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

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  1. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Istanbul

    best
    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Istanbul (IST)planeAMS - IST
    6h 18m
    ₺6,853–16,401

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

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeAMS - SAW
    7h 11m
    ₺5,066–19,922

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Rotterdam to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
    2. Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenlerbus
    31h 6m

  4. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Rotterdam 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 4m
    ₺22,350–112,873

  5. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Bredatrain
    2. Take the train from Breda to 's-Hertogenboschtrain
    3. Take the night train from 's-Hertogenbosch to Wien HbfnighttrainNj
    4. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain347
    5. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
    45h 40m
    ₺15,588–31,303

  6. Fly Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeRTM - SAW
    6h 59m
    ₺8,644–22,198

  7. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Anvers-Centraltrain
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Istanbul (IST)planeBRU - IST
    7h 12m
    ₺8,286–21,237

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

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Anvers-Centraltrain
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeBRU - SAW
    8h
    ₺5,599–21,758

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

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Bredatrain
    2. Take the train from Breda to Eindhoventrain
    3. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeEIN - SAW
    8h 20m
    ₺7,184–18,060

  10. Bus via Istanbul Hotel Montenegro

    1. Take the bus from Rotterdam to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
    2. Take the bus from Belgrade New Bus Station to Istanbul Hotel MontenegrobusCitylines 89 / ...
    35h 56m

  11. Bus via Bucharest

    1. Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to București, Autogara Militaribus1924
    2. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbusN1998
    2d
    ₺5,374–10,294

  12. Train, night train via Videle

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain
    2. Take the night train from Utrecht Centraal to Wien HbfnighttrainNj
    3. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Videletrain347
    4. Take the night train from Videle to Halkalinighttrain
    2d
    ₺14,843–29,957

  13. Drive 2,651.1 km

    1. Drive from Rotterdam to Istanbulcar2,651.1 km
    24h 2m
    ₺23,076–33,332

Rotterdam to Istanbul by bus

Calendar2Weekly Buses
Duration2dAverage Duration
Ticket₺5,374Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Istanbul, Turkey?

You can take a bus from Rotterdam to İstanbul Esenler via Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 31h 6m. Alternatively, AJet and Pegasus Airlines fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) once daily.

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