There are 14 ways to get from Istanbul to Europe by plane, train, bus, night train, taxi, car, or car train
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Fly Istanbul to Frankfurt, train
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane IST - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
10h 30m$177–407Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler to Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica to Fuldabus
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain Rb5
35h 47m$112–119Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Kasselbus N73
- Take the bus from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhofbus Sev
34hNight train, train, taxi
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain
- Take the night train from Wien Hbf to Hannover Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Wabern Bahnhoftrain 26 / ...
- Take the taxi from Knüllwald-Ellingshausen to Europetaxi
46h 2m$292–512Drive 2,169.7 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Europecar 2,169.7 km
21h 42m$358–517Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane SAW - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
10h 56m$117–387Fly Istanbul to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane IST - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhoftrain
10h 47mFly 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 Hauptbahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhoftrain
11h 8mFly Istanbul to Nuremberg Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane IST - NUE
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbftrain
10h 30m$170–571Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Nuremberg Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane SAW - NUE
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbftrain
10h 50m$145–591Fly Istanbul to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane IST - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from München Hbf to Würzburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Würzburg Hbf to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
12h 45m$198–582Bus, train via Novi Sad
- Take the bus from Istanbul Hotel Montenegro to Novi Sad Bulevar Jaše Tomićbus
- Take the bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Fuldabus
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain Rb5
41h 47m$180–227Train, bus
- Take the train from Halkalı to Plovdivtrain
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Kassel Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhoftrain Rb5 / ...
47h 13m$133–198Drive, car train
- Drive from Istanbul to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Europecar
24h 33m$416–583
Istanbul (IST) to Frankfurt (FRA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Europe is to bus and train which costs $110 - $120 and takes 35h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Europe is to fly and train which takes 10h 30m and costs $170 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Europe. However, there are services departing from Istanbul and arriving at Nentershausen Oderstraße via Munich central bus station, Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe and Bebra Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h.
The distance between Istanbul and Europe is 2062 km. The road distance is 2169.7 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Europe without a car is to bus which takes 34h and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 30m to get from Istanbul to Europe, including transfers.
Istanbul to Europe bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, depart from Istanbul station.
Istanbul to Europe bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, arrive at Munich station.
Europe is 1h behind Istanbul. It is currently 12:51 AM in Istanbul and 11:51 PM in Europe.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Europe is 2170 km. It takes approximately 21h 42m to drive from Istanbul to Europe.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Europe?
You can take a bus from Istanbul to Nentershausen Oderstraße via Munich central bus station, Kassel, Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, and Bebra Bahnhof in around 34h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–290
Flights from Istanbul to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Istanbul to Nuremberg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–410
Flights from Istanbul to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–310
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–290
Flights from Istanbul to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–290
Flights from Istanbul to Hannover Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–450
Flights from Istanbul to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–450
Flights from Istanbul to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–330
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Frankfurt via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–300
Flights from Istanbul to Hannover Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $110–380
Flights from Istanbul to Munich International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–310
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–340
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Nuremberg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–440
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–300
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–170
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Wabern Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Würzburg Hbf to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cantus-bahn.de/
Train from Göttingen to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cantus-bahn.de/
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cantus-bahn.de/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Flughafen München to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $11–30
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $11–15
- 1st Class
- $11–15
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–100
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Wien Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–150
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $120–150
- Couchette Carriage
- $90–110
- Seating Carriage
- $55–70
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–90
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- info@abellio-mitteldeutschland.de
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–19
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- servus@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from München Hbf to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Halkalı to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- 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
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Munich central bus station to Kassel
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Bus from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cantus-bahn.de/
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Esenler to Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- +381 20 314 545
- info@pejictours.com
- Website
- pejictours.com
Bus from Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $67
- Schedules at
- pejictours.com
- Book at
- pejictours.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Istanbul Hotel Montenegro to Novi Sad Bulevar Jaše Tomić
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +381 (11) 761-4545
- Website
- srbijatours.com
Bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $100–120
- Schedules at
- srbijatours.com
- Prices
- $100–120
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Kassel Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Estimated price
- $100–130
Bad Hersfeld Taxi Bastick
- Phone
- +49 6621 204311
- Website
- taxi-bastick.de
Bad Hersfeld
- Phone
- +49 6621 799888
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