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

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  1. Train to Salzburg Airport, fly to Istanbul

    best
    1. Take the train from Wels Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane SZG - IST
    6h 57m
    ₺6,816–19,320

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

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Wels Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain train
    2. Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane VIE - SAW
    7h 44m
    ₺4,365–17,838

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Wels Hbf to Wien Hbftrain train Ic
    2. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Kelebiatrain train Ec
    3. Take the train from Subotica to Novi Beogradtrain train Ir / ...
    4. Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus
    25h 47m
    ₺7,971–13,076

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Wels Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain train Ic
    2. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    3. Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    31h 19m
    ₺13,754–26,636

  5. Drive  1,710.3 km

    1. Drive from Wels to Istanbulcar car 1,710.3 km
    15h 44m
    ₺16,007–23,121

  6. Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Wels Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain train
    2. Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane VIE - IST
    7h 32m
    ₺6,962–21,815

  7. Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Wels Hbf to Muenchen Osttrain train
    2. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane MUC - IST
    8h 38m
    ₺8,246–23,621

  8. Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Wels Hbf to Muenchen Osttrain train
    2. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane MUC - SAW
    9h 1m
    ₺5,949–31,644

  9. Bus via Velika Plana

    1. Take the bus from Wels to Velika Planabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Velika Plana to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus N1920
    26h 3m
    ₺6,980–10,670

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Linz/Donau Franckstrasse to Burgasbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus bus Citylines 49 / ...
    35h 38m
    ₺6,173–9,921

Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Istanbul (IST) flights

Calendar21Weekly Planes
Duration4h 12mAverage Duration
Ticket₺6,026Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,587.8 km
  • Duration: 6h 57m

What companies run services between Wels, Austria and Istanbul, Turkey?

You can take a bus from Wels to İstanbul Esenler bus station via Velika Plana in around 26h 3m.

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