There are 14 ways to get from Istanbul to Kassel by plane, train, bus, night train, 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 Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
8h 17m€138–325Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Hannover Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane SAW - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
8h 32m€71–391Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the train from München Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 25 / ...
28h 38m€166–308Night train, train
- Take the night train from Halkali to Videlenighttrain
- Take the train from Videle to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Muenchen Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from München Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 25 / ...
38h 59m€189–322Night train
- 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 Kassel-Wilhelmshoehenighttrain Nj
39h 50m€144–261Fly Istanbul to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane IST - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
8h 11m€107–283Fly 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 Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
8h 42m€88–311Fly Istanbul to Nuremberg Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane IST - NUE
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
9h€146–420Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Dortmund Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane SAW - DTM
- Take the train from Soest to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain
10h 10m€103–400Fly Istanbul to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane IST - BER
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
9h 56m€154–389Fly Istanbul to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane IST - CGN
- Take the train from Siegburg Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
10h 14m€161–493Bus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Kasselbus
38h 29m€127–147Drive, car train
- Drive from Istanbul to Villach Hbf ARZcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to Würzburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Würzburg Hbf to Kasselcar
19h 52m€381–536Drive 2,221.5 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Kasselcar 2,221.5 km
22h 23m€318–459
Istanbul to Kassel by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Kassel is to fly and train which costs €100 - €290 and takes 8h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Kassel is to fly and train which takes 8h 11m and costs €100 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Kassel. However, there are services departing from İstanbul Esenler and arriving at Kassel via Beograd, Autobuska stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 29m.
No, there is no direct train from Istanbul to Kassel. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Kassel Hauptbahnhof via Halkali, Videle, Budapest-Keleti, München Hbf and Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 59m.
The distance between Istanbul and Kassel is 2087 km. The road distance is 2221.5 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Kassel without a car is to bus and train which takes 28h 38m and costs €160 - €310.
It takes approximately 8h 17m to get from Istanbul to Kassel, including transfers.
Istanbul to Kassel bus services, operated by Luks Yonca, depart from İstanbul Esenler station.
Istanbul to Kassel train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
Istanbul to Kassel bus services, operated by Luks Yonca, arrive at Beograd, Autobuska stanica station.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Kassel, Germany?
You can take a train from Yenikapi to Kassel Am Stern via Halkali, Halkali, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf, Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe, and Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe in around 39h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from İstanbul Esenler to Kassel via Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 38h 29m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–180
Flights from Istanbul to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–140
Flights from Istanbul to Nuremberg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Istanbul to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–180
Flights from Istanbul to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Istanbul to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Istanbul to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–500
Flights from Istanbul to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–490
Flights from Istanbul to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–410
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Frankfurt via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–230
Flights from Istanbul to Hannover Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–360
Flights from Istanbul to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–420
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Dortmund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–320
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–320
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Soest to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Berlin Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Siegburg Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €17–24
- 1st Class
- €23–30
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
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Videle to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–65
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–95
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–35
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Wien Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €75–90
- Seating Carriage
- €45–55
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Soest to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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
- €85–120
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/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
- €38
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- +381 (11) 761-4545
- Website
- srbijatours.com
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Kassel
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Schedules at
- srbijatours.com
- Prices
- €90–110
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Kassel is 2h behind Istanbul. It is currently 6:47 AM in Istanbul and 4:47 AM in Kassel.
Istanbul to Kassel train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Videle station.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Kassel is 2222 km. It takes approximately 22h 23m to drive from Istanbul to Kassel.
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