There are 13 ways to get from Utrecht to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
best- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)AMS - SAW
7h 15m₺5,159–18,180Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)DUS - SAW
8h 47m₺4,374–29,161Train, bus via Munich
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Muenchen-PasingIce
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbul
33h 28m₺10,578–27,037Train, night train
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Ulm HbfIce
- Take the train from Ulm Hbf to Wien Westbahnhof969 / ...
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nord347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkali
41h 43m₺18,416–44,579Night train, train
- Take the night train from Utrecht Centraal to Wien HbfNj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Videle347
- Take the night train from Videle to Halkali
47h 23m₺15,101–29,698Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Istanbul (IST)AMS - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
7h 35m₺5,576–14,439Fly Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)RTM - SAW
7h 51m₺10,855–34,923Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoven
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)EIN - SAW
7h 50m₺7,945–18,353Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul (IST)DUS - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
9h 18m₺5,891–19,420Bus
- Take the bus from Utrecht to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Montenegro Hotel
35h 55mDrive, car train
- Drive from Utrecht to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirne
- Drive from Edirne to Istanbul
43h 32m₺22,244–113,674Train, bus
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- Take the bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to București, Autogara Militari
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
2d 3h₺6,215–16,315Drive 2,620.9 km
- Drive from Utrecht to Istanbul2,620.9 km
23h 24m₺23,144–33,431
Utrecht to Istanbul by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Utrecht to Istanbul is to train and fly which costs 5.000 ₺ - 19.000 ₺ and takes 7h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Utrecht to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 7h 15m and costs 5.000 ₺ - 19.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Utrecht to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Utrecht and arriving at Fatih via Beograd, Autobuska stanica and Namık Kemal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Utrecht to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Utrecht Centraal and arriving at Yenikapi via Ulm Hbf, Wien Westbahnhof, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 43m.
The distance between Utrecht and Istanbul is 2330 km. The road distance is 2620.9 km.
The best way to get from Utrecht to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus via Munich which takes 33h 28m and costs 10.000 ₺ - 27.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 7h 15m 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 Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Utrecht Centraal station.
The best way to get from Utrecht to Istanbul is to fly which takes 7h 51m and costs 10.000 ₺ - 35.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 35h 55m.
What companies run services between Utrecht, Netherlands and Istanbul, Turkey?
AJet and Pegasus Airlines fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Utrecht to Fatih via Beograd, Autobuska stanica, Montenegro Hotel, and Namık Kemal in around 35h 55m.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–24,000
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
- ₺4,600–21,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–20,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–11,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–9,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–15,000
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–31,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–16,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–24,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–13,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–24,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–24,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–26,000
- 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 Muenchen-Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–21,000
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺6,000–9,000
- 1st Class
- ₺12,000–21,000
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Ulm Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–17,000
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺4,900–7,500
- 1st Class
- ₺10,000–17,000
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺700–2,100
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺700–1,100
- 1st Class
- ₺1,200–2,100
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–4,700
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺1,400–2,200
- 1st Class
- ₺2,800–4,700
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺515
- 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
- ₺520–570
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- ₺520–570
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 Utrecht Centraal to Ulm Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–12,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Ulm Hbf to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,200–11,000
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–15,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–14,000
- 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
Night train from Videle to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,500
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺850–1,200
- 1st Class
- ₺1,100–1,500
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Utrecht Centraal to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- Once 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
- 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
- ₺10,444–51,913
- Schedules at
- optimatours.de
- Couch Wagon BC-4
- ₺10,444
- Couch Wagon BC-1
- ₺28,252
- Sleeper Wagon
- ₺32,288
- Couch Wagon BC-4 Car
- ₺30,068
- Couch Wagon BC-1 Car
- ₺47,877
- Sleeper Wagon Car
- ₺51,913
- 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
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺130–280
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=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
- 062 8103637
- office@balbuss.rs
- Website
- balbuss.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Montenegro Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,573
- Schedules at
- balbuss.rs
- Book at
- balbuss.rs
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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
Utrecht to Istanbul bus services, operated by Garo Reisen, arrive at Beograd, Autobuska stanica station.
Istanbul is 2h ahead of Utrecht. It is currently 8:13 PM in Utrecht and 10:13 PM in Istanbul.
Utrecht to Istanbul train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Ulm Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Utrecht to Istanbul is 2621 km. It takes approximately 23h 24m to drive from Utrecht to Istanbul.
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