There are 10 ways to get from Istanbul to Debrecen by plane, train, bus, night train, or car
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Fly Istanbul to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane IST - BUD
- Take the train from Ferihegy to Debrecentrain
8h 6mFt 21,986–74,576Bus, train via Belgrade
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the train from Novi Beograd to Suboticatrain Ir / ...
- Take the train from Subotica to Szegedtrain Re
- Take the train from Szeged to Cegledtrain Ic
- Take the train from Cegled to Debrecentrain Ir / ...
22h 44mFt 23,272–27,772Night train, train via Braşov
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the train from Bucharest to Brașovtrain
- Take the train from Brasov to Debrecentrain Ir
26h 40mFt 26,619–39,836Drive 1,271.8 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Debrecencar 1,271.8 km
14h 36mFt 73,697–106,451Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane SAW - BUD
- Take the train from Ferihegy to Debrecentrain
8h 26mFt 31,801–116,354Fly Istanbul to Oradea International Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Oradea International Airport (OMR)plane IST - OMR
- Take the train from Biharkeresztes to Puespoekladanytrain
- Take the train from Puespoekladany to Debrecentrain
10h 48mFt 57,384–84,363Fly Istanbul to Cluj-Napoca, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane IST - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Oradeabus
- Take the bus from Oradea to Debrecen bus stationbus
11h 43mFt 42,753–93,469Bus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militaribus N1998
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Debrecen bus stationbus N910
25h 45mFt 35,780–51,861Night train, train
- Take the night train from Halkali to Videlenighttrain
- Take the train from Videle to Szolnoktrain Ir
- Take the train from Szolnok to Debrecentrain Ir / ...
27h 13mFt 37,719–49,336Bus, train
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Ivano-Frankivskbus
- Take the bus from Ivano-Frankivsk to Stryibus
- Take the train from Stryi to Debrecentrain
35h 18mFt 48,804–64,578
Istanbul to Debrecen by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Debrecen is to bus and train via Belgrade which costs 23 000 Ft - 28 000 Ft and takes 22h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Debrecen is to fly and train which takes 8h 6m and costs 22 000 Ft - 75 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul station to Debrecen station. However, there are services departing from İstanbul Esenler bus station and arriving at Debrecen bus station via București, Autogara Militari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Istanbul to Debrecen. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Debrecen via Halkali, Bucharest and Brasov. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 40m.
The distance between Istanbul and Debrecen is 1270 km. The road distance is 1271.8 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Debrecen without a car is to bus and train via Belgrade which takes 22h 44m and costs 23 000 Ft - 28 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 8h 6m to get from Istanbul to Debrecen, including transfers.
Istanbul to Debrecen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from İstanbul Esenler bus station.
Istanbul to Debrecen train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
Istanbul to Debrecen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at București, Autogara Militari station.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Debrecen, Hungary?
You can take a bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Debrecen bus station via București, Autogara Militari in around 25h 45m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 50,000–120,000
Flights from Istanbul to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 36,000–75,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 50,000–120,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–90,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–49,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–110,000
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Istanbul to Oradea International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 50,000–70,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Istanbul to Oradea International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 49,000–130,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Oradea International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 55,000–220,000
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Istanbul to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–70,000
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Ferihegy to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,500–4,000
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Subotica to Szeged
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,100–1,300
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Szeged to Cegled
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,000–2,400
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Cegled to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,600–3,000
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Biharkeresztes to Puespoekladany
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 950–1,100
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Puespoekladany to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 850–1,000
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Szolnok to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,100–2,500
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +381 11 360 28 99
- putnik.info@srbvoz.rs
- Website
- srbijavoz.rs
Train from Novi Beograd to Subotica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,300–3,800
- Schedules at
- srbijavoz.rs
- Rail 2nd Class
- Ft 2,300–2,700
- 1st Class
- Ft 3,000–3,800
- Phone
- +382 20 441 197
- info@zpcg.me
- Website
- zpcg.me
Train from Novi Beograd to Subotica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,000–6,300
- Website
- https://zpcg.me/en
- Second Class
- Ft 3,000–3,400
- First Class
- Ft 5,900–6,300
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–13,000
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 7,000–10,000
- 1st Class
- Ft 9,500–13,000
Night train from Halkali to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,500–12,000
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 6,500–9,500
- 1st Class
- Ft 8,500–12,000
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,600–7,500
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- Ft 2,600–4,300
- 1st Class
- Ft 5,000–7,500
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,800–6,300
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Brasov to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–19,000
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Videle to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–22,000
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- contact@regiocalatori.ro
- Website
- regiocalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,400–3,000
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/
- Phone
- 0751.525.520
- office@astratranscarpatic.ro
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,500–5,500
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- 0351/40.91.53
- info@softrans.ro
- Website
- softrans.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,000–3,300
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Puespoekladany to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,500–8,500
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Szolnok to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 11,000–15,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Stryi to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–31,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,572
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Cluj-Napoca to Oradea
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,100–4,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Oradea to Debrecen bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,800–6,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–24,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Debrecen bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–28,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- gunsel.ua
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Ivano-Frankivsk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–32,000
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Ivano-Frankivsk to Stryi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,945
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
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Debrecen is 2h behind Istanbul. It is currently 12:23 PM in Istanbul and 10:23 AM in Debrecen.
Istanbul to Debrecen train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Bucharest station.
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