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

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  1. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Istanbul Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane plane BRU - IST
    7h 32m
    ₺6,422–18,070

  2. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane BRU - SAW
    7h 49m
    ₺5,125–22,093

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Paris Nordtrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Paris Est to Stuttgart Hbftrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain train 11 / ...
    4. Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus bus
    35h 55m
    ₺13,146–24,457

  4. Train, night train via Stuttgart

    1. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Paris Nordtrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Paris Est to Stuttgart Hbftrain train Tgv
    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
    43h 5m
    ₺25,556–45,347

  5. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Tgv
    2. Take the nighttrain from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Meidlingnighttrain night train Nj
    3. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    4. Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    45h 49m
    ₺15,278–43,326

  6. Train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Charleroi-Centraltrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane CRL - SAW
    8h 39m
    ₺8,509–23,083

  7. Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Istanbul Airport

    1. Take the train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain train
    2. Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane plane CDG - IST
    7h 30m
    ₺8,790–21,472

  8. Train, train to Rotterdam The Hague Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train
    3. Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane RTM - SAW
    9h 16m
    ₺8,405–28,953

  9. Train, bus, night train

    1. Take the train from Tournai to Brussels-Nordtrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the bus from Brussels-North Station to Bucharestbus bus
    3. Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    39h 26m
    ₺9,825–11,427

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Lille to Munich central bus stationbus bus N280
    2. Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus bus
    42h 5m
    ₺9,051–13,480

  11. Drive  2,670.4 km

    1. Drive from Lille to Istanbulcar car 2,670.4 km
    25h 17m
    ₺27,406–39,586

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Lille to Hannover Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Hannover Hbf to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Istanbulcar car
    31h 28m
    ₺24,311–35,393

Lille to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration35h 55mAverage Duration
Ticket₺13,146Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,305.5 km
  • Duration: 7h 32m

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You can take a bus from Lille to Istanbul via Munich in around 42h 5m.

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