There are 10 ways to get from Strasbourg to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
best- Take the train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane STR - SAW
8h 10m₺5,049–20,238Train to Basel, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Strasbourg to St Louistrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BSL - SAW
7h 47m₺4,286–18,437Bus via Munich
- Take the bus from Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station to Munich - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
33h 5m₺5,947–9,168Train, night train
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain 11 / ...
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Wien Westbahnhoftrain 967 / ...
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
38h 36m₺19,452–36,051Drive 2,239.6 km
- Drive from Strasbourg to Istanbulcar 2,239.6 km
20h 20m₺23,794–34,369Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Istanbul Airport
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane STR - IST
8h 2m₺6,646–19,215Train to Basel, fly to Istanbul Airport
- Take the train from Strasbourg to St Louistrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane BSL - IST
7h 40m₺7,083–26,414Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Istanbul Airport
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane ZRH - IST
8h 56m₺8,839–23,503Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane ZRH - SAW
9h 9m₺6,142–29,526Bus
- Take the bus from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe central train stationbus 091 / ...
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Burgas Bus Station Southbus
- Take the bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus
41h 10m₺7,819–11,898
Strasbourg to Istanbul by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Strasbourg to Istanbul is to train and fly which costs 5.000 ₺ - 21.000 ₺ and takes 8h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Strasbourg to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 7h 40m and costs 7.000 ₺ - 27.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Strasbourg station to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station and arriving at Istanbul via Munich. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Strasbourg to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Strasbourg and arriving at Yenikapi via Hauptbahnhof, Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10, Wien Westbahnhof, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 36m.
The distance between Strasbourg and Istanbul is 2016 km. The road distance is 2239.6 km.
The best way to get from Strasbourg to Istanbul without a car is to bus via Munich which takes 33h 5m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 9.500 ₺.
It takes approximately 8h 10m to get from Strasbourg to Istanbul, including transfers.
Strasbourg to Istanbul bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station.
Strasbourg to Istanbul train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Strasbourg station.
Strasbourg to Istanbul bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Munich - Bus Station.
What companies run services between Strasbourg, France and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station to Istanbul via Munich in around 33h 5m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–18,000
Flights from Basel to Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–31,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–18,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–20,000
Flights from Basel to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–20,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–17,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–16,000
Flights from Basel to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–16,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–22,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Istanbul Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–9,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–11,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Istanbul Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–26,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–3,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–3,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–4,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–3,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–2,700
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–2,700
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–4,000
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–2,700
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,700
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–4,200
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–8,000
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–19,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺550–1,483
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₺550–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to St Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,300
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to St Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,300
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,400
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,400
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,600
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,600
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station to Munich - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,700
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺360–600
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station to Munich - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–2,700
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺400–600
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,500
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Burgas Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–9,000
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,300
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,228
- Website
- Arda Tur
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Booking & Getting There
Istanbul is 2h ahead of Strasbourg. It is currently 12:07 PM in Strasbourg and 2:07 PM in Istanbul.
Strasbourg to Istanbul train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Stuttgart Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Strasbourg to Istanbul is 2240 km. It takes approximately 20h 20m to drive from Strasbourg to Istanbul.
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