There are 10 ways to get from Lelystad to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, car, car train or night train
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Recommended
Train to Amsterdam Schiphol, fly to Istanbul
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Take the train from Lelystad Centrum to Schiphol Airport
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Fly from Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS) to Istanbul (IST)
Cheapest
Train, bus
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Take the train from Lelystad Centrum to Amsterdam Zuid
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Take the bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Zob
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Take the bus from Munich to Istanbul
Train to Amsterdam Schiphol, fly to Sabiha Gokcen
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Take the train from Lelystad Centrum to Schiphol Airport
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Fly from Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS) to Sabiha Gokcen (SAW)
Train, train to Rotterdam, fly to Sabiha Gokcen
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Take the train from Lelystad Centrum to Schiphol Airport
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Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraal
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Fly from Rotterdam (RTM) to Sabiha Gokcen (SAW)
Train, train to Dusseldorf, fly to Istanbul
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Take the train from Lelystad Centrum to Zwolle
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Take the train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraal
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Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Duesseldorf Flughafen
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Fly from Dusseldorf (DUS) to Istanbul (IST)
Train, bus via Frankfurt Airport (FRA)
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Take the train from Lelystad Centrum to Zwolle
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Take the train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraal
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Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Frankfurt
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Take the train from Frankfurt to Salzburg Hbf
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Take the bus from Salzburg to Istanbul
Drive, car train
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Drive from Lelystad to Duesseldorf Hbf
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Take the car train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf/Bbf
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Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirne
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Drive from Edirne to Istanbul
Train, bus #2
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Take the train from Lelystad Centrum to Amsterdam Centraal
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Take the bus from Amsterdam Prins Hendrikplantsoen to Duisburg Portsmouthplatz
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Take the bus from Duisburg Mercatorstrasse to Burgas Bus Station South
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Take the bus from Burgas to Malko Tarnovo
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Take the bus from Malko Tarnovo to Istanbul - Aksaray
Train, night train
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Take the train from Lelystad Centrum to Amsterdam Centraal
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Take the night train from Amsterdam Centraal to Wien Hbf
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Take the night train from Wien Hbf to Videle
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Take the night train from Videle to Halkali
Drive
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Drive from Lelystad to Istanbul
Travel safe during COVID-19
International entry into Turkey from Netherlands
- Entry is fully open for citizens and permanent residents of Netherlands
Conditions of entry into Turkey from Netherlands
- There are no current restrictions
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, entry into Turkey is currently allowed from Netherlands.
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- Observe COVID-19 safety rules
- Nationwide control measures in place
- Health pass is required for long-distance travel by plane, train or coach, as well as in some public venues
The national COVID-19 helpline number in Istanbul is 184.
Wearing a face mask on public transport in Istanbul is recommended.
The social distance requirement in Istanbul is 2 metres.
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lelystad to Istanbul is to train and bus which costs €85 - €130 and takes 38h 11m.
The quickest way to get from Lelystad to Istanbul is to train and fly which costs €120 - €410 and takes 6h 32m.
No, there is no direct train from Lelystad to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Lelystad Centrum and arriving at Yenikapi via Amsterdam Centraal, Wien Hbf, Videle and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
The distance between Lelystad and Istanbul is 2182 km. The road distance is 2641.1 km.
The best way to get from Lelystad to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus via Frankfurt Airport (FRA) which takes 32h 26m and costs €180 - €320.
It takes approximately 6h 32m to get from Lelystad to Istanbul, including transfers.
Lelystad to Istanbul train services, operated by Dutch Railways (NS), depart from Lelystad Centrum station.
The quickest flight from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport to Istanbul Airport is the direct flight which takes 3h 20m.
Istanbul is 1h ahead of Lelystad. It is currently 5:36 AM in Lelystad and 6:36 AM in Istanbul.
Lelystad to Istanbul train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Halkali station.
- Distance: 2181.8 km
- Duration: 6h 32m
What companies run services between Lelystad, Netherlands and Istanbul, Turkey?
