There are 12 ways to get from Istanbul to Esbjerg by plane, bus, train, 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 Billund Airport, bus
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane IST - BLL
- Take the bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminalbus
9h 50mkr 837–3,222Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Hamburg Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane SAW - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.train
- Take the train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.train
12hkr 645–2,881Bus, train via Munich
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the train from München Ost to Koldingtrain 304
- Take the train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.train Ic / ...
37h 12mkr 1,428–3,117Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Videlenighttrain
- Take the train from Videle to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest Keleti to Salzburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Koldingtrain 304
- Take the train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.train Ic / ...
2dkr 1,994–4,313Drive 2,642.1 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Esbjergcar 2,642.1 km
26h 31mkr 3,645–5,265Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Billund Airport, bus
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane SAW - BLL
- Take the bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminalbus
10h 51mkr 787–2,824Fly Istanbul to Copenhagen Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane IST - CPH
- Take the train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Odense St.train
- Take the train from Odense St. to Esbjerg St.train
10h 40mkr 1,000–2,500Fly Istanbul to Hamburg Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane IST - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.train
- Take the train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.train
11h 35mkr 1,025–2,979Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Kolding Busterminalbus
- Take the train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.train Ic / ...
43h 6mBus, train #2
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militaribus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Kolding Rutebilstationenbus
- Take the train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.train Ic / ...
2d 1hkr 1,558–2,053Night train, bus, train
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the bus from Bucureşti Autogara Obor to Kolding Busterminalbus
- Take the train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.train Ic / ...
2d 7hDrive, car train
- Drive from Istanbul to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Villach Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Esbjergcar
31h 7mkr 3,080–4,345
Istanbul to Esbjerg by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Esbjerg is to fly and train which costs 1000 kr - 2500 kr and takes 10h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Esbjerg is to fly and bus which takes 9h 50m and costs 800 kr - 3300 kr.
No, there is no direct train from Istanbul to Esbjerg. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Esbjerg St. via Halkali, Videle, Budapest Keleti, Salzburg Hbf and Kolding St.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Istanbul and Esbjerg is 2261 km. The road distance is 2642.1 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Esbjerg without a car is to bus and train via Munich which takes 37h 12m and costs 1400 kr - 3200 kr.
It takes approximately 9h 50m to get from Istanbul to Esbjerg, including transfers.
Istanbul to Esbjerg train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
Esbjerg is 1h behind Istanbul. It is currently 12:33 AM in Istanbul and 11:33 PM in Esbjerg.
Istanbul to Esbjerg train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Videle station.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Esbjerg is 2642 km. It takes approximately 26h 31m to drive from Istanbul to Esbjerg.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Esbjerg, Denmark?
There is no direct connection from Istanbul to Esbjerg. However, you can take the train to Gayrettepe, take the train to Istanbul Airport, walk to Istanbul (IST) airport, fly to Billund Airport (BLL), walk to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport, then take the bus to Esbjerg Busterminal. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Istanbul to Esbjerg St. via Munich, Hackerbrücke, München Ost, and Kolding St. in around 37h 12m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–2,400
Flights from Istanbul to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,600
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Istanbul to Billund Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–4,600
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,800
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Billund Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Billund Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,700
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Billund Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,600
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Istanbul to Billund Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–3,400
Flights from Istanbul to Copenhagen Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,400
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–2,800
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Hamburg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,600
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Billund Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,100
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 420–2,200
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from München Ost to Kolding
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,200
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Kolding
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 900–2,500
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 210–600
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 210–600
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 41
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 41
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Odense St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 104
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Odense St. to Esbjerg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 84
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 156
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 41
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 156
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 41
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 41
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 41
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 41
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Halkali to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 65–198
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- kr 65–95
- 1st Class
- kr 70–95
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 70–198
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- kr 70–100
- 1st Class
- kr 75–100
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Videle to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 430–460
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Budapest Keleti to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,100
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest Keleti to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 190–230
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 170–280
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 170–280
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Villach Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 750–950
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- 7010 4410
- post@sydtrafik.dk
- Website
- Sydtrafik
Bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 75–110
- Website
- Sydtrafik
Bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 75–110
- Website
- Sydtrafik
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 550–850
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 190–350
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- info@sharrtravel.com
- Website
- Sharr Travel
Bus from Istanbul to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 449
- Website
- Sharr Travel
- Phone
- +355 (0) 69 432/6000
- bleditravel@hotmail.com
- Website
- Bledi Travel
Bus from Pristina to Kolding Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Bledi Travel
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 400–600
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0040 723 450 475
- info@comati-psg.ro
- Website
- Comati PSG
Bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Kolding Rutebilstationen
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–1,400
- Website
- Comati PSG
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Bucureşti Autogara Obor to Kolding Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
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