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

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  1. Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Istanbul Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane plane HAJ - IST
    7h 46m
    ₺8,075–27,157

  2. Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane HAJ - SAW
    7h 49m
    ₺3,878–21,180

  3. Bus via Lviv urban hromada

    1. Take the bus from Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof to Lviv bus Stationbus bus Dnipro
    2. Take the bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus Gns-01
    34h 17m
    ₺12,917–14,017

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hammtrain train 10 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamm to Wien Meidlingtrain train
    3. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    4. Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    43h 26m
    ₺17,861–33,861

  5. Train, night train via Hanover

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train 19 / ...
    2. Take the nighttrain from Hannover Hbf to Wien Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    3. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    4. Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    42h 34m
    ₺14,851–30,163

  6. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane DUS - SAW
    8h 17m
    ₺4,654–19,430

  7. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Istanbul Airport

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane plane DUS - IST
    8h 9m
    ₺7,251–24,407

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

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hammtrain train
    2. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane DTM - SAW
    7h 51m
    ₺8,368–23,078

  9. Train, train to Bremen Airport, fly to Istanbul Airport

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane plane BRE - IST
    8h 58m
    ₺7,675–36,157

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train 19 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain train 25 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus bus
    34h 19m
    ₺6,891–20,573

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Bielefeld to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus N1920
    35h 28m
    ₺10,292–13,703

  12. Drive  2,355.5 km

    1. Drive from Bielefeld to Istanbulcar car 2,355.5 km
    23h 17m
    ₺24,689–35,661

  13. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Bielefeld to Göttingencar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Göttingen to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Istanbulcar car
    26h 57m
    ₺19,911–30,038

Bielefeld to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration34h 19mAverage Duration
Ticket₺6,891Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,066.1 km
  • Duration: 7h 46m

What companies run services between Bielefeld, Germany and Istanbul, Turkey?

You can take a bus from Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof to İstanbul Esenler bus station via Lviv bus Station, Lviv Stryiska St, 109, Lviv Dvirtseva Sq, 1, and Dvirtsevyi Bus Station in around 34h 17m.

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