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There are 12 ways to get from Heerlen to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train

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

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    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane CGN - SAW
    8h 1m
    ₺3,969–17,444

  2. Train, bus via Munich

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain train Ice / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to München Hbftrain train 41 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus bus
    34h 33m
    ₺9,052–18,007

  3. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain train 90N
    2. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    3. Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    43h 59m
    ₺22,762–38,097

  4. Drive  2,492.8 km

    1. Drive from Heerlen to Istanbulcar car 2,492.8 km
    22h 5m
    ₺28,514–41,186

  5. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Herzogenrath to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane DUS - SAW
    8h 32m

  6. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Istanbul Airport

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane plane CGN - IST
    7h 58m
    ₺6,466–27,421

  7. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Istanbul Airport

    1. Take the train from Herzogenrath to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane plane DUS - IST
    8h 24m

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

    1. Take the train from Heerlen to Eindhoven Centraaltrain train
    2. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane EIN - SAW
    8h 9m
    ₺9,981–27,472

  9. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Istanbul Airport

    1. Take the train from Heerlen to Liège-Guilleminstrain train
    2. Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane plane BRU - IST
    9h 7m
    ₺6,179–16,453

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Aachen - 58, Peterstraße to Lviv AS8 1 Dvirtseva Squarebus bus Mykolayiv
    2. Take the bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus Gns-01
    40h 47m

  11. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain train Ice
    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 54m
    ₺9,802–17,007

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Heerlen to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Istanbulcar car
    26h 32m
    ₺22,192–31,833

Heerlen to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration34h 33mAverage Duration
Ticket₺9,052Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,180.3 km
  • Duration: 8h 1m

What companies run services between Heerlen, Netherlands and Istanbul, Turkey?

You can take a bus from Heerlen, Heerlerbaan Zandweg to İstanbul Esenler bus station via Aachen, Bushof, Aachen - 58, Peterstraße, Lviv AS8 1 Dvirtseva Square, and Dvirtsevyi Bus Station in around 40h 47m.

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