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There are 15 ways to get from Maastricht to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Maastricht to Aachen Hbftrain
    2. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
    3. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeCGN - SAW
    8h 40m
    ₺2,782–16,823

  2. Train, bus, night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Maastricht to Aachen Hbftrain
    2. Take the bus from Aachen to Bucharest Oborbus
    3. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
    28h 52m
    ₺2,367–4,377

  3. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Maastricht 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
    42h 54m
    ₺21,409–111,513

  4. Drive 2,511.6 km

    1. Drive from Maastricht to Istanbulcar2,511.6 km
    22h 16m
    ₺21,872–31,592

  5. Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Maastricht to Aachen Hbftrain
    2. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
    3. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Istanbul (IST)planeCGN - IST
    8h 2m
    ₺6,069–29,302

  6. Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Maastricht to Eindhoventrain
    2. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeEIN - SAW
    8h 3m
    ₺7,245–17,410

  7. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Herzogenrath to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul (IST)planeDUS - IST
    8h 17m
    ₺6,576–18,792

  8. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Herzogenrath to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeDUS - SAW
    9h
    ₺3,789–11,813

  9. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvaintrain
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Istanbul (IST)planeBRU - IST
    7h 54m
    ₺7,314–21,301

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

    1. Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvaintrain
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeBRU - SAW
    8h 41m
    ₺4,627–21,822

  11. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Maastricht to Aachen Hbftrain
    2. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Istanbul (IST)planeFRA - IST
    9h 1m
    ₺7,319–19,712

  12. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Aachen Central Station to Kumanovobus
    2. Take the bus from Kumanovo to Istanbulbus
    32h 26m

  13. Bus via Sofia

    1. Take the bus from Maastricht Meerssenerweg to Sofia Serdica Bus StopbusUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3644
    2. Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük OtogaribusCitylines 40 / ...
    38h 30m
    ₺4,972–6,864

  14. Train, night train via Cologne

    1. Take the train from Maastricht to Aachen Hbftrain
    2. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Messe/DeutztrainRe
    3. Take the night train from Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12 to Wien HbfnighttrainNj
    4. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain347
    5. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
    44h 7m
    ₺15,497–31,807

  15. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Maastricht to Aachen Hbftrain
    2. Take the night train from Aachen Hbf to Wien HbfnighttrainNj
    3. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Videletrain347
    4. Take the night train from Videle to Halkalinighttrain
    46h 53m
    ₺14,147–29,757

Maastricht to Istanbul by bus

Calendar1Weekly Buses
Duration38h 30mAverage Duration
Ticket₺4,972Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Maastricht, Netherlands and Istanbul, Turkey?

You can take a bus from Maastricht, Centre Ceramique to Istanbul via Aachen, Hauptbahnhof, Aachen Central Station, and Kumanovo in around 32h 26m.

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