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How to get fromCalais Ferry Port to Istanbulby train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train

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There are 12 ways to get from Calais Ferry Port to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Istanbul

    best
    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain train
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane BRU - IST
    9h 12m
    ₺7,309–20,481

  2. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain train
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane BRU - SAW
    9h 29m
    ₺6,012–24,504

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Paris Nordtrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Paris Est to Stuttgart Hbftrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain train 11 / ...
    5. Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus bus
    37h 46m
    ₺14,775–29,757

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Tgv
    3. Take the nighttrain from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    4. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    5. Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    47h 26m
    ₺18,135–37,247

  5. Drive  2,814.5 km

    1. Drive from Calais Ferry Port to Istanbulcar car 2,814.5 km
    25h 16m
    ₺24,930–36,010

  6. Train, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain train
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain train
    3. Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane CDG - IST
    9h 4m
    ₺8,959–25,041

  7. Train, train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain train
    2. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Charleroi-Centraltrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane CRL - SAW
    10h 46m
    ₺9,744–50,846

  8. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain train
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    4. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane AMS - IST
    10h 43m
    ₺13,059–31,741

  9. Train, train to Rotterdam The Hague Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain train
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train
    4. Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane RTM - SAW
    11h 3m
    ₺8,712–29,074

  10. Bus, night train

    1. Take the bus from Calais to Bucharestbus bus
    2. Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train Bosphor Express
    38h 50m
    ₺8,439–9,469

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Calais to Bucureşti Autogara Oborbus bus
    2. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus N1998
    2d 5h

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Calais Ferry Port to Hannover Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Hannover Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Istanbulcar car
    31h 58m
    ₺25,236–37,286

Calais Ferry Port to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration37h 46mAverage Duration
Ticket₺14,775Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,408.3 km
  • Duration: 9h 12m

What companies run services between Calais Ferry Port, France and Istanbul, Turkey?

You can take a bus from Calais to İstanbul Esenler bus station via Bucureşti Autogara Obor, Gara Obor, Calea Grivitei, Gara de Nord, Valea Cascadelor, and București, Autogara Militari in around 2d 5h.

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