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Fourteen ways to Travel from Istanbul to Western Europe

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Cheapest
By car (2 369 km)
21 h 50 min
2369 km.
from $130
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Plane from Istanbul (Istanbul New Airport) to Western Europe (Cologne Bonn Airport)
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Bus, Plane (Fly Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport)
9 h 45 min
1950 km.
from $126.09
Bus
30 h 45 min
1950 km.
Bus, Plane (Fly Istanbul to Cologne Bonn Airport)
9 h 24 min
1950 km.
from $184.70
Bus, Plane (Fly Istanbul to Frankfurt)
9 h 26 min
1950 km.
from $262.96
Bus, Plane (Fly Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Frankfurt)
9 h 46 min
1950 km.
from $133.70
Bus, Plane (Fly Istanbul to Düsseldorf International Airport)
9 h 51 min
1950 km.
from $204.80
Bus, Plane (Fly Istanbul to Luxembourg)
10 h
1950 km.
from $236.64
Bus, Plane (Fly Istanbul to Stuttgart Airport)
11 h 13 min
1950 km.
from $328.17
Bus, Plane (Fly Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Stuttgart Airport)
11 h 29 min
1950 km.
from $198.91
Bus, Train (Bus)
31 h 18 min
1950 km.
from $226.84
Bus, Train (Bus)
31 h 31 min
1950 km.
from $240.97
Bus, Train (Night bus)
2 d 40 min
1950 km.
from $319.76

Transport providers

Airlines

Lufthansa

Website:
lufthansa.com/
Plane from Istanbul to Frankfurt
Ave. Duration:
3h 20m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$242.03–$764.32
Plane from Istanbul to Luxembourg
Ave. Duration:
5h 17m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$280.25–$700.62

Pegasus Airlines

Website:
flypgs.com/
Plane from Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Cologne
Ave. Duration:
3h 35m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$63.69–$267.51
Plane from Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Frankfurt
Ave. Duration:
3h 20m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$70.06–$318.46
Plane from Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Stuttgart
Ave. Duration:
3h 5m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$76.43–$700.62

Turkish Airlines

Website:
turkishairlines.com/
Plane from Istanbul to Cologne
Ave. Duration:
3h 30m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$114.65–$496.81
Plane from Istanbul to Frankfurt
Ave. Duration:
3h 20m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$152.86–$764.32
Plane from Istanbul to Düsseldorf
Ave. Duration:
3h 23m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$140.12–$560.50
Plane from Istanbul to Luxembourg
Ave. Duration:
3h 30m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$216.56–$891.70
Plane from Istanbul to Stuttgart
Ave. Duration:
3h 5m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$178.34–$764.32

Fly Armenia Airways

Website:
fly-armenia.com/en/
Plane from Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Cologne
Ave. Duration:
3h 40m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$101.91–$522.28
Plane from Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Frankfurt
Ave. Duration:
3h 30m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$82.80–$445.85
Plane from Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Stuttgart
Ave. Duration:
3h 10m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$82.80–$471.33

Air Serbia

Website:
airserbia.com/en/welcome
Plane from Istanbul to Frankfurt
Ave. Duration:
6h
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$140.12–$764.32
Plane from Istanbul to Düsseldorf
Ave. Duration:
5h 53m
Frequency:
Monday to Saturday
Estimated price:
$121.02–$522.28
Plane from Istanbul to Stuttgart
Ave. Duration:
5h 15m
Frequency:
Monday and Friday
Estimated price:
$191.08–$598.71

Train operators

NS

Phone:
+31 30 751 5155
Website:
ns.nl/
Train from Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Koblenz
Ave. Duration:
1h 11m
Frequency:
Twice a week
Estimated price:
$19.11–$47.13
Train from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Koblenz
Ave. Duration:
1h 28m
Frequency:
Twice a week
Estimated price:
$20.38–$49.68
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
Ave. Duration:
2h 4m
Frequency:
Once daily
Estimated price:
$31.85–$82.80

Deutsche Bahn Intercity-Express

Phone:
+49 30 311-682904
Website:
bahn.de/
Train from Wien Hbf to Koblenz
Ave. Duration:
7h 58m
Frequency:
4 times a day
Estimated price:
$152.86–$178.34
Train from Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Koblenz
Ave. Duration:
1h 13m
Frequency:
Every 4 hours
Estimated price:
$39.49–$44.59
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koblenz
Ave. Duration:
1h 58m
Frequency:
Every 3 hours
Estimated price:
$42.04–$47.13
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Koblenz
Ave. Duration:
2h 34m
Frequency:
Every 3 hours
Estimated price:
$62.42–$70.06
Train from München Hbf to Frankfurt
Ave. Duration:
3h 34m
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$82.80–$95.54
Train from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Koblenz
Ave. Duration:
1h 30m
Frequency:
5 times a day
Estimated price:
$40.76–$47.13
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
Ave. Duration:
2h 11m
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$57.32–$64.97

WESTbahn Gmbh

Phone:
+43 1 89900
Email:
Website:
westbahn.at/
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
Ave. Duration:
2h 15m
Frequency:
Twice daily
Estimated price:
$36.94–$89.17

ÖBB EuroCity

Phone:
+43 5 1717
Website:
oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
Ave. Duration:
2h 11m
Frequency:
3 times a day
Estimated price:
$48.41–$70.06

