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Twelve ways to Travel from Istanbul Airport to Europe

Composite routes from Istanbul Airport to Europe

Cheapest
20 h 43 min
Car
2254 km.
from $123
Other
7 h 37 min
Bus, Plane
1795 km.
from $10.87
35 h 30 min
Bus, Train
1795 km.
from $154.72
8 h 8 min
Bus, Plane
1795 km.
from $268.21
7 h 29 min
Bus, Plane
1795 km.
from $272.30
8 h 43 min
Bus, Plane
1795 km.
from $193.17
8 h 30 min
Bus, Plane
1795 km.
from $283.27
10 h 4 min
Bus, Plane
1795 km.
from $242.52
36 h 34 min
Bus, Train
1795 km.
from $189.50
37 h 13 min
Bus, Train
1795 km.
from $209.14
43 h 55 min
Bus, Train
1795 km.
from $5.43

Transport providers

Bus operators

FlixBus

Phone:
+49 30 300 137 300
Email:
Website:
flixbus.com
Bus from Munich central bus station to Kassel
Ave. Duration:
6h 35m
Frequency:
Once daily
Estimated price:
$45.86–$63.69

Union Ivkoni

Phone:
07001 8282
Email:
Website:
union-ivkoni.com/
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Leipzig
Ave. Duration:
21h 30m
Frequency:
5 times a week
Estimated price:
$62.42–$101.91

Citylines

Phone:
+3590885700870
Email:
Website:
citylines.eu/
Bus from Istanbul Hotel Montenegro to Novi
Ave. Duration:
16h 30m
Frequency:
Twice a week
Estimated price:
$54.78–$76.43

Alpar Turizm

Phone:
+90 212 658 18 51
Email:
Website:
alparturizm.com.tr/en/
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 Yotel Airport Exit A to Plovdiv
Ave. Duration:
5h 40m
Frequency:
Once daily
Estimated price:
$25.48–$36.94

Srbija Tours

Phone:
+381 (11) 761-4545
Website:
srbijatours.com/
Bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Fulda
Ave. Duration:
20h 43m
Frequency:
Once a week

Balbuss

Phone:
062 8103637
Email:
Website:
facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057679080788
Bus from Istanbul Hotel Montenegro to Novi
Ave. Duration:
18h
Frequency:
Once a week
Estimated price:
$63.39

Karat-S

Phone:
+359 2 8120810
Email:
Website:
karat-s.com/
Bus from Istanbul Hotel Montenegro to Novi
Ave. Duration:
16h 30m
Frequency:
Twice a week
Estimated price:
$61.15–$191.08

Racic Eurobus

Phone:
+359-887-208-506
Email:
Website:
racicbg.com/bg/
Bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Dresden
Ave. Duration:
24h
Frequency:
4 times a week
Estimated price:
$95.54–$127.39

Airlines

Lufthansa

Website:
lufthansa.com/
Plane from Istanbul to Hannover-Langenhagen
Ave. Duration:
5h 17m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$369.42–$2,038.18
Plane from Istanbul to Frankfurt
Ave. Duration:
3h 20m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$242.03–$764.32
Plane from Istanbul to Schkeuditz
Ave. Duration:
6h
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$382.16–$1,146.47

Aegean Airlines

Website:
en.aegeanair.com/
Plane from Istanbul to Nuremberg
Ave. Duration:
6h 35m
Frequency:
Tuesday and Friday
Estimated price:
$178.34–$585.98

Turkish Airlines

Website:
turkishairlines.com/
Plane from Istanbul to Hannover-Langenhagen
Ave. Duration:
3h 22m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$165.60–$1,528.63
Plane from Istanbul to Frankfurt
Ave. Duration:
3h 20m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$152.86–$764.32
Plane from Istanbul to Schkeuditz
Ave. Duration:
3h 5m
Frequency:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
Estimated price:
$165.60–$611.45
Plane from Istanbul to Nuremberg
Ave. Duration:
3h
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$140.12–$165.60
Plane from Istanbul to Berlin
Ave. Duration:
3h
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$152.86–$891.70
Plane from Istanbul to Cologne
Ave. Duration:
3h 30m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$114.65–$496.81

Wizz Air

Website:
wizzair.com/
Plane from Istanbul to Berlin
Ave. Duration:
4h 40m
Frequency:
Monday and Friday
Estimated price:
$140.12–$318.46

Air Serbia

Website:
airserbia.com/en/welcome
Plane from Istanbul to Hannover-Langenhagen
Ave. Duration:
5h 20m
Frequency:
Monday
Estimated price:
$165.60–$636.93
Plane from Istanbul to Frankfurt
Ave. Duration:
6h
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$140.12–$764.32
Plane from Istanbul to Berlin
Ave. Duration:
5h 10m
Frequency:
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Estimated price:
$203.82–$700.62

Train operators

NS

Phone:
+31 30 751 5155
Website:
ns.nl/
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
Ave. Duration:
1h 3m
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$25.48–$62.42

