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There are 13 ways to get from Kiel to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeHAM - SAW
    8h 13m
    ₺3,716–16,715

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Kiel central bus station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus050 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Haskovo Central Bus Stationbus
    3. Take the bus from Haskovo Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus
    39h 45m
    ₺2,103–9,056

  3. Train, bus via Munich

    1. Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain22 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain25 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
    34h 36m
    ₺7,911–17,038

  4. Train, night train via Děčín

    1. Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Děčín hlavní nádražítrain27
    2. Take the train from Decin Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien MeidlingtrainRj
    3. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain347
    4. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
    42h 13m
    ₺17,269–25,164

  5. Drive 2,459 km

    1. Drive from Kiel to Istanbulcar2,459 km
    24h 10m
    ₺17,344–25,053

  6. Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus

    1. Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Istanbul (IST)planeHAM - IST
    3. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
    8h 42m
    ₺5,533–15,914

  7. Train, train to Bremen Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus

    1. Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain
    3. Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Istanbul (IST)planeBRE - IST
    4. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
    9h 45m
    ₺5,283–16,934

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

    1. Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
    2. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeHAJ - SAW
    9h 31m
    ₺4,324–47,059

  9. Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus

    1. Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
    2. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Istanbul (IST)planeHAJ - IST
    3. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
    10h 9m
    ₺7,341–25,258

  10. Train, train to Bremen Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain
    3. Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeBRE - SAW
    9h 11m
    ₺5,866–28,735

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Kiel to Hamburg Hbfcar
    2. Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
    3. Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirnecartrain
    4. Drive from Edirne to Istanbulcar
    42h 36m
    ₺16,776–101,777

  12. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg HbftrainRe7
    2. Take the night train from Hamburg Hbf to Wien HbfnighttrainNj
    3. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Videletrain347
    4. Take the night train from Videle to Halkalinighttrain
    47h 29m
    ₺14,831–31,059

  13. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Bordesholm to Hamburg HbftrainRe7
    2. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to București, Autogara Militaribus
    3. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
    2d 1h
    ₺7,183–16,530

Kiel to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus

Calendar2Weekly Services
Duration34h 36mAverage Duration
Ticket₺7,911Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Kiel, Germany and Istanbul, Turkey?

You can take a bus from Kiel central bus station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and Haskovo Central Bus Station in around 39h 45m.

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