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There are 12 ways to get from Europe to Ankara by train, plane, bus, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Frankfurt, fly

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    1. Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane plane FRA - ESB
    9h 54m
    ₺6,289–24,016

  2. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain train Rb5
    2. Take the bus from Fulda to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanicabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Aksaraybus bus
    4. Take the train from Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme to Ankaratrain train Yht
    39h 32m
    ₺8,726–12,038

  3. Train, bus via Lviv urban hromada

    1. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Przemysl Glownytrain train Drf
    2. Take the train from Przemysl Glowny to Lvivtrain train Mp
    3. Take the bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus
    4. Take the train from Istanbul(Sogutlucesme) to Ankara Gartrain train Hst
    2d 4h

  4. Drive  2,620.5 km

    1. Drive from Europe to Ankaracar car 2,620.5 km
    25h 27m
    ₺21,474–31,018

  5. Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly

    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 Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane plane HAJ - ESB
    10h 18m

  6. Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain train
    2. Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    3. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane plane DUS - ESB
    12h 23m
    ₺7,083–20,441

  7. Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly

    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 Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane plane CGN - ESB
    11h 12m
    ₺7,279–28,916

  8. Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane plane STR - ESB
    11h 44m
    ₺8,069–25,366

  9. Train to Erfurt–Weimar Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Erfurt–Weimar Airport (ERF) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane plane ERF - ESB
    11h 5m
    ₺10,188–33,556

  10. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain train Rb5 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Kassel to Munich central bus stationbus bus N73
    3. Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankarabus bus
    44h 40m
    ₺8,213–12,731

  11. 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 bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus bus
    4. Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankarabus bus
    46h 15m
    ₺8,313–12,731

  12. 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 Ankaracar car
    27h 58m
    ₺24,032–35,268

Frankfurt (FRA) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) flights

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Duration4hAverage Duration
Ticket₺4,349Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,413.9 km
  • Duration: 9h 54m

What companies run services between Europe and Ankara, Turkey?

There is no direct connection from Europe to Ankara. 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 Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB), walk to Ankara Airport, then take the line 442 bus to Güvenpark. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nentershausen Oderstraße to Ankara via Bebra Bahnhof, Bebra Bahnhof, Fulda Bahnhof, Fulda, Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica, Aksaray, Yenikapi, and Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme in around 39h 32m.

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