There is no direct connection from Lelystad to Istanbul. However, you can take the train to Schiphol Airport, take the walk to Amsterdam Schiphol airport, fly to Istanbul, then take the taxi to Istanbul. Alternatively, you can take the train to Schiphol Airport, take the walk to Amsterdam Schiphol airport, fly to Sabiha Gokcen, take the walk to Sabiha Gokcen Airport, take the bus to Pendik Tersane Köprüsü-1, take the walk to Tersane, then take the train to Istanbul.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 2.500 ₺ - 11.000 ₺
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Istanbul via Trabzon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- 2.500 ₺ - 11.000 ₺
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 2.200 ₺ - 12.000 ₺
Flights from Dusseldorf to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 2.200 ₺ - 9.500 ₺
Flights from Dusseldorf to Istanbul via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 2.200 ₺ - 9.500 ₺
Flights from Dusseldorf to Istanbul via Gaziantep
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- 2.200 ₺ - 9.500 ₺
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 2.100 ₺ - 10.000 ₺
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Sabiha Gokcen via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- 2.100 ₺ - 10.000 ₺
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Sabiha Gokcen via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 2.100 ₺ - 10.000 ₺
Flights from Rotterdam to Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 6.000 ₺ - 13.000 ₺
Flights from Rotterdam to Sabiha Gokcen via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- 6.000 ₺ - 13.000 ₺
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 3.800 ₺ - 18.000 ₺
Flights from Dusseldorf to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 4.200 ₺ - 16.000 ₺
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 3.100 ₺ - 19.000 ₺
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Istanbul via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 4.100 ₺ - 22.000 ₺
Flights from Dusseldorf to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 3.700 ₺ - 21.000 ₺
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Istanbul via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 4.600 ₺ - 23.000 ₺
Flights from Dusseldorf to Istanbul via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- 4.400 ₺ - 21.000 ₺
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Istanbul via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 4.100 ₺ - 22.000 ₺
Flights from Dusseldorf to Istanbul via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- 4.600 ₺ - 21.000 ₺
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- 2.400 ₺ - 12.000 ₺
Flights from Dusseldorf to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- 2.300 ₺ - 11.000 ₺
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- 3.100 ₺ - 13.000 ₺
Flights from Dusseldorf to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 3.800 ₺ - 16.000 ₺
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Istanbul via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 3.100 ₺ - 10.000 ₺
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Dusseldorf to Istanbul via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 3.900 ₺ - 16.000 ₺
Dutch Railways (NS) is the main passenger railway operator in the Netherlands. Founded in 1938, NS connects all major cities in the Netherlands, and offers night trains, international trains, Intercity direct, and trains to and from the airport. NS International is the international subsidiary of NS; their services include high-speed trains such as Thalys, ICE International, Eurostar and TGV, to major European hubs including Paris, London, Brussels, Berlin, Cologne, Frankfurt and Lille.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Lelystad Centrum to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- 190 ₺ - 420 ₺
- Website
- Dutch Railways (NS)
- Book at
- Netherlands Rail Pass
- 2nd Class
- 190 ₺ - 260 ₺
- 1st Class
- 320 ₺ - 420 ₺
Train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- 180 ₺ - 380 ₺
- Website
- Dutch Railways (NS)
- Book at
- Netherlands Rail Pass
- 2nd Class
- 180 ₺ - 230 ₺
- 1st Class
- 290 ₺ - 380 ₺
Train from Lelystad Centrum to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- 180 ₺ - 430 ₺
- Website
- Dutch Railways (NS)
- Book at
- Netherlands Rail Pass
- 2nd Class
- 180 ₺ - 260 ₺
- 1st Class
- 310 ₺ - 430 ₺
Train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 220 ₺ - 500 ₺
- Website
- Dutch Railways (NS)
- Book at
- Netherlands Rail Pass
- 2nd Class
- 220 ₺ - 310 ₺
