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

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  1. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Istanbul Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane plane FRA - IST
    7h 54m
    ₺7,375–17,851

  2. Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane HAJ - SAW
    7h 49m
    ₺4,664–21,482

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to München Hbftrain train 25
    2. Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus bus
    31h 50m
    ₺7,203–14,088

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to München Hbftrain train 25
    2. Take the train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Wien Westbahnhoftrain train 967 / ...
    3. Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    4. Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    38h 42m
    ₺18,513–35,178

  5. Drive  2,226 km

    1. Drive from Kassel to Istanbulcar car 2,226 km
    22h 12m
    ₺22,443–32,417

  6. Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Istanbul Airport

    1. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane plane HAJ - IST
    7h 46m
    ₺8,861–27,459

  7. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane FRA - SAW
    8h 6m
    ₺5,578–21,874

  8. Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Soesttrain train
    2. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane DTM - SAW
    9h 16m
    ₺9,532–24,501

  9. Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bftrain train
    3. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane CGN - SAW
    9h 53m
    ₺6,218–20,144

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Kassel Hauptbahnhof to Pristinabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Pristina to Istanbulbus bus
    36h 39m

  11. Bus via Sofia

    1. Take the bus from Kassel Grüner Waldweg to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus Citylines 17
    2. Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus bus Citylines 40 / ...
    37h 14m
    ₺7,024–9,531

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Kassel to Göttingencar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Göttingen to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Istanbulcar car
    25h 16m
    ₺18,978–27,691

Kassel to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration31h 50mAverage Duration
Ticket₺7,203Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,084 km
  • Duration: 7h 54m

What companies run services between Kassel, Germany and Istanbul, Turkey?

You can take a bus from Kassel Hauptbahnhof to Istanbul via Pristina in around 36h 39m.

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