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Eleven ways to Travel from Karlsruhe to Istanbul

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Cheapest
By car (2 182 km)
20 h 10 min
2182 km.
from $120
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Bus, Plane (Bus to Stuttgart Airport)
7 h 8 min
1835 km.
from $130
Train, Bus
30 h 32 min
1832 km.
Bus, Plane (Bus to Stuttgart Airport)
7 h
1835 km.
from $259.29
Train, Plane (Train to Frankfurt)
7 h 7 min
1835 km.
from $256.30
Train, Plane (Train to Frankfurt)
7 h 29 min
1835 km.
from $127.01
Train, Plane (Train)
9 h 33 min
1835 km.
from $194.97
Train, Plane (Train)
9 h 26 min
1835 km.
from $259.05
Bus via Plovdiv
36 h 20 min
1834 km.
from $202.39
Bus
42 h 35 min
1834 km.
from $332.63

Transport providers

Bus operators

FlixBus

Phone:
+49 30 300 137 300
Email:
Website:
flixbus.com
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Stuttgart
Ave. Duration:
55 min
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$10.13–$15.19
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to București,
Ave. Duration:
30h 25m
Frequency:
3 times a week
Estimated price:
$164.55–$240.50
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul
Ave. Duration:
11h 10m
Frequency:
Once daily
Estimated price:
$59.49–$82.28

BlaBlaCar Bus

Phone:
+33 18 57 62 228
Website:
blablacar.co.uk/
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Stuttgart
Ave. Duration:
1h 15m
Frequency:
Once daily
Estimated price:
$12.66–$18.99

Union Ivkoni

Phone:
07001 8282
Email:
Website:
union-ivkoni.com/
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Stuttgart
Ave. Duration:
1h 15m
Frequency:
3 times a week
Estimated price:
$5.82–$9.49

Citylines

Phone:
+3590885700870
Email:
Website:
citylines.eu/
Bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Plovdiv
Ave. Duration:
29h 5m
Frequency:
3 times a week
Estimated price:
$88.60–$126.58

Arjani Travel

Phone:
+355 68 20 63 724
Email:
Website:
arjanitravel.com/
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Stuttgart
Ave. Duration:
1h 30m
Frequency:
Twice a week

Alpar Turizm

Phone:
+90 212 658 18 51
Email:
Website:
alparturizm.com.tr/en/
Bus from Kumanovo to Istanbul
Ave. Duration:
11h 30m
Frequency:
3 times a week
Estimated price:
$32.91–$46.83
Bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to İstanbul
Ave. Duration:
5h
Frequency:
Once daily
Estimated price:
$17.72–$31.64

Kamil Koc

Phone:
444 0 562
Email:
Website:
flixbus.com
Bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to İstanbul
Ave. Duration:
6h 15m
Frequency:
4 times a day
Estimated price:
$13.92–$18.99

LONI Tours - Travel Agency

Phone:
+389 70 667 766
Email:
Website:
web.facebook.com/LoniTours.Kumanove?_rdc=1&_rdr
Bus from Würzburg to Kumanovo
Ave. Duration:
14h 11m
Frequency:
Twice a week

Centrotrans Eurolines

Phone:
+387 33 770 889
Email:
Website:
centrotrans.com/
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Stuttgart
Ave. Duration:
1h 30m
Frequency:
3 times a week
Estimated price:
$7.59–$11.39

Karat-S

Phone:
+359 2 8120810
Email:
Website:
karat-s.com/
Bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Plovdiv
Ave. Duration:
29h 5m
Frequency:
3 times a week
Estimated price:
$202.52–$303.79

Airlines

Lufthansa

Website:
lufthansa.com/
Plane from Frankfurt to Istanbul
Ave. Duration:
3h 5m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$240.50–$759.47

Pegasus Airlines

Website:
flypgs.com/
Plane from Stuttgart Airport to Sabiha
Ave. Duration:
2h 55m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$75.95–$696.18
Plane from Frankfurt to Sabiha
Ave. Duration:
3h 5m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$69.62–$316.44
Plane from Zurich Airport to Sabiha
Ave. Duration:
2h 50m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$62.02–$518.97

Turkish Airlines

Website:
turkishairlines.com/
Plane from Stuttgart Airport to Istanbul
Ave. Duration:
3h 5m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$177.21–$759.47
Plane from Frankfurt to Istanbul
Ave. Duration:
3h 7m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$151.89–$759.47
Plane from Zurich Airport to Istanbul
Ave. Duration:
3h 2m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$164.55–$886.04

Fly Armenia Airways

Website:
fly-armenia.com/en/
Plane from Stuttgart Airport to Sabiha
Ave. Duration:
2h 53m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$75.95–$696.18
Plane from Frankfurt to Sabiha
Ave. Duration:
3h 5m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$88.60–$481.00
Plane from Zurich Airport to Sabiha
Ave. Duration:
2h 55m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$69.62–$392.39

Air Serbia

Website:
airserbia.com/en/welcome
Plane from Stuttgart Airport to Istanbul
Ave. Duration:
5h 2m
Frequency:
Monday, Friday, and Sunday
Estimated price:
$189.87–$594.92
Plane from Frankfurt to Istanbul
Ave. Duration:
5h 45m
Frequency:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
Estimated price:
$139.24–$759.47
Plane from Zurich Airport to Istanbul
Ave. Duration:
5h 36m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$120.25–$556.94

