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

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  1. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Istanbul Airport

    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
    8h 48m
    ₺7,384–16,915

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

    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 Halkali to Istanbul Airporttrain train
    11h 21m
    ₺5,243–20,109

  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 Aksaraybus bus
    34h 58m
    ₺7,950–9,590

  4. Drive  2,152.2 km

    1. Drive from Europe to Istanbul Airportcar car 2,152.2 km
    21h 13m
    ₺22,338–32,266

  5. Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Istanbul 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 Airport (IST)plane plane HAJ - IST
    9h 12m

  6. Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Istanbul 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 Airport (IST)plane plane NUE - IST
    8h 44m
    ₺7,187–21,588

  7. Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Istanbul 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 Airport (IST)plane plane CGN - IST
    10h 11m
    ₺7,851–29,981

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

    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 Halkali to Istanbul Airporttrain train
    11h 8m
    ₺8,346–16,782

  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
    36h 32m
    ₺9,381–13,861

  10. Train, bus, night train, Metro

    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 Halkali to Istanbul Airporttrain train M11
    37h 42m
    ₺9,962–12,729

  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
    40h 12m
    ₺6,556–7,436

  12. Train, bus, Metro

    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 Halkali to Istanbul Airporttrain train M11
    43h 15m
    ₺6,774–13,202

  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 Istanbul Airportcar car
    23h 44m
    ₺19,173–27,473

Frankfurt (FRA) to Istanbul Airport (IST) flights

Calendar45Weekly Planes
Duration3h 35mAverage Duration
Ticket₺5,890Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,025.5 km
  • Duration: 8h 48m

What companies run services between Europe and Istanbul Airport, Turkey?

There is no direct connection from Europe to Istanbul Airport. 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), then walk to Istanbul Airport. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nentershausen Oderstraße to Istanbul Airport via Bebra Bahnhof, Bebra Bahnhof, Fulda Bahnhof, Fulda, Beograd, Autobuska stanica, Aksaray, Yenikapi, and Gayrettepe in around 34h 58m.

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