There are 13 ways to get from Amsterdam to Istanbul by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Istanbul
best- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Istanbul (IST)plane AMS - IST
6h 37m₺7,181–20,505Train to Rotterdam The Hague Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane RTM - SAW
7h 51m₺4,258–21,608Train, bus
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to München Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
35h 35m₺9,337–22,126Train, night train
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Wien Westbahnhoftrain 963 / ...
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
42h 56m₺23,697–47,216Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Amsterdam Centraal to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
45h 3m₺16,344–32,416Fly Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane AMS - SAW
6h 59m₺4,684–18,528Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Istanbul (IST)plane BRU - IST
8h 25m₺6,097–21,185Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane DUS - SAW
9h 2m₺4,699–24,043Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane EIN - SAW
8h 28m₺9,103–22,842Bus
- Take the bus from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk to Velika Planabus
- