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There are 12 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

    best
    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane HAJ - IST
    7h 36m
    ₺7,995–27,672

  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 44m
    ₺3,698–20,695

  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
    ₺12,354–14,690

  4. Train, night train

    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
    43h 14m
    ₺16,071–35,178

  5. Drive  2,418.5 km

    1. Drive from Bielefeld to Istanbulcar car 2,418.5 km
    21h 33m
    ₺19,472–28,126

  6. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane DUS - IST
    7h 54m
    ₺7,355–26,719

  7. 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 12m
    ₺5,258–26,742

  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 45m
    ₺8,809–42,008

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

    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 (IST)plane plane BRE - IST
    8h 43m
    ₺7,695–30,772

  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 18m
    ₺6,711–30,088

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Bielefeld to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanicabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica (Нови Сад, Aутобуска Cтаница) to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus N1920
    35h 29m
    ₺9,905–13,492

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Bielefeld to Göttingencar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Göttingen to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Istanbulcar car
    26h 59m
    ₺20,584–29,065

Bielefeld to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration34h 18mAverage Duration
Ticket₺6,711Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,066.1 km
  • Duration: 7h 36m

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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