Train operators

TGV inOui

Phone:
+33 1 84 94 36 35
Website:
sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
Ave. Duration:
37 min
Frequency:
3 times a day
Estimated price:
$25.32–$58.23
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München
Ave. Duration:
2h 16m
Frequency:
Once daily
Estimated price:
$54.43–$101.26

NS

Phone:
+31 30 751 5155
Website:
ns.nl/
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München
Ave. Duration:
1h 59m
Frequency:
Twice daily
Estimated price:
$31.64–$82.28

Deutsche Bahn Intercity-Express

Phone:
+49 30 311-682904
Website:
bahn.de/
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
Ave. Duration:
1h 8m
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$43.04–$48.10
Train from Frankfurt to Würzburg
Ave. Duration:
1h 27m
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$40.50–$45.57
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel
Ave. Duration:
1h 48m
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$50.63–$56.96
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
Ave. Duration:
57 min
Frequency:
Every 3 hours
Estimated price:
$34.18–$37.97
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München
Ave. Duration:
1h 58m
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$56.96–$64.55

WESTbahn Gmbh

Phone:
+43 1 89900
Email:
Website:
westbahn.at/
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München
Ave. Duration:
2h 26m
Frequency:
Twice daily
Estimated price:
$36.71–$88.60

ÖBB

Phone:
05 17 17
Website:
oebb.at/de/
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti
Ave. Duration:
18h 44m
Frequency:
Once daily
Estimated price:
$253.16–$354.42

Deutsche Bahn Regional

Phone:
+49 30 2970
Website:
bahn.de/
Train from Frankfurt to Würzburg
Ave. Duration:
1h 58m
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$24.05–$35.44

Swiss Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS)

Phone:
+41 848 44 66 88
Website:
sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich
Ave. Duration:
1h 12m
Frequency:
Every 20 minutes
Estimated price:
$41.77–$75.95

DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)

Phone:
+49 731 1550-0
Email:
Website:
meine-rab.de/
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
Ave. Duration:
1h 10m
Frequency:
Once a week
Estimated price:
$13.92–$18.99

Nebenbahn Vaihingen- Enzweihlingen

Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
Ave. Duration:
1h 10m
Frequency:
Once a week

Go Ahead BW

Phone:
+49 711 400 534 44
Website:
go-ahead-bw.de/
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
Ave. Duration:
1h 7m
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$17.72–$32.91

Südwestdeutsche Landesverkehrs-GmbH (SWEG)

Phone:
+49 7821 9960770
Email:
Website:
sweg.de/
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
Ave. Duration:
1h 36m
Frequency:
5 times a week

OptimaExpress

Phone:
+49 89 54880111
Email:
Website:
optimatours.de/index.php
Train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirne
Ave. Duration:
31h 31m
Frequency:
Once a week
Estimated price:
$255.64–$1,270.77

Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)

Phone:
+35929311111
Website:
bdz.bg/en
Train from Bucharest to Halkali
Ave. Duration:
14h 44m
Frequency:
Once daily
Estimated price:
$17.72–$32.59

PKP Intercity

Phone:
703 200 200
Website:
intercity.pl
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Wien
Ave. Duration:
4h 41m
Frequency:
Twice daily
Estimated price:
$17.72–$27.85

Questions and Answers

What is the cheapest way to get from Karlsruhe to Istanbul?

The cheapest way to get from Karlsruhe to Istanbul is to train and fly which costs $97.83 - $217.39 and takes 7h 29m.

What is the fastest way to get from Karlsruhe to Istanbul?

The fastest way to get from Karlsruhe to Istanbul is to bus and fly which takes 7h and costs $103.26 - $402.17 .

Is there a direct bus between Karlsruhe and Istanbul?

No, there is no direct bus from Karlsruhe station to Istanbul station. However, there are services departing from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station and arriving at İstanbul Esenler bus station via Plovdiv Bus Station South. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 20m.

Is there a direct train between Karlsruhe and Istanbul?

No, there is no direct train from Karlsruhe to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Yenikapi via Hauptbahnhof, Muenchen Hbf, Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 1m.

How far is it from Karlsruhe to Istanbul?

The distance between Karlsruhe and Istanbul is 1917 km. The road distance is 2181.1 km.

How do I travel from Karlsruhe to Istanbul without a car?

The best way to get from Karlsruhe to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus which takes 30h 32m and costs .

How long does it take to get from Karlsruhe to Istanbul?

It takes approximately 7h 8m to get from Karlsruhe to Istanbul, including transfers.

Where do I catch the Karlsruhe to Istanbul bus from?

Karlsruhe to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Karlsruhe central train station.

Where do I catch the Karlsruhe to Istanbul train from?

Karlsruhe to Istanbul train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity-Express, depart from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof station.

Where does the Karlsruhe to Istanbul bus arrive?

Karlsruhe to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at București, Autogara Militari station.

What is the time difference between Karlsruhe and Istanbul?

Istanbul is 2h ahead of Karlsruhe. It is currently 11:44 in Karlsruhe and 13:44 in Istanbul.

Where does the Karlsruhe to Istanbul train arrive?

Karlsruhe to Istanbul train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity-Express, arrive at Hauptbahnhof station.

Can I drive from Karlsruhe to Istanbul?

Yes, the driving distance between Karlsruhe to Istanbul is 2181 km. It takes approximately 20h 19m to drive from Karlsruhe to Istanbul.

How do I get a bus ticket from Karlsruhe to Istanbul?

Book your Karlsruhe to Istanbul bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.

Where can I stay near Istanbul?

There are 4660+ hotels available in Istanbul. Prices start at $22.90 per night.
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