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

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  1. Fly Brussels Airport to Istanbul, bus

    best
    1. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Istanbul (IST)planeBRU - IST
    2. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
    7h 21m
    ₺5,335–12,900

  2. Fly Brussels Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeBRU - SAW
    6h 58m
    ₺3,318–13,701

  3. Train, bus via Munich

    1. Take the train from Louvain to Liège-GuilleminstrainIc / ...
    2. Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln HbftrainIce / ...
    3. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain41 / ...
    4. Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
    33h 47m
    ₺8,605–28,334

  4. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Leuven 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
    43h 26m
    ₺21,924–113,112

  5. Train, night train via Videle

    1. Take the train from Louvain to Liège-GuilleminstrainIc / ...
    2. Take the night train from Liege-Guillemins to Wien HbfnighttrainNj
    3. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Videletrain347
    4. Take the night train from Videle to Halkalinighttrain
    47h 35m
    ₺14,988–30,999

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

    1. Take the train from Louvain to Fleurustrain
    2. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeCRL - SAW
    8h 1m
    ₺4,941–10,654

  7. Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Louvain to Liège-Guilleminstrain
    2. Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbftrain
    3. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
    4. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeDUS - SAW
    9h 13m
    ₺4,973–21,915

  8. Train, train to Rotterdam The Hague Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Louvain to Anvers-Centraltrain
    2. Take the train from Anvers-Central to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
    3. Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeRTM - SAW
    9h 19m
    ₺12,663–28,171

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

    1. Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Bredatrain
    2. Take the train from Breda to Eindhoventrain
    3. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeEIN - SAW
    9h 41m
    ₺8,793–18,006

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Munich central bus stationbusN280 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
    41h 30m
    ₺6,050–9,250

  11. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Louvain to Aachen HbftrainIce
    2. Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain90N
    3. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain347
    4. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
    44h 28m
    ₺22,383–34,820

  12. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Louvain to Liège-GuilleminstrainIc / ...
    2. Take the bus from Liège Guillemins to București, Autogara Militaribus
    3. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
    47h 2m
    ₺9,910–16,154

  13. Drive 2,590.5 km

    1. Drive from Leuven to Istanbulcar2,590.5 km
    23h 4m
    ₺19,657–28,393

Leuven to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus

Calendar2Weekly Services
Duration33h 47mAverage Duration
Ticket₺8,605Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Leuven, Belgium and Istanbul, Turkey?

AJet flies from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Leuven Wijnpers to Istanbul via Brussel Noord afstaphalte, Brussels-North train station, and Munich in around 41h 30m.

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