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

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  1. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Istanbul

    best
    1. Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane FRA - IST
    9h 37m
    ₺8,751–21,840

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

    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
    10h
    ₺5,349–23,858

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain train Rb5
    2. Take the bus from Fulda to Kraljevo, Autobuska Stanicabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Kraljevo, Autobuska Stanica to Istanbulbus bus
    34h 57m
    ₺5,886–16,319

  4. Drive  2,178.5 km

    1. Drive from Europe to Galatacar car 2,178.5 km
    21h 31m
    ₺17,480–25,249

  5. Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Istanbul

    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 (IST)plane plane HAJ - IST
    9h 56m

  6. 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
    10h 5m

  7. Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Istanbul

    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 (IST)plane plane NUE - IST
    9h 30m
    ₺8,183–27,994

  8. 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
    9h 44m
    ₺7,681–35,012

  9. Train, bus via Paraćin

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain train Rb5
    2. Take the bus from Fulda to Paracin, Autobuska Stanicabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Paraćin AS to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus
    35h 36m
    ₺8,900–14,253

  10. Train, bus via Prizren

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Hauptbahnhoftrain train Rb5 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Kassel Hauptbahnhof to Prizren,Autobuska Stanicabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Instabulbus bus
    41h 3m

  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 train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain train
    43h 43m
    ₺6,832–14,385

  12. Train, bus via Khmelnytskyi

    1. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Przemysl Glownytrain train Drf
    2. Take the train from Przemysl Glowny to Khmelnytskyitrain train Icp / ...
    3. Take the bus from Khmelnytskyi Bus Station 2 to İstanbul Veznecilerbus bus
    2d 2h

  13. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Europe to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Galatacar car
    24h 16m
    ₺20,020–28,252

Frankfurt (FRA) to Istanbul (IST) flights

Calendar63Weekly Planes
Duration3h 29mAverage Duration
Ticket₺6,884Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,065.4 km
  • Duration: 9h 37m

What companies run services between Europe and Galata, Turkey?

There is no direct connection from Europe to Galata. 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 (IST), walk to Istanbul Airport, take the train to Gayrettepe, then take the train to Sishane. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nentershausen Oderstraße to Karaköy via Bebra Bahnhof, Bebra Bahnhof, Fulda Bahnhof, Fulda, Kraljevo, Autobuska Stanica, Istanbul, and Beyazit in around 34h 57m.

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