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There are 13 ways to get from Essen to Turkey by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane plane DUS - ESB
    6h 55m
    ₺4,174–12,065

  2. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane DUS - SAW
    7h 5m
    ₺3,411–17,022

  3. Train, bus via Munich

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train 41 / ...
    2. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain train 41 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus bus
    33h 58m
    ₺8,665–17,387

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train 41 / ...
    2. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Hauptbahnhoftrain train 47 / ...
    3. Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Wien Westbahnhoftrain train 963 / ...
    4. Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    5. Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    40h 53m
    ₺20,933–38,935

  5. Night train, train

    1. Take the nighttrain from Essen Hbf to Wien Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    2. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    3. Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    42h 20m
    ₺13,958–27,737

  6. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane plane DUS - ADB
    6h 44m
    ₺4,779–21,995

  7. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul Airport

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane plane DUS - IST
    6h 57m
    ₺6,008–21,999

  8. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane CGN - SAW
    7h 52m
    ₺3,934–15,682

  9. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Antalya Airport

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Antalya Airport (AYT)plane plane DUS - AYT
    7h 45m
    ₺3,465–15,956

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Essen central train station to Venlo Stationbus bus 023
    2. Take the bus from Venlo to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanicabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Aksaraybus bus
    34h 27m

  11. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain train 41 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Burgas Bus Station Southbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus bus
    46h 2m
    ₺9,801–16,635

  12. Drive  2,471 km

    1. Drive from Essen to Istanbulcar car 2,471 km
    21h 54m
    ₺24,913–35,985

  13. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Essen to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Istanbulcar car
    25h 43m
    ₺21,408–30,701

Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) flights

Calendar41Weekly Planes
Duration5h 12mAverage Duration
Ticket₺3,692Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,431.9 km
  • Duration: 6h 55m

What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Turkey?

AJet, SunExpress, and Pegasus Airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Essen central train station to Aksaray via Venlo and Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica in around 34h 27m.

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