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There are 14 ways to get from Istanbul to Aachen by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport, train

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    1. Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane SAW - CGN
    2. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbftrain train
    7h 55m
    €57–337

  2. Bus via Bucharest

    1. Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militaribus bus N1998
    2. Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Aachenbus bus
    28h 55m
    €66–92

  3. Night train, train

    1. Take the night train from Halkali to Videlenighttrain night train
    2. Take the train from Videle to Budapest-Keletitrain train Ir
    3. Take the night train from Budapest-Keleti to Stuttgart Hbfnighttrain night train En
    4. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train 47 / ...
    5. Take the train from Frankfurt to Aachen, Hbftrain train 79
    44h 3m
    €161–326

  4. Drive 2,476.2 km

    1. Drive from Istanbul to Aachencar car 2,476.2 km
    22h
    €345–498

  5. Fly Istanbul to Cologne Bonn Airport, train

    1. Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane IST - CGN
    2. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbftrain train
    7h 40m
    €99–435

  6. Fly Istanbul to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane IST - DUS
    2. Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Aachen Westtrain train
    8h 35m
    €100–232

  7. Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane SAW - DUS
    2. Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Aachen Westtrain train
    8h 50m
    €72–382

  8. Fly Istanbul to Brussels Airport, train

    1. Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane IST - BRU
    2. Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Aachen Hbftrain train
    8h 41m
    €111–289

  9. Fly Istanbul to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane IST - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Aachen, Hbftrain train
    8h 33m
    €108–339

  10. Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Eindhoven Airport, train

    1. Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane plane SAW - EIN
    2. Take the train from Eindhoven to Heerlentrain train
    9h 21m
    €127–1,839

  11. Fly Istanbul to Luxembourg, train

    1. Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane plane IST - LUX
    2. Take the train from Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg to Liège-Guilleminstrain train
    3. Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Aachen Hbftrain train
    10h 25m
    €116–357

  12. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus bus
    2. Take the train from München Hbf to Frankfurttrain train 47 / ...
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Aachen, Hbftrain train 79
    30h 15m
    €132–422

  13. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus Citylines 19 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Aachen Main Train Stationbus bus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3643
    40h 15m
    €99–137

  14. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Istanbul to Villach Hbfcar car
    2. Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Düsseldorf Hbf to Aachencar car
    21h 55m
    €360–1,376

Istanbul to Aachen by bus, foot, and train

Calendar2Weekly Services
Duration30h 15mAverage Duration
Ticket€132Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Aachen, Germany?

You can take a bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Aachen via București, Autogara Militari, București Gara de Nord, Gara de Nord, Piata Iancului, and Bucharest Obor in around 28h 55m.

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