There are 12 ways to get from Heerlen 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 Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
best- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane CGN - SAW
8h 8m₺3,925–18,186Train, bus
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain Re
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
34h 37m₺8,648–22,629Train, night train
- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain 90N
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
43h 59m₺24,708–41,619Drive 2,489.8 km
- Drive from Heerlen to Istanbulcar 2,489.8 km
21h 59m₺25,505–36,841Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Istanbul (IST)plane CGN - IST
8h₺6,522–25,163Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Heerlen to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane EIN - SAW
8h 9m₺7,963–27,518Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Herzogenrath to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane DUS - SAW
8h 49mTrain to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Herzogenrath to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul (IST)plane DUS - IST
8h 36mTrain, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Heerlen to Liège-Guilleminstrain
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Istanbul (IST)plane BRU - IST
9h 1m₺6,270–16,807Bus via Lviv urban hromada
- Take the bus from Aachen - 58, Peterstraße to Lviv AS8 1 Dvirtseva Squarebus Mykolayiv
- Take the bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus Gns-01
40h 47mBus
- Take the bus from Aachen station west to București, Autogara Militaribus 1924
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus N1998
46h 12m₺13,328–20,937Drive, car train
- Drive from Heerlen to Hannover Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Hannover Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Istanbulcar
29h 15m₺23,125–34,236
Heerlen to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Heerlen to Istanbul is to train and fly which costs 3.900 ₺ - 19.000 ₺ and takes 8h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Heerlen to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 8h and costs 6.500 ₺ - 26.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Heerlen to Istanbul station. However, there are services departing from Heerlen, Zandweg and arriving at İstanbul Esenler bus station via Aachen - 58, Peterstraße and Dvirtsevyi Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 47m.
No, there is no direct train from Heerlen to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Heerlen and arriving at Yenikapi via Aachen, Hbf, Wien Meidling, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 59m.
The distance between Heerlen and Istanbul is 2180 km. The road distance is 2489.8 km.
The best way to get from Heerlen to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus which takes 34h 37m and costs 8.500 ₺ - 23.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 8h 8m to get from Heerlen to Istanbul, including transfers.
Heerlen to Istanbul bus services, operated by OrionBus, depart from Aachen - 58, Peterstraße station.
Heerlen to Istanbul train services, operated by Österreichische Bundesbahnen, depart from Aachen, Hbf station.
Heerlen to Istanbul bus services, operated by OrionBus, arrive at Lviv AS8 1 Dvirtseva Square station.
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, Bushof, Aachen - 58, Peterstraße, Lviv AS8 1 Dvirtseva Square, and Dvirtsevyi Bus Station in around 40h 47m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–18,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–12,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–14,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–21,000
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–25,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–22,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–23,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–24,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,900–13,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–16,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Istanbul via Nis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–16,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–13,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–11,000
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Brussels Airport to Istanbul via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–12,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺650–1,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–12,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺650–1,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,900
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Herzogenrath to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Herzogenrath to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,400
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,400
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,700
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–18,000
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,700
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺700–3,100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–7,000
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Heerlen to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺550–1,200
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Heerlen to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺330–650
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–21,000
- 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
- ₺500–1,470
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₺500–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Heerlen to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺550–850
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,400
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Heerlen to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺550–850
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- ₺550–850
- 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
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- OrionBus
Bus from Aachen - 58, Peterstraße to Lviv AS8 1 Dvirtseva Square
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- OrionBus
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- Gunsel
Bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–4,800
- Website
- Gunsel
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Aachen station west to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–16,000
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–4,600
- Website
- Flixbus
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Istanbul is 2h ahead of Heerlen. It is currently 2:41 PM in Heerlen and 4:41 PM in Istanbul.
Heerlen to Istanbul train services, operated by Österreichische Bundesbahnen, arrive at Wien Meidling station.
Yes, the driving distance between Heerlen to Istanbul is 2490 km. It takes approximately 21h 59m to drive from Heerlen to Istanbul.
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