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There are 12 ways to get from Leuven to Istanbul by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Fly Brussels Airport to Istanbul

    best
    1. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane BRU - IST
    6h 41m
    ₺5,089–12,520

  2. Fly Brussels Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

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    1. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane BRU - SAW
    6h 59m
    ₺3,102–11,541

  3. Train, bus via Munich

    1. Take the train from Louvain to Liège-Guilleminstrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain train Ice / ...
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to München Hbftrain train 41 / ...
    4. Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus bus
    34h 28m
    ₺8,623–24,498

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Louvain to Aachen Hbftrain train Ice
    2. Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain train 90N
    3. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    4. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    44h 21m
    ₺23,463–35,896

  5. Train, night train via Liège

    1. Take the train from Louvain to Liège-Guilleminstrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the night train from Liege-Guillemins to Wien Meidlingnighttrain night train Nj
    3. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    4. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    44h 50m
    ₺15,651–33,243

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

    1. Take the train from Louvain to Fleurustrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane CRL - SAW
    8h 1m
    ₺4,465–24,684

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

    1. Take the train from Louvain to Anvers-Centraltrain train
    2. Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train
    3. Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane RTM - SAW
    9h 14m
    ₺17,123–50,295

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

    1. Take the train from Louvain to Anvers-Centraltrain train
    2. Take the train from Anvers-Central to Bredatrain train
    3. Take the train from Breda to Eindhoventrain train
    4. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane EIN - SAW
    9h 37m
    ₺6,463–93,085

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Munich central bus stationbus bus N136 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus bus
    41h 14m
    ₺6,054–9,254

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Louvain to Anvers-Berchemtrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the bus from Antwerp Berchem Bus Stop to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus bus
    42h 43m
    ₺6,140–9,284

  11. Drive 2,590.3 km

    1. Drive from Leuven to Istanbulcar car 2,590.3 km
    23h 1m
    ₺20,198–29,175

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Leuven to Düsseldorf Hbfcar car
    2. Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Istanbulcar car
    22h 3m
    ₺18,361–70,965

Leuven to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus

Calendar2Weekly Services
Duration34h 28mAverage Duration
Ticket₺8,623Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Leuven, Belgium and Istanbul, Turkey?

Turkish Airlines, Croatia Airlines, and Air Serbia fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Istanbul (IST) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Leuven Station perron 12 to Istanbul via Brussel Noord afstaphalte, Brussels-North train station, and Munich in around 41h 14m.

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