There are 14 ways to get from Istanbul to Dortmund by plane, train, 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.
Fly Istanbul to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane IST - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Dortmund Hbftrain
7h 9m€116–345Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane SAW - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain
8h 26m€81–324Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the train from München Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain 47 / ...
30h 13m€201–422Night train, train
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain Ice
40h 41m€289–597Drive 2,435 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Dortmundcar 2,435 km
21h 41m€346–499Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane SAW - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Dortmund Hbftrain
7h 35m€91–325Fly Istanbul to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane IST - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain
8h 5m€131–394Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Dortmund Airport
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane SAW - DTM
7h 40m€172–302Fly Istanbul to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane IST - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Dortmund Hbftrain
8h 41m€157–392Fly Istanbul to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane IST - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain
8h 59m€122–432Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane SAW - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain
9h 20m€97–462Bus via Lviv urban hromada
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Stationbus Gns-02
- Take the bus from Lviv bus Station to Dortmund , Busbahnof Steinstrbus Dnipro
34h 56m€197–306Bus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militaribus N1998
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Dortmund central bus stationbus 1925
2d€205–345Drive, car train
- Drive from Istanbul to Salzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Salzburg Hbf to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Dortmundcar
24h 34m€414–585
Istanbul to Dortmund by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Dortmund is to fly and train which costs €95 - €470 and takes 9h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Dortmund is to fly and train which takes 7h 9m and costs €110 - €350.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul station to Dortmund. However, there are services departing from İstanbul Esenler bus station and arriving at Dortmund , Busbahnof Steinstr via Залізничний вокзал and Lviv bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 56m.
No, there is no direct train from Istanbul to Dortmund. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Dortmund Hbf via Halkali, Bucuresti Nord and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 41m.
The distance between Istanbul and Dortmund is 2124 km. The road distance is 2435 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Dortmund without a car is to bus and train which takes 30h 13m and costs €200 - €430.
It takes approximately 7h 9m to get from Istanbul to Dortmund, including transfers.
Istanbul to Dortmund bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from İstanbul Esenler bus station.
Istanbul to Dortmund train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Dortmund is to fly which takes 7h 40m and costs €170 - €310. Alternatively, you can bus via Lviv urban hromada, which costs €190 - €310 and takes 34h 56m.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Dortmund, Germany?
Pegasus Airlines flies from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Dortmund Airport (DTM) 6 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Dortmund , Busbahnof Steinstr via Dvirtsevyi Bus Station, Залізничний вокзал, Автовокзал, and Lviv bus Station in around 34h 56m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–310
Flights from Istanbul to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €140–310
Flights from Istanbul to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–330
Flights from Istanbul to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–250
Flights from Istanbul to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–250
Flights from Istanbul to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–380
Flights from Istanbul to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–380
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–380
Flights from Istanbul to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–280
Flights from Istanbul to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–210
Flights from Istanbul to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–350
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–380
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Dortmund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–340
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–440
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Frankfurt via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from Istanbul to Hannover Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €120–310
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Wien Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €190–470
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 85 004 3110
- Website
- traincharter.eu
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://traincharter.eu/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Köln Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €18–26
- 1st Class
- €24–35
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–90
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Salzburg Hbf to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- gunsel.ua
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–85
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Lviv bus Station to Dortmund , Busbahnof Steinstr
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €160–270
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Istanbul to Dortmund bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at București, Autogara Militari station.
Dortmund is 1h behind Istanbul. It is currently 9:38 AM in Istanbul and 8:38 AM in Dortmund.
Istanbul to Dortmund train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Bucharest station.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Dortmund is 2435 km. It takes approximately 21h 41m to drive from Istanbul to Dortmund.
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