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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 44m
    ₺8,192–24,634

  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 52m
    ₺4,895–19,657

  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
    ₺8,554–12,285

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Paderborn, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain train Re
    3. Take the night train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Wien Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    4. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    5. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    43h 17m
    ₺17,480–40,263

  5. Drive 2,418.5 km

    1. Drive from Bielefeld to Istanbulcar car 2,418.5 km
    21h 38m
    ₺19,000–27,444

  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 55m
    ₺7,395–23,191

  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 13m
    ₺6,098–28,214

  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 37m
    ₺10,737–43,549

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

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Osnabrück Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Osnabrück Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane BRE - IST
    8h 40m
    ₺9,545–38,683

  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
    ₺11,408–37,050

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Bielefeld Brackwede train station to București, Autogara Militaribus bus 1925
    2. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus N1998
    2d 2h
    ₺13,838–22,620

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Bielefeld to Göttingencar car
    2. Take the car train from Göttingen to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Istanbulcar car
    26h 59m
    ₺20,557–29,027

Bielefeld to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration34h 18mAverage Duration
Ticket₺11,408Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,066.3 km
  • Duration: 7h 44m

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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