath to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeDUS - SAW
    8h 39m
    ₺3,785–26,026

  7. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Istanbul (IST)planeCGN - IST
    3. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
    8h 50m
    ₺5,627–24,612

  8. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus

    1. Take the train from Herzogenrath to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul (IST)planeDUS - IST
    3. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
    9h 10m
    ₺5,302–16,285

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

    1. Take the train from Heerlen to Liège-Guilleminstrain
    2. Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Istanbul (IST)planeBRU - IST
    4. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
    9h 46m
    ₺6,360–15,359

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Messe/DeutztrainRe
    2. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain41 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
    33h 38m
    ₺7,587–22,632

  11. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain90N
    2. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain347
    3. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
    43h 58m
    ₺22,165–33,277

  12. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Aachen station west to București, Autogara Militaribus1924
    2. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbusN1998
    46h 12m
    ₺5,808–17,111

  13. Night train, train

    1. Take the night train from Aachen Hbf to Wien HbfnighttrainNj
    2. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Videletrain347
    3. Take the night train from Videle to Halkalinighttrain
    46h 36m
    ₺14,715–30,177

Heerlen to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus

Calendar2Weekly Services
Duration33h 38mAverage Duration
Ticket₺7,587Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Heerlen, Netherlands and Istanbul, Turkey?

You can take a bus from Heerlen to İstanbul Esenler bus station via Aachen, Bucharest, and Constanța in around 33h 34m.

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