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

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  1. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus

    best
    1. Take the train from Ostende to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain train
    2. Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane BRU - IST
    4. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus bus
    9h 21m
    ₺6,011–15,585

  2. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Ostende to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain train
    2. Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane BRU - SAW
    8h 56m
    ₺3,894–16,326

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Ostende to Brussels-Nordtrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the train from Brussels-Nord 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
    35h 55m
    ₺8,796–26,787

  4. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Ostend to Düsseldorf Hbfcar car
    2. Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirnecartrain train
    4. Drive from Edirne to Istanbulcar car
    44h 53m
    ₺22,903–114,627

  5. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Ostende to Brussels-Nordtrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the night train from Brussels-Nord 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
    46h 50m
    ₺16,024–32,432

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

    1. Take the train from Ostende to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain train
    2. Take the bus from Gent Sint Pieters Station to Charleroi Airportbus bus
    3. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane CRL - SAW
    9h 41m
    ₺5,194–67,726

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

    1. Take the train from Ostende to Anvers-Centraltrain train
    2. Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane AMS - SAW
    9h 57m
    ₺6,046–24,911

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

    1. Take the train from Ostende to Anvers-Centraltrain train
    2. Take the train from Anvers-Central to Rotterdam CStrain train
    3. Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane RTM - SAW
    10h 7m
    ₺16,626–49,601

  9. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Istanbul, bus

    1. Take the train from Ostende to Anvers-Centraltrain train
    2. Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane AMS - IST
    4. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus bus
    10h 17m
    ₺6,763–20,170

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Oostende to Bucharestbus bus
    2. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus N1998
    40h 9m
    ₺8,985–10,785

  11. Train, night train via Brussels

    1. Take the train from Ostende to Bruxelles-Miditrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Meidlingtrain 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
    47h 17m
    ₺16,411–24,465

  12. Bus via Antwerp

    1. Take the bus from Bruges to Antwerp Rooseveltplaatsbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Antwerp Rooseveltplaats to București, Autogara Militaribus bus
    3. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus
    2d 3h
    ₺10,521–17,151

  13. Drive 2,726.1 km

    1. Drive from Ostend to Istanbulcar car 2,726.1 km
    24h 30m
    ₺20,954–30,266

Ostend to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus

Calendar2Weekly Services
Duration35h 55mAverage Duration
Ticket₺8,796Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Ostend, Belgium and Istanbul, Turkey?

You can take a bus from Oostende to İstanbul Esenler bus station via Bucharest, Gara Basarab, Complex Apusului, and București, Autogara Militari in around 40h 9m.

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