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There are 13 ways to get from Europe to İzmit by train, plane, bus, car, night train, or car train

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  1. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Istanbul Airport, bus

    best
    1. Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane plane FRA - IST
    3. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to İzmitbus bus
    11h 30m

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

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane FRA - SAW
    3. Take the train from Istanbul Pendik to Izmittrain train
    11h 48m
    ₺5,332–20,146

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain train Rb5
    2. Take the bus from Fulda to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Gebzebus bus
    4. Take the bus from Gebze bus station to Kocaeli bus stationbus bus
    36h
    ₺7,972–10,465

  4. Drive  2,278.1 km

    1. Drive from Europe to İzmitcar car 2,278.1 km
    22h 23m
    ₺23,663–34,180

  5. Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain train
    2. Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane HAJ - SAW
    4. Take the train from Istanbul Pendik to Izmittrain train
    12h 2m

  6. Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Istanbul Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane plane NUE - IST
    4. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to İzmitbus bus
    11h 23m

  7. Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane NUE - SAW
    4. Take the train from Istanbul Pendik to Izmittrain train
    11h 31m
    ₺8,336–16,809

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

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain train
    2. Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Soesttrain train
    3. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane DTM - SAW
    4. Take the train from Istanbul Pendik to Izmittrain train
    13h 5m
    ₺10,090–25,780

  9. Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bftrain train
    4. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane CGN - SAW
    5. Take the train from Istanbul Pendik to Izmittrain train
    13h 1m
    ₺5,600–20,091

  10. Train, bus, night train

    1. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Frankfurttrain train 50
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt to Bucharestbus bus
    3. Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    4. Take the train from Istanbul(Halkali) to Izmit Yhttrain train Ic / ...
    40h 9m
    ₺10,356–13,114

  11. Train, bus via Novi Pazar

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain train Rb5
    2. Take the bus from Fulda to Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanicabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica to Esenler Otogarbus bus
    4. Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Kocaeli bus stationbus bus
    41h 12m
    ₺6,695–8,203

  12. Train, bus via Sofia

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain train Rb5 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Kassel Grüner Waldweg to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain train
    4. Take the train from Istanbul(Halkali) to Izmit Yhttrain train Ic / ...
    45h 42m
    ₺7,003–13,520

  13. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Europe to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to İzmitcar car
    24h 54m
    ₺20,174–29,473

Frankfurt (FRA) to Istanbul Airport (IST) flights

Calendar45Weekly Planes
Duration3h 35mAverage Duration
Ticket₺4,847Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,170.5 km
  • Duration: 11h 30m

What companies run services between Europe and İzmit, Turkey?

There is no direct connection from Europe to İzmit. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Istanbul Airport (IST), walk to Istanbul Airport Bus, then take the bus to İzmit. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nentershausen Oderstraße to Kocaeli bus station via Bebra Bahnhof, Bebra Bahnhof, Fulda Bahnhof, Fulda, Beograd, Autobuska stanica, and Gebze bus station in around 36h.

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