There are 14 ways to get from Kassel to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Istanbul (IST)plane FRA - IST
7h 50m₺6,840–16,457Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane HAJ - SAW
7h 57m₺3,618–19,952Bus
- Take the bus from Kassel to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenlerbus
29h 42m₺6,736–7,362Train, night train
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Nürnberg Hbftrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Passau Hbftrain 91 / ...
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain Ice
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
37h 38m₺17,910–39,044Drive, car train
- Drive from Kassel to Göttingencar
- Take the car train from Göttingen to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Istanbulcar
20h 10m₺18,346–63,500Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Istanbul (IST)plane HAJ - IST
7h 48m₺5,405–14,931Train to Frankfurt, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane FRA - SAW
8h 8m₺4,753–16,478Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Istanbul (IST)plane LEJ - IST
9h 19m₺6,833–23,779Train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Istanbul (IST)plane NUE - IST
8h 11m₺7,402–21,969Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Soesttrain
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane DTM - SAW
9h 17m₺5,938–23,972Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurttrain
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane CGN - SAW
9h 48m₺5,693–20,458Bus via Pristina
- Take the bus from Kassel Hauptbahnhof to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Esenler Otogarbus
30h 26mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to München Hbftrain 25 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
30h 35m₺6,753–15,270Drive 2,226 km
- Drive from Kassel to Istanbulcar 2,226 km
22h 12m₺16,289–23,529
Kassel to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kassel to Istanbul is to train and fly which costs 5.000 ₺ - 15.000 ₺ and takes 7h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Kassel to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 7h 48m and costs 5.000 ₺ - 15.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Kassel to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Kassel and arriving at İstanbul Esenler via Beograd, Autobuska stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 42m.
No, there is no direct train from Kassel to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe and arriving at Yenikapi via Nürnberg Hbf, Passau Hbf, Wien Meidling, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 38m.
The distance between Kassel and Istanbul is 2084 km. The road distance is 2226 km.
The best way to get from Kassel to Istanbul without a car is to bus which takes 29h 42m and costs 6.500 ₺ - 7.500 ₺.
It takes approximately 7h 50m to get from Kassel to Istanbul, including transfers.
Kassel to Istanbul bus services, operated by Srbija Tours, depart from Kassel station.
Kassel to Istanbul train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe station.
Kassel to Istanbul bus services, operated by Srbija Tours, arrive at Beograd, Autobuska stanica station.
What companies run services between Kassel, Germany and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Kassel to İstanbul Esenler via Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 29h 42m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–9,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–7,000
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–15,000
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–14,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–20,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–26,000
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–20,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–21,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–16,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–16,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–26,000
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–20,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,900–11,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–17,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–10,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–20,000
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Istanbul via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–23,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–4,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–6,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–4,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–6,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–3,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–4,400
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Soest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–3,200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–3,200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–9,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–3,100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,900–5,500
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–21,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–3,300
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- ₺2,200–3,300
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–3,700
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–6,000
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,700
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺900–1,300
- 1st Class
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Göttingen to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–44,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- ₺21,000–24,000
- Car Compartment
- ₺39,000–44,000
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- info@abellio-mitteldeutschland.de
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–2,400
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–3,500
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Soest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +381 (11) 761-4545
- Website
- srbijatours.com
Bus from Kassel to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–5,500
- Schedules at
- srbijatours.com
- Prices
- ₺4,800–5,500
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- fertours3@gmail.com
Bus from Kassel Hauptbahnhof to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/fertourstravelagency
- Phone
- +383 44 777 071
- lukstempotur@gmail.com
Bus from Pristina to Esenler Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/p/Luks-Tempo-Turizm-61561171973637
- Phone
- +383 44 190 915
- erhantrans@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Esenler Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,046
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,000
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
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