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

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    1. Take the bus from Kiel central bus station to Hamburg Airportbus bus
    2. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane HAM - SAW
    7h 39m
    ₺2,444–13,588

  2. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Schleswigtrain train Re / ...
    2. Take the train from Schleswig to Dresden Hbftrain train Rj
    3. Take the bus from Dresden to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Istanbul Esenlerbus bus
    35h 22m

  3. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Schleswigtrain train Re / ...
    2. Take the train from Schleswig to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain train Rj
    3. Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain train Ic
    4. Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    5. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    44h 24m

  4. 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. Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Istanbulcar car
    22h 14m
    ₺19,205–67,019

  5. Bus to Hamburg Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the bus from Kiel central bus station to Hamburg Airportbus bus
    2. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane HAM - IST
    7h 31m
    ₺5,231–14,567

  6. Bus, train to Bremen Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the bus from Kiel central bus station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus bus
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane BRE - IST
    9h 44m
    ₺8,504–27,505

  7. Bus

    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
    ₺9,454–13,905

  8. Bus via Bucharest

    1. Take the bus from Kiel central bus station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus bus 050 / ...
    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
    ₺10,154–18,605

  9. Bus, train, night train

    1. Take the bus from Kiel central bus station to Buzaubus bus
    2. Take the train from Buzău to Bucharesttrain train
    3. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    2d 6h

  10. Drive 2,458.8 km

    1. Drive from Kiel to Istanbulcar car 2,458.8 km
    24h 19m
    ₺18,090–26,130

Kiel to Istanbul by bus

Calendar7Weekly Buses
Duration39h 45mAverage Duration
Ticket₺9,454Cheapest 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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