Deutsche Bahn Intercity-Express

Phone:
+49 30 311-682904
Website:
bahn.de/
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
Ave. Duration:
33 min
Frequency:
Every 30 minutes
Estimated price:
$36.94–$42.04
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Eisenach
Ave. Duration:
1h 14m
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$48.41–$53.50
Train from Wien Hbf to Hannover
Ave. Duration:
7h 20m
Frequency:
Once daily
Estimated price:
$165.60–$191.08
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Wabern
Ave. Duration:
1h 20m
Frequency:
Every 4 hours
Estimated price:
$48.41–$54.78
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda
Ave. Duration:
1h 4m
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$38.22–$43.31
Train from Leipzig/Halle Flughafen to Erfurt
Ave. Duration:
24 min
Frequency:
5 times a day
Estimated price:
$36.94–$42.04
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach
Ave. Duration:
26 min
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$30.57–$34.39
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Fulda
Ave. Duration:
1h 28m
Frequency:
Every 3 hours
Estimated price:
$50.95–$57.32
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Erfurt
Ave. Duration:
1h 37m
Frequency:
Every 30 minutes
Estimated price:
$59.87–$67.51
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
Ave. Duration:
1h 11m
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$49.68–$54.78
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Eisenach
Ave. Duration:
2h 36m
Frequency:
5 times a day
Estimated price:
$63.69–$76.43
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra
Ave. Duration:
38 min
Frequency:
Once daily
Estimated price:
$29.30–$34.39

Deutsche Bahn Regional

Phone:
+49 30 2970
Website:
bahn.de/
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra
Ave. Duration:
39 min
Frequency:
5 times a day
Estimated price:
$14.01–$21.66
Train from Frankfurt to Bebra
Ave. Duration:
1h 55m
Frequency:
5 times a day
Estimated price:
$30.57–$43.31
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra
Ave. Duration:
37 min
Frequency:
6 times a week
Estimated price:
$14.01–$20.38

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

Flixtrain

Phone:
+49 30 300 137 100
Email:
Website:
flixtrain.de/
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda
Ave. Duration:
1h 31m
Frequency:
Twice a week
Estimated price:
$10.19–$15.29
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach
Ave. Duration:
30 min
Frequency:
Once daily
Estimated price:
$5.22–$7.64
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Erfurt
Ave. Duration:
1h 41m
Frequency:
Twice daily
Estimated price:
$22.93–$33.12

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 Plovdiv to Sofia
Ave. Duration:
2h 33m
Frequency:
Every 3 hours
Estimated price:
$4.71–$8.92
Train from Halkali to Bucharest
Ave. Duration:
14h 44m
Frequency:
Once daily
Estimated price:
$17.83–$32.80

ÖBB Intercity

Phone:
+43 5 1717
Website:
oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Fulda
Ave. Duration:
1h 48m
Frequency:
Once a week
Estimated price:
$49.68–$76.43

cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH

Phone:
+49 561 766396-0
Email:
Website:
cantus-bahn.de/
Train from Göttingen to Eschwege-Niederhone
Ave. Duration:
34 min
Frequency:
Hourly
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra
Ave. Duration:
38 min
Frequency:
Hourly
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra
Ave. Duration:
43 min
Frequency:
Hourly

Abellio GmbH

Phone:
+49 30 21300130
Email:
Website:
abellio.de/
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Eisenach
Ave. Duration:
2h 34m
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$35.67–$47.13
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach
Ave. Duration:
43 min
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$15.29–$21.66

ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH

Phone:
0800 2235546
Website:
abellio.de/
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Eisenach
Ave. Duration:
2h 34m
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$44.59–$70.06
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach
Ave. Duration:
43 min
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$14.01–$22.93

Questions and Answers

What is the cheapest way to get from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Europe?

The cheapest way to get from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Europe is to bus and train via Sofia which costs $108.70 - $195.65 and takes 35h 30m.

What is the fastest way to get from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Europe?

The fastest way to get from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Europe is to fly and train which takes 7h 29m and costs $163.04 - $521.74 .

How far is it from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Europe?

The distance between Istanbul Airport (IST) and Europe is 2110 km. The road distance is 2269.4 km.

How do I travel from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Europe without a car?

The best way to get from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Europe without a car is to bus and train via Sofia which takes 35h 30m and costs $108.70 - $195.65 .

How long does it take to get from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Europe?

It takes approximately 7h 37m to get from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Europe, including transfers.

What is the time difference between Istanbul Airport (IST) and Europe?

Europe is 2h behind Istanbul Airport (IST). It is currently 12:27 in Istanbul Airport (IST) and 10:27 in Europe.

Can I drive from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Europe?

Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul Airport (IST) to Europe is 2269 km. It takes approximately 20h 54m to drive from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Europe.

Where can I stay near Europe?

There are 394+ hotels available in Europe. Prices start at $39.23 per night.
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