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There are 12 ways to get from Istanbul to Schengen by bus, plane, train, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Bus to Istanbul, fly to Luxembourg

    best
    1. Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Busbus bus
    2. Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane plane IST - LUX
    8h 27m
    €103–286

  2. Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane SAW - CGN
    2. Take the train from Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Take the train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    4. Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Perltrain train
    11h 44m
    €90–316

  3. Bus, train via Munich

    1. Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus bus
    2. Take the train from München Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 47 / ...
    3. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain train Re1
    4. Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Perltrain train
    32h 28m
    €146–366

  4. Night train, train

    1. Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain night train
    2. Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain night train
    3. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Koblenz Hbftrain train Ice
    4. Take the train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain train Re1
    5. Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Perltrain train
    41h 41m
    €183–354

  5. Drive 2,360.6 km

    1. Drive from Istanbul to Schengencar car 2,360.6 km
    21h 51m
    €364–525

  6. Bus to Istanbul, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Busbus bus
    2. Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane IST - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Koblenz Hbftrain train
    4. Take the train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    5. Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Perltrain train
    11h 19m
    €125–374

  7. Bus to Istanbul, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Busbus bus
    2. Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane IST - CGN
    3. Take the train from Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    4. Take the train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    5. Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Perltrain train
    11h 48m
    €133–432

  8. Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane SAW - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Koblenz Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    4. Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Perltrain train
    11h 21m
    €112–428

  9. Bus to Istanbul, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Busbus bus
    2. Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane IST - DUS
    3. Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koblenz Hbftrain train
    4. Take the train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    5. Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Perltrain train
    12h 15m
    €136–388

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Karlsruhe central train stationbus bus N93 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Merzig bus stationbus bus
    33h 40m
    €114–173

  11. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Burgas Bus Station Southbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Mannheim Central Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Merzigtrain train Re1
    46h 43m
    €165–234

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Istanbul to Villach Hbf ARZcar car
    2. Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to Würzburg Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Würzburg Hbf to Schengencar car
    20h 58m
    €399–567

Istanbul to Schengen by bus, foot, and train

Calendar2Weekly Services
Duration32h 28mAverage Duration
Ticket€146Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Schengen, Luxembourg?

You can take a bus from Istanbul to Dreiländereck, Perl via Munich central bus station, Karlsruhe central train station, and Bahnhof, Merzig in around 33h 40m.

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