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How to get fromGießen to Istanbulby train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train

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There are 10 ways to get from Gießen to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Istanbul

    best
    1. Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane FRA - IST
    7h 21m
    ₺6,827–18,420

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

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane FRA - SAW
    7h 38m
    ₺4,530–21,443

  3. Train, bus via Munich

    1. Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to München Hbftrain train 41 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus bus
    32h 53m
    ₺8,623–17,786

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to München Hbftrain train 41 / ...
    3. Take the train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Wien Westbahnhoftrain train 967 / ...
    4. Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    5. Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    39h 45m
    ₺21,883–40,876

  5. Drive  2,277.5 km

    1. Drive from Gießen to Istanbulcar car 2,277.5 km
    20h 18m
    ₺18,663–26,958

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

    1. Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bftrain train
    3. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane CGN - SAW
    9h 25m
    ₺5,160–20,893

  7. Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bftrain train
    3. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane CGN - IST
    9h 17m
    ₺7,757–27,870

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

    1. Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    3. Take the train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    4. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane DUS - SAW
    9h 58m
    ₺6,170–25,853

  9. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Burgas Bus Station Southbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus bus
    44h 46m
    ₺8,073–14,986

  10. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Gießen to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Istanbulcar car
    24h 22m
    ₺20,175–29,476

Gießen to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration32h 53mAverage Duration
Ticket₺8,623Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,957.9 km
  • Duration: 7h 21m

What companies run services between Gießen, Germany and Istanbul, Turkey?

There is no direct connection from Gießen to Istanbul. However, you can take the train to Frankfurt, 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 Vezneciler. Alternatively, you can take a train from Gießen Bahnhof to Istanbul via Frankfurt, München Hbf, and Munich in around 32h 53m.

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