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There are 13 ways to get from Lille 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
    8h 9m
    ₺6,038–16,195

  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
    7h 43m
    ₺4,121–17,936

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Paris NordtrainTgv
    2. Take the train from Paris l'Est to München Hbftrain83
    3. Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
    35h 9m
    ₺9,118–18,608

  4. Train, night train via Strasbourg

    1. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Paris NordtrainTgv
    2. Take the train from Paris l'Est to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain83 / ...
    3. Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Wien MeidlingtrainNj
    4. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain347
    5. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
    44h 7m
    ₺19,246–43,253

  5. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MiditrainTgv
    2. Take the night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien MeidlingnighttrainNj
    3. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain347
    4. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
    46h 11m
    ₺16,186–34,070

  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
    8h 49m
    ₺4,998–23,049

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

    1. Take the train from Lille Europe 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
    8h 10m
    ₺6,093–16,984

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

    1. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
    3. Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeRTM - SAW
    9h 43m
    ₺12,801–42,636

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

    1. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
    2. Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Bredatrain
    3. Take the train from Breda to Eindhoventrain
    4. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeEIN - SAW
    10h 20m
    ₺9,164–39,159

  10. Bus via Munich

    1. Take the bus from Lille to Munich central bus stationbusN280
    2. Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
    41h 5m
    ₺6,598–11,861

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Lille 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
    44h 55m
    ₺22,977–114,734

  12. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Lille to Ploieștibus
    2. Take the bus from Ploiești to București, Autogara Militaribus
    3. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
    2d 5h
    ₺7,164–11,384

  13. Drive 2,669.8 km

    1. Drive from Lille to Istanbulcar2,669.8 km
    25h 11m
    ₺20,528–29,651

Lille to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration35h 9mAverage Duration
Ticket₺9,118Cheapest Price
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You can take a bus from Lille to Istanbul via Munich in around 41h 5m.

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