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There are 13 ways to get from Ostend to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car 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
    2. Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Istanbul (IST)planeBRU - IST
    4. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
    9h 23m
    ₺6,054–13,597

  2. Train, bus, night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Ostende to Gand-DampoorttrainIc
    2. Take the bus from Ghent to Bucharest Oborbus
    3. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
    30h 36m
    ₺2,547–3,826

  3. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Ostend 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 52m
    ₺22,766–113,473

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Ostende to Bruxelles-MiditrainIc / ...
    2. Take the night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien HbfnighttrainNj
    3. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Videletrain347
    4. Take the night train from Videle to Halkalinighttrain
    2d 1h
    ₺15,300–30,350

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

    1. Take the train from Ostende to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain
    2. Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeBRU - SAW
    9h 2m
    ₺3,937–14,398

  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
    2. Take the bus from Gent Sint Pieters Station to Charleroi Airportbus
    3. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeCRL - SAW
    9h 43m
    ₺6,087–12,748

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

    1. Take the train from Ostende to Anvers-Centraltrain
    2. Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeAMS - SAW
    9h 46m
    ₺6,231–23,390

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

    1. Take the train from Ostende to Anvers-Centraltrain
    2. Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Istanbul (IST)planeAMS - IST
    4. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
    10h 3m
    ₺6,848–18,589

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

    1. Take the train from Ostende 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
    10h 19m
    ₺11,961–23,470

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Oostende to Bucharestbus
    2. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbusN1998
    40h 9m
    ₺8,777–9,977

  11. Train, night train via Cologne

    1. Take the train from Ostende to Liège-GuilleminstrainIc
    2. Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln HbftrainIce / ...
    3. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain90N
    4. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain347
    5. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
    46h 14m
    ₺23,184–37,390

  12. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Ostende to Brussels-NordtrainIc / ...
    2. Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to București, Autogara Militaribus
    3. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
    2d 4h
    ₺6,886–11,024

  13. Drive 2,726.3 km

    1. Drive from Ostend to Istanbulcar2,726.3 km
    24h 26m
    ₺20,616–29,778

Ostend to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus

Calendar3Weekly Services
Duration2d 4hAverage Duration
Ticket₺6,886Cheapest Price
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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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