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There are 13 ways to get from Lens to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car 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 30m
    ₺6,625–17,168

  2. Train, bus, night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Gand-DampoorttrainTer
    2. Take the bus from Ghent to Bucharest Oborbus
    3. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
    32h 50m
    ₺3,282–5,662

  3. 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
    ₺23,153–114,988

  4. Drive 2,676.6 km

    1. Drive from Lens to Istanbulcar2,676.6 km
    25h 24m
    ₺20,583–29,730

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

    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 5m
    ₺4,708–18,909

  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 7m
    ₺5,454–23,875

  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
    ₺6,192–17,826

  8. 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 1m
    ₺6,375–16,567

  9. 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 17m
    ₺7,620–21,492

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Lille to Munich central bus stationbusN280
    2. Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
    42h 45m
    ₺6,726–12,934

  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 30m
    ₺16,990–35,291

  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
    ₺6,552–10,352

  13. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Tournai to Brussels-NordtrainIc / ...
    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
    ₺7,924–17,787

Lens to Istanbul by bus

Calendar2Weekly Buses
Duration42h 45mAverage Duration
Ticket₺6,726Cheapest Price
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You can take a bus from Lens to Istanbul via Lille and Munich in around 42h 45m.

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