There are 13 ways to get from Utrecht to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, car, car train, or night train
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Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Istanbul (IST)plane AMS - IST
6h 53m₺5,245–15,154Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane DUS - SAW
8h 40m₺4,369–23,144Train, bus via Munich
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to München Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
33h 58m₺8,146–26,673Drive, car train
- Drive from Utrecht to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirnecartrain
- Drive from Edirne to Istanbulcar
43h 33m₺22,256–113,692Night train, train
- Take the night train from Utrecht Centraal to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
44h 38m₺15,634–30,747Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane AMS - SAW
7h 15m₺4,658–20,175Train to Rotterdam The Hague Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane RTM - SAW
7h 45m₺15,672–45,662Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoventrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane EIN - SAW
7h 50m₺6,552–91,160Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul (IST)plane DUS - IST
8h 28m₺5,656–18,123Bus
- Take the bus from Utrecht to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Belgrade New Bus Station to Istanbul Hotel Montenegrobus Citylines 87 / ...
36h 35mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
44h 16m₺19,644–48,510Train, bus
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Amsterdam Sloterdijktrain
- Take the bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to București, Autogara Militaribus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
2d 2h₺6,213–16,348Drive 2,620.6 km
- Drive from Utrecht to Istanbulcar 2,620.6 km
23h 27m₺23,319–33,682
Utrecht to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Utrecht to Istanbul is to train and fly which costs 5.000 ₺ - 16.000 ₺ and takes 6h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Utrecht to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 6h 53m and costs 5.000 ₺ - 16.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Utrecht to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Utrecht and arriving at Istanbul Hotel Montenegro via Belgrade New Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Utrecht to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Utrecht Centraal and arriving at Yenikapi via Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 38m.
The distance between Utrecht and Istanbul is 2271 km. The road distance is 2620.6 km.
The best way to get from Utrecht to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus via Munich which takes 33h 58m and costs 8.000 ₺ - 27.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 6h 53m to get from Utrecht to Istanbul, including transfers.
Utrecht to Istanbul bus services, operated by Garo Reisen, depart from Utrecht station.
Utrecht to Istanbul train services, operated by Nightjet, depart from Utrecht Centraal station.
Utrecht to Istanbul bus services, operated by Garo Reisen, arrive at Beograd, Autobuska stanica station.
What companies run services between Utrecht, Netherlands and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Utrecht to Istanbul Hotel Montenegro via Beograd, Autobuska stanica and Belgrade New Bus Station in around 36h 35m.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–25,000
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–40,000
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–22,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–20,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–12,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–7,500
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–24,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–14,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–18,000
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–30,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–17,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–24,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–25,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–20,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–20,000
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺440–1,200
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺440–650
- 1st Class
- ₺700–1,200
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–4,700
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺1,400–2,100
- 1st Class
- ₺2,800–4,700
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–16,000
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺4,600–7,000
- 1st Class
- ₺9,500–16,000
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,500
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺500–800
- 1st Class
- ₺850–1,500
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,000
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–3,900
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺1,200–1,800
- 1st Class
- ₺2,300–3,900
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–28,000
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺7,500–12,000
- 1st Class
- ₺16,000–28,000
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺510–550
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺510–570
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- ₺510–570
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,000
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- ₺850–1,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–6,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–49,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- ₺14,000–28,000
- Car Compartment
- ₺27,000–49,000
- Phone
- +49 89 54880111
- info@optimatours.de
- Website
- optimatours.de
Car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirne
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺10,406–51,726
- Schedules at
- optimatours.de
- Couch Wagon BC-4
- ₺10,406
- Couch Wagon BC-1
- ₺28,150
- Sleeper Wagon
- ₺32,172
- Couch Wagon BC-4 Car
- ₺29,960
- Couch Wagon BC-1 Car
- ₺47,704
- Sleeper Wagon Car
- ₺51,726
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Utrecht Centraal to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–15,000
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- ₺13,000–15,000
- Couchette Carriage
- ₺8,500–10,000
- Seating Carriage
- ₺4,700–6,000
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–15,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–15,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,600
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺900–1,300
- 1st Class
- ₺1,200–1,600
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,000
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +381 20 333 733
- garoreisen@gmail.com
- Website
- garo-reisen.rs
Bus from Utrecht to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- garo-reisen.rs
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Belgrade New Bus Station to Istanbul Hotel Montenegro
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–3,600
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–12,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–3,800
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Istanbul is 2h ahead of Utrecht. It is currently 5:02 AM in Utrecht and 7:02 AM in Istanbul.
Utrecht to Istanbul train services, operated by Nightjet, arrive at Wien Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Utrecht to Istanbul is 2621 km. It takes approximately 23h 27m to drive from Utrecht to Istanbul.
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