There are 14 ways to get from Turkey to Europe by plane, train, bus, car, or car train
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Fly Antalya Airport to Erfurt–Weimar Airport, train
best- Fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Erfurt–Weimar Airport (ERF)plane AYT - ERF
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbftrain
9h 35m$102–329Fly Antalya Airport to Paderborn Lippstadt Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD)plane AYT - PAD
- Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
11h 39m$98–394Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the train from München Hbf to Fulda Bahnhoftrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain Rb5
30h 57m$179–371Drive 2,169.7 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Europecar 2,169.7 km
21h 42m$358–517Fly İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ADB - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
10h 4m$136–396Fly Istanbul to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane IST - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
10h 30m$177–407Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane SAW - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
10h 56m$117–387Fly Antalya Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train
- Fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane AYT - LEJ
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Eisenach Hbftrain
10h 46m$139–456Fly Istanbul to Nuremberg Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane IST - NUE
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbftrain
10h 30m$170–571Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Kasselbus N73
- Take the bus from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhofbus Sev
35h 33mBus, train via Novi Pazar
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler to Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica to Fuldabus
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain Rb5
37h 4m$114–121Bus, train via Novi Sad
- Take the bus from Istanbul Hotel Montenegro to Novi Sad Bulevar Jaše Tomićbus
- Take the bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Fuldabus
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain Rb5
41h 47m$180–227Train, bus
- Take the train from Halkalı to Plovdivtrain
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Kassel Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhoftrain Rb5 / ...
47h 13m$133–198Drive, car train
- Drive from Istanbul to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Europecar
24h 33m$416–583
Antalya Airport (AYT) to Erfurt–Weimar Airport (ERF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Turkey to Europe is to bus and train via Novi Pazar which costs $110 - $125 and takes 37h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Turkey to Europe is to fly and train which takes 9h 35m and costs $100 - $330.
No, there is no direct bus from Turkey to Europe. However, there are services departing from İskenderpaşa and arriving at Nentershausen Oderstraße via Istanbul, Munich central bus station, Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe and Bebra Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 33m.
The distance between Turkey and Europe is 2322 km. The road distance is 2169.7 km.
The best way to get from Turkey to Europe without a car is to bus and train which takes 30h 57m and costs $170 - $380.
It takes approximately 9h 35m to get from Turkey to Europe, including transfers.
Turkey to Europe bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, depart from Istanbul station.
Turkey to Europe bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, arrive at Munich station.
Europe is 1h behind Turkey. It is currently 11:06 PM in Turkey and 10:06 PM in Europe.
Yes, the driving distance between Turkey to Europe is 2170 km. It takes approximately 21h 42m to drive from Turkey to Europe.
What companies run services between Turkey and Europe?
You can take a bus from İskenderpaşa to Nentershausen Oderstraße via Bayrampaşa Devlet Hastanesi, Istanbul, Munich central bus station, Kassel, Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, and Bebra Bahnhof in around 35h 33m.
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Erfurt–Weimar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–250
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–300
Flights from Antalya Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–300
Flights from Antalya Airport to Paderborn Lippstadt Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–650
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–300
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Istanbul to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–290
Flights from Istanbul to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–290
Flights from Antalya Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–300
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–290
Flights from Antalya Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Istanbul to Nuremberg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–410
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Erfurt–Weimar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–430
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–340
Flights from Antalya Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Antalya Airport to Paderborn Lippstadt Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- freebirdairlines.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Erfurt–Weimar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
Flights from Antalya Airport to Paderborn Lippstadt Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Frankfurt via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–320
Flights from Istanbul to Frankfurt via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–300
- Website
- corendon.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Erfurt–Weimar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Antalya Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–330
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–300
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–210
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- info@abellio-mitteldeutschland.de
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–19
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cantus-bahn.de/
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cantus-bahn.de/
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Halkalı to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Munich central bus station to Kassel
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Bus from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cantus-bahn.de/
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Esenler to Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- +381 20 314 545
- info@pejictours.com
- Website
- pejictours.com
Bus from Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $67
- Schedules at
- pejictours.com
- Book at
- pejictours.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Istanbul Hotel Montenegro to Novi Sad Bulevar Jaše Tomić
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +381 (11) 761-4545
- Website
- srbijatours.com
Bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $100–120
- Schedules at
- srbijatours.com
- Prices
- $100–120
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Kassel Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
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