There are 10 ways to get from Kaiserslautern to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, or car
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Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the train from Kaiserslautern Hbf to Mannheim Hbftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Istanbul (IST)plane FRA - IST
7h 29m₺7,679–21,872Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Kaiserslautern Hbf to Mannheim Hbftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane FRA - SAW
7h 52m₺5,082–21,895Bus
- Take the bus from Kaiserslautern central train station to Munich central bus stationbus N236 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
33h 25m₺6,122–9,459Train, night train
- Take the train from Kaiserslautern Hbf to Mannheim Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Augsburg Hbftrain 11 / ...
- Take the train from Augsburg Hbf to Wien Westbahnhoftrain 963 / ...
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
38h 48m₺19,905–49,778Drive 2,252.1 km
- Drive from Kaiserslautern to Istanbulcar 2,252.1 km
20h 50m₺17,761–25,655Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Kaiserslautern Hbf to Mannheim Hbftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane STR - SAW
8h 17m₺5,832–25,815Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Kaiserslautern Hbf to Mannheim Hbftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Istanbul (IST)plane STR - IST
8h 4m₺8,129–25,792Train, bus to Luxembourg, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Saarbrücken Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Saarbrücken Hbf to Luxembourgbus
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Istanbul (IST)plane LUX - IST
9h 28mTrain, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Kaiserslautern Hbf to Mannheim Hbftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane CGN - SAW
9h 25m₺6,812–34,105Train, bus
- Take the train from Kaiserslautern Hbf to Mannheim Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the bus from Mannheim Central Bus Station to Burgas Bus Station Southbus
- Take the bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus
41h 33m₺8,095–13,688
Kaiserslautern to Istanbul by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kaiserslautern to Istanbul is to bus which costs 6.000 ₺ - 9.500 ₺ and takes 33h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Kaiserslautern to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 7h 29m and costs 7.500 ₺ - 22.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Kaiserslautern station to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Kaiserslautern central train station and arriving at Istanbul via Munich. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Kaiserslautern to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Kaiserslautern Hbf and arriving at Yenikapi via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Augsburg Hbf, Wien Westbahnhof, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 48m.
The distance between Kaiserslautern and Istanbul is 2016 km. The road distance is 2252.1 km.
The best way to get from Kaiserslautern to Istanbul without a car is to bus which takes 33h 25m and costs 6.000 ₺ - 9.500 ₺.
It takes approximately 7h 29m to get from Kaiserslautern to Istanbul, including transfers.
Kaiserslautern to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Kaiserslautern central train station.
Kaiserslautern to Istanbul train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Kaiserslautern Hbf station.
Kaiserslautern to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Munich central bus station.
What companies run services between Kaiserslautern, Germany and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Kaiserslautern central train station to Istanbul via Munich in around 33h 25m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–14,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–9,000
Flights from Luxembourg to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–31,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–22,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–23,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–22,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–14,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–14,000
Flights from Luxembourg to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–14,000
Flights from Luxembourg to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–14,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–16,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–18,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–20,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–12,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Kaiserslautern Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺600–2,700
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺700–3,100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kaiserslautern Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺600–2,700
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Augsburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–12,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kaiserslautern Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺600–2,700
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺700–3,100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kaiserslautern Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺600–2,700
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–4,600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kaiserslautern Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺600–2,700
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–4,600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺650–2,800
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kaiserslautern Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺600–2,700
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–11,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kaiserslautern Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺600–2,700
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Kaiserslautern Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,100
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
Train from Kaiserslautern Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,100
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
Train from Kaiserslautern Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,100
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
Train from Kaiserslautern Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,100
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
Train from Kaiserslautern Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,100
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
Train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,100
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
Train from Kaiserslautern Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,100
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
Train from Kaiserslautern Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,100
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Kaiserslautern Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,400
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kaiserslautern Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,400
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kaiserslautern Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,400
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kaiserslautern Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,400
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kaiserslautern Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,400
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kaiserslautern Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,400
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kaiserslautern Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,400
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Kaiserslautern Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺700–1,200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Kaiserslautern Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺700–1,200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Kaiserslautern Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺700–1,200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Kaiserslautern Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺700–1,200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Kaiserslautern Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺700–1,200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Kaiserslautern Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺700–1,200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Kaiserslautern Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺700–1,200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺450–900
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Augsburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–3,600
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺450–900
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺650–1,400
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺650–1,400
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Augsburg Hbf to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–9,500
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–24,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,463
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺500–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Kaiserslautern central train station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–3,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,500
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- cfl.lu
Bus from Saarbrücken Hbf to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cfl.lu/en-gb
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Mannheim Central Bus Station to Burgas Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–9,000
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,300
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–2,000
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
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Istanbul is 1h ahead of Kaiserslautern. It is currently 11:57 AM in Kaiserslautern and 12:57 PM in Istanbul.
Kaiserslautern to Istanbul train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Mannheim Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kaiserslautern to Istanbul is 2252 km. It takes approximately 20h 50m to drive from Kaiserslautern to Istanbul.
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