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

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  1. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus

    best
    1. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Istanbul (IST)planeBRU - IST
    3. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
    9h 43m
    ₺6,235–15,992

  2. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeBRU - SAW
    9h 21m
    ₺4,118–16,793

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Lens to Reims - Champagne Ardenne Train Stationbus
    2. Take the bus from Reims to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
    3. Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenlerbus
    37h 33m
    ₺7,727–12,007

  4. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Lens to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
    2. Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
    3. Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirnecartrain
    4. Drive from Edirne to Istanbulcar
    45h 13m
    ₺23,024–113,846

  5. Drive 2,676.6 km

    1. Drive from Lens to Istanbulcar2,676.6 km
    25h 24m
    ₺20,347–29,390

  6. Train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Charleroi-Centraltrain
    2. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeCRL - SAW
    10h
    ₺6,042–12,857

  7. Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus

    1. Take the train from Arras to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
    2. Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Istanbul (IST)planeCDG - IST
    3. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
    9h 21m
    ₺6,029–16,573

  8. Train to Paris Orly Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Arras to Paris Nordtrain
    2. Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeORY - SAW
    9h 19m
    ₺7,547–20,389

  9. Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Arras to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
    2. Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeCDG - SAW
    9h 5m
    ₺5,312–15,374

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Arras to Chambery Challes Les EauxtrainTgv
    2. Take the bus from Chambéry to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
    3. Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenlerbus
    38h 8m
    ₺11,499–18,153

  11. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Arras to Paris NordtrainTgv
    2. Take the train from Paris l'Est to Wien MeidlingtrainNj
    3. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain347
    4. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
    47h 22m
    ₺17,027–34,198

  12. Bus, train, night train

    1. Take the bus from Lille to Ploieștibus
    2. Take the train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharesttrain
    3. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
    2d 4h
    ₺6,443–9,837

  13. Bus via Bucharest

    1. Take the bus from Lille to Brussels-North train stationbus829 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to București, Autogara Militaribus
    3. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
    2d 6h
    ₺7,205–12,092

Lens to Istanbul by bus and train

Calendar2Weekly Services
Duration37h 33mAverage Duration
Ticket₺7,727Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Lens, Hauts-de-France, France and Istanbul, Turkey?

You can take a bus from Lens to İstanbul Esenler via Reims - Champagne Ardenne Train Station, Champagne-Ardenne, Reims, Reims, and Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 37h 33m.

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