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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 train
    2. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane HAM - SAW
    8h 13m
    ₺3,081–16,923

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Kiel central bus station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus bus 050 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Haskovo Central Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Haskovo Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus bus
    39h 45m
    ₺2,076–9,053

  3. Train, bus via Munich

    1. Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train Re7
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train 20 / ...
    3. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain train 25 / ...
    4. Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus bus
    35h 40m
    ₺8,428–20,122

  4. Train, night train via Děčín

    1. Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Děčín hlavní nádražítrain train 27
    2. Take the train from Decin Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbftrain train Rj
    3. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    4. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    41h 49m
    ₺17,250–25,143

  5. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train Re7
    2. Take the night train from Hamburg Hbf to Wien Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    3. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    4. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    45h 15m
    ₺15,956–32,367

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

    1. Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane HAM - IST
    3. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus bus
    8h 44m
    ₺6,198–15,182

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

    1. Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane BRE - IST
    4. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus bus
    9h 48m
    ₺5,908–24,202

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

    1. Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane HAJ - SAW
    10h 32m
    ₺4,141–42,643

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

    1. Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane BRE - SAW
    9h 13m
    ₺6,291–29,943

  10. Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus

    1. Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane HAJ - IST
    4. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus bus
    11h 13m
    ₺7,558–23,902

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Kiel to Hamburg Hbfcar car
    2. Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain train
    3. Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirnecartrain train
    4. Drive from Edirne to Istanbulcar car
    42h 37m
    ₺16,781–101,783

  12. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Bordesholm to Hamburg Hbftrain train Re7
    2. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to București, Autogara Militaribus bus
    3. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus
    2d 1h
    ₺6,881–16,528

  13. Drive 2,458.8 km

    1. Drive from Kiel to Istanbulcar car 2,458.8 km
    24h 19m
    ₺17,459–25,218

Kiel to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus

Calendar2Weekly Services
Duration35h 40mAverage Duration
Ticket₺8,428Cheapest 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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