There are 13 ways to get from Kassel to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Istanbul (IST)plane FRA - IST
8h 6m₺8,633–24,024Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane HAJ - SAW
8h 11m₺5,226–21,497Train, bus
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to München Hbftrain 25 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
32h 34m₺7,139–25,890Train, night train
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to München Hbftrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Wien Westbahnhoftrain 961 / ...
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
39h 40m₺19,999–51,980Night train, train
- Take the night train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
41h 13m₺15,316–31,729Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Istanbul (IST)plane HAJ - IST
8h 3m₺8,523–26,474Train to Frankfurt, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane FRA - SAW
8h 29m₺5,836–25,047Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Hamm(Westf)Hbftrain
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane DTM - SAW
9h 22m₺11,196–48,647Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurttrain
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane CGN - SAW
10h 41m₺7,286–35,647Bus
- Take the bus from Kassel Hauptbahnhof to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Istanbulbus
36h 39mBus via Sofia
- Take the bus from Kassel Grüner Waldweg to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Citylines 17
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus Citylines 40 / ...
37h 14m₺6,900–9,368Drive, car train
- Drive from Kassel to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to München Ostcartrain
- Drive from München Ost to Istanbulcar
22h 42m₺19,808–29,667Drive 2,227.7 km
- Drive from Kassel to Istanbulcar 2,227.7 km
22h 13m₺17,486–25,258
Kassel to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kassel to Istanbul is to bus via Sofia which costs 6.500 ₺ - 9.500 ₺ and takes 37h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Kassel to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 8h 3m and costs 8.500 ₺ - 27.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Kassel to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Kassel Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Istanbul via Pristina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 39m.
No, there is no direct train from Kassel to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Kassel Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Yenikapi via Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Muenchen Hbf, Wien Westbahnhof, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 40m.
The distance between Kassel and Istanbul is 2087 km. The road distance is 2227.7 km.
The best way to get from Kassel to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus which takes 32h 34m and costs 7.000 ₺ - 26.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 8h 6m to get from Kassel to Istanbul, including transfers.
Kassel to Istanbul bus services, operated by Fertours, depart from Kassel Hauptbahnhof station.
Kassel to Istanbul train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe station.
Kassel to Istanbul bus services, operated by Fertours, arrive at Pristina station.
What companies run services between Kassel, Germany and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Kassel Hauptbahnhof to Istanbul via Pristina in around 36h 39m.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–28,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–22,000
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–26,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–23,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–14,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–20,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–13,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–13,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–21,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–21,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–15,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–16,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–20,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–18,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–8,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–19,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–19,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–6,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–6,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–8,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Hamm(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–7,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–8,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–6,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–3,300
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–3,300
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–3,300
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–6,000
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–6,000
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Hamm(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–2,300
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–8,000
- 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
- ₺12,000–23,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–23,000
- 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
- ₺500–1,450
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺500–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,450
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺500–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–7,500
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- ₺6,000–7,500
- Couchette Carriage
- ₺4,300–5,000
- Seating Carriage
- ₺2,700–3,300
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Hamm(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Fulda to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–6,500
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- 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/
Bus from Pristina to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,700
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- [email protected]
Bus from Kassel Hauptbahnhof to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/fertourstravelagency
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- [email protected]
- Website
- sharrtravel.com
Bus from Pristina to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,295
- Website
- https://www.sharrtravel.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Kassel Grüner Waldweg to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–7,500
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–2,400
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–4,200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–3,600
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- [email protected]
- Website
- huntur.com.tr
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,900
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/?l=EN
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Istanbul is 1h ahead of Kassel. It is currently 10:28 AM in Kassel and 11:28 AM in Istanbul.
Kassel to Istanbul train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at München Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kassel to Istanbul is 2228 km. It takes approximately 22h 13m to drive from Kassel to Istanbul.
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