There are 13 ways to get from Krefeld to Istanbul by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane DUS - SAW
7h 27m₺3,656–19,623Train, bus via Munich
- Take the train from Krefeld Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain Re
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
33h 44mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Krefeld Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain Re
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Augsburg Hbftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Augsburg Hbf to Wien Westbahnhoftrain Drf / ...
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
40h 52mNight train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Duesseldorf Hbf to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
42h 44m₺15,783–29,488Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul (IST)plane DUS - IST
7h 19m₺5,953–19,600Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Krefeld Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane CGN - SAW
7h 32mTrain to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Krefeld Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Istanbul (IST)plane CGN - IST
7h 30mTrain to Dortmund Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Holzwickedetrain
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane DTM - SAW
8h 42m₺8,326–23,443Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane EIN - SAW
9h 8m₺8,291–28,303Bus
- Take the bus from Venlo to Velika Planabus
- Take the bus from Velika Plana to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus N1920
35h 33mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurttrain 41 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Burgas Bus Station Southbus
- Take the bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus
46h 27m₺9,773–17,198Drive 2,465.5 km
- Drive from Krefeld to Istanbulcar 2,465.5 km
22h 3m₺20,204–29,184Drive, car train
- Drive from Krefeld to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Istanbulcar
26h 26m₺21,938–32,022
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Krefeld to Istanbul is to fly which costs 5.500 ₺ - 20.000 ₺ and takes 7h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Krefeld to Istanbul is to fly which takes 7h 19m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 20.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Krefeld to Istanbul station. However, there are services departing from Kerken Aldekerk Bahnhof and arriving at İstanbul Esenler bus station via Venlo and Velika Plana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 33m.
No, there is no direct train from Krefeld to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Krefeld Hbf and arriving at Yenikapi via Köln Messe/Deutz Bf, Augsburg Hbf, Wien Westbahnhof, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 52m.
The distance between Krefeld and Istanbul is 2148 km. The road distance is 2465.5 km.
The best way to get from Krefeld to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus via Munich which takes 33h 44m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 27m to get from Krefeld to Istanbul, including transfers.
Krefeld to Istanbul bus services, operated by Garo Reisen, depart from Venlo station.
Krefeld to Istanbul train services, operated by National Express, depart from Krefeld Hbf station.
The best way to get from Krefeld to Istanbul is to fly which takes 7h 27m and costs 3.600 ₺ - 20.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 35h 33m.
What companies run services between Krefeld, Germany and Istanbul, Turkey?
AJet and Pegasus Airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Krefeld Hbf to İstanbul Esenler bus station via Kerken Aldekerk Bahnhof, Kerken Aldekerk Bahnhof, Venlo, and Velika Plana in around 35h 33m.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–22,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–21,000
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–23,000
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–25,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–12,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–18,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–24,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–23,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–16,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,900–13,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–13,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Istanbul via Nis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–16,000
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Krefeld Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Krefeld Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Krefeld Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Krefeld Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Holzwickede
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–12,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Augsburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–11,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–4,600
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–7,000
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Augsburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–6,000
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Holzwickede
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺460–900
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺310–600
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Augsburg Hbf to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–9,000
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–20,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–20,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,468
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₺500–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,468
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₺500–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,900–7,500
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- ₺6,000–7,500
- Couchette Carriage
- ₺4,600–5,500
- Seating Carriage
- ₺2,900–3,500
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Holzwickede
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,200
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–6,500
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,500
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Phone
- +381 20 333 733
- [email protected]
- Website
- garo-reisen.rs
Bus from Venlo to Velika Plana
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- garo-reisen.rs
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Velika Plana to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–6,500
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Burgas Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–10,000
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Burgas Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–9,500
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,300
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,205
- Website
- Arda Tur
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Booking & Getting There
Krefeld to Istanbul bus services, operated by Garo Reisen, arrive at Velika Plana station.
Istanbul is 2h ahead of Krefeld. It is currently 6:29 PM in Krefeld and 8:29 PM in Istanbul.
Krefeld to Istanbul train services, operated by National Express, arrive at Koeln Messe/Deutz station.
Yes, the driving distance between Krefeld to Istanbul is 2466 km. It takes approximately 22h 3m to drive from Krefeld to Istanbul.
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