- 1st Class
- 360 ₺ - 500 ₺
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- 550 ₺ - 1.300 ₺
- Website
- Dutch Railways (NS)
- Book at
- Netherlands Rail Pass
- 2nd Class
- 550 ₺ - 800 ₺
- 1st Class
- 900 ₺ - 1.300 ₺
Train from Lelystad Centrum to Amsterdam Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- 190 ₺ - 440 ₺
- Website
- Dutch Railways (NS)
- Book at
- Netherlands Rail Pass
- 2nd Class
- 190 ₺ - 270 ₺
- 1st Class
- 320 ₺ - 440 ₺
Train from Lelystad Centrum to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- 190 ₺ - 440 ₺
- Website
- Dutch Railways (NS)
- Book at
- Netherlands Rail Pass
- 2nd Class
- 190 ₺ - 270 ₺
- 1st Class
- 310 ₺ - 440 ₺
- Phone
- +32 70 66 77 88
- Website
- thalys.com
Train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- 750 ₺ - 1.400 ₺
- Website
- Thalys
- Standard
- 750 ₺ - 1.100 ₺
- Comfort
- 950 ₺ - 1.300 ₺
- Premium
- 1.000 ₺ - 1.400 ₺
- Phone
- 069 450099650
- Kundenservice-Linie10@vias-online.de
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
German rail company Deutsche Bahn is known for its efficient and comfortable service. It offers many different types of rail transportation, including ICE or Intercity-Express for high-speed services between major cities and regions, IC (InterCity) for long-distance trains, RE (Regional Express) trains that connect regions and cities, and the S-Bahn rapid transit service. There are two main tickets on offer: the Flexpreis that has full flexibility, and the Sparpreis which is the cheaper, advanced fare (bookings usually open 6 months in advance for domestic tickets).
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 0180 6 99 66 33
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- 1.100 ₺ - 1.600 ₺
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn
Train from Frankfurt to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- 1.700 ₺ - 2.400 ₺
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn
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- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf/Bbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- 1.900 ₺ - 2.200 ₺
- Book at
- Urlaubs-Express
- Phone
- +49 89 54880111
- info@optimatours.de
- Website
- optimatours.de
Car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirne
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- optimatours.de
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Amsterdam Centraal to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 1.800 ₺ - 2.400 ₺
- Website
- Nightjet
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- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Wien Hbf to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- 410 ₺ - 1.200 ₺
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- 2nd Class
- 410 ₺ - 550 ₺
- 1st Class
- 1.000 ₺ - 1.200 ₺
- Phone
- 0700 10 200
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Videle to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 270 ₺ - 410 ₺
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- 270 ₺ - 330 ₺
- 1st Class
- 340 ₺ - 410 ₺
- Phone
- 0090 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Salzburg to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- 700 ₺ - 950 ₺
- Schedules at
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- 700 ₺ - 1.000 ₺
- Schedules at
- alparturizm.com.tr
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Zob
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- 700 ₺ - 900 ₺
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
Frequently asked questions
- Phone
- 02/989 0000
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Amsterdam Prins Hendrikplantsoen to Duisburg Portsmouthplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- 170 ₺ - 240 ₺
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- +359 2 8120810
- operations@eurolines.bg
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Duisburg Mercatorstrasse to Burgas Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 1.800 ₺ - 2.500 ₺
- Website
- Karat-S
- Phone
- 056 844 966
- Website
- mbus-bg.com
Bus from Burgas to Malko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- 75 ₺ - 160 ₺
- Schedules at
- mbus-bg.com
- Phone
- 05952/ 36 35
- park@strandja.bg
- Website
- strandja.bg
Bus from Burgas to Malko Tŭrnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- strandja.bg
- Phone
- +4-0241-831.491
- transevren1@yahoo.com
- Website
- transevren.ro
Bus from Malko Tarnovo to Istanbul - Aksaray
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- 190 ₺ - 240 ₺
- Schedules at
- transevren.ro
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