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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

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    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane CGN - SAW
    8h 30m
    ₺4,918–19,985

  2. 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
    34h 47m
    ₺10,691–23,178

  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 30m
    ₺23,701–40,968

  4. Drive 2,489.9 km

    1. Drive from Heerlen to Istanbulcar car 2,489.9 km
    22h 1m
    ₺23,862–34,467

  5. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane CGN - IST
    8h 17m
    ₺7,015–20,962

  6. 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 31m

  7. 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 49m

  8. 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
    9h 13m
    ₺7,754–16,501

  9. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    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 Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane BRU - SAW
    9h 31m
    ₺5,857–18,524

  10. Bus via Lviv urban hromada

    1. Take the bus from Aachen - 58, Peterstraße to Lviv AS8 1 Dvirtseva Squarebus bus Mykolayiv
    2. Take the bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus Gns-01
    40h 47m

  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
    ₺10,049–17,220

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Heerlen to Hannover Hbfcar car
    2. Take the car train from Hannover Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Istanbulcar car
    29h 16m
    ₺21,392–31,399

Heerlen to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration34h 47mAverage Duration
Ticket₺10,691Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,180.4 km
  • Duration: 8h 30m

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.

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