Deutsche Bahn Regional

Phone:
+49 30 2970
Website:
bahn.de/
Train from Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf to Koblenz
Ave. Duration:
1h 28m
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$19.11–$28.02
Train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Hatzenport
Ave. Duration:
1h 24m
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$19.11–$28.02

Romanian Railways (CFR)

Phone:
0219521
Website:
cfrcalatori.ro/
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien
Ave. Duration:
18h 13m
Frequency:
Once daily
Estimated price:
$108.28–$127.39

National Express

Phone:
08717 81 81 81
Website:
nationalexpress.com/en
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koblenz
Ave. Duration:
1h 44m
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$28.02–$40.76

Urlaubs-Express

Phone:
+49 (0) 221 800 20 820
Email:
Website:
urlaubs-express.de/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Würzburg
Ave. Duration:
4h 18m
Frequency:
Once a week
Estimated price:
$114.65–$140.12

Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)

Phone:
+35929311111
Website:
bdz.bg/en
Train from Halkali to Byala
Ave. Duration:
7h 19m
Frequency:
Twice a week
Estimated price:
$12.74–$32.80
Train from Byala to Bucharest
Ave. Duration:
1h 49m
Frequency:
Twice a week
Estimated price:
$3.31–$5.48

VIAS Rail GmbH

Phone:
069 450099650
Email:
Website:
vias-online.de/
Train from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Koblenz
Ave. Duration:
2h 12m
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$24.20–$35.67

Süwex

Phone:
0621 8301200
Website:
suewex.de/
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koblenz
Ave. Duration:
1h 31m
Frequency:
Once daily
Estimated price:
$26.75–$38.22
Train from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Koblenz
Ave. Duration:
1h 46m
Frequency:
Every 4 hours
Estimated price:
$26.75–$38.22

ÖBB Intercity

Phone:
+43 5 1717
Website:
oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
Ave. Duration:
2h 26m
Frequency:
Once daily
Estimated price:
$59.87–$89.17

TRANS REGIO Deutsche Regionalbahn GmbH

Phone:
+49-261-98887070
Email:
Website:
mittelrheinbahn.de/
Train from Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf to Koblenz
Ave. Duration:
1h 54m
Frequency:
Twice daily
Estimated price:
$20.38–$29.30

Bus operators

Citylines

Phone:
+3590885700870
Email:
Website:
citylines.eu/
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Burgas
Ave. Duration:
7h
Frequency:
Once daily
Estimated price:
$20.38–$28.02

Alpar Turizm

Phone:
+90 212 658 18 51
Email:
Website:
alparturizm.com.tr/en/
Bus from Istanbul to Kumanovo
Ave. Duration:
12h 30m
Frequency:
3 times a week
Estimated price:
$33.12–$45.86
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
Ave. Duration:
24h
Frequency:
Twice a week
Estimated price:
$82.80–$152.86

Arda Tur

Phone:
0700 20 544
Website:
ardatur.bg
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Burgas
Ave. Duration:
7h 25m
Frequency:
Once daily
Estimated price:
$19.11–$29.30

LONI Tours - Travel Agency

Phone:
+389 70 667 766
Email:
Website:
web.facebook.com/LoniTours.Kumanove?_rdc=1&_rdr
Bus from Kumanovo to Koblenz
Ave. Duration:
16h 11m
Frequency:
Twice a week

Karat-S

Phone:
+359 2 8120810
Email:
Website:
karat-s.com/
Bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Frankfurt
Ave. Duration:
36h 30m
Frequency:
3 times a week
Estimated price:
$254.77–$369.42

Questions and Answers

What is the cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Western Europe?

The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Western Europe is to fly and train which costs $76.09 - $239.13 and takes 9h 45m.

What is the fastest way to get from Istanbul to Western Europe?

The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Western Europe is to fly and train which takes 9h 24m and costs $119.57 - $282.61 .

Is there a direct bus between Istanbul and Western Europe?

No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Western Europe. However, there are services departing from Istanbul and arriving at Brodenbach Brißbachtal via Kumanovo and Koblenz Bahnhof Stadtmitte/Löhr-Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 45m.

Is there a direct train between Istanbul and Western Europe?

No, there is no direct train from Istanbul to Western Europe. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Hatzenport Bf via Halkali, Byala, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf and Koblenz Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 52m.

How far is it from Istanbul to Western Europe?

The distance between Istanbul and Western Europe is 2185 km. The road distance is 2354.2 km.

How do I travel from Istanbul to Western Europe without a car?

The best way to get from Istanbul to Western Europe without a car is to bus which takes 30h 45m and costs .

How long does it take to get from Istanbul to Western Europe?

It takes approximately 9h 45m to get from Istanbul to Western Europe, including transfers.

Where do I catch the Istanbul to Western Europe bus from?

Istanbul to Western Europe bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, depart from Istanbul station.

Where do I catch the Istanbul to Western Europe train from?

Istanbul to Western Europe train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.

Where does the Istanbul to Western Europe bus arrive?

Istanbul to Western Europe bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, arrive at Kumanovo station.

Where does the Istanbul to Western Europe train arrive?

Istanbul to Western Europe train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Byala station.

Can I drive from Istanbul to Western Europe?

Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Western Europe is 2354 km. It takes approximately 21h 56m to drive from Istanbul to Western Europe.

Where can I stay near Western Europe?

There are 2148+ hotels available in Western Europe. Prices start at $47.72 per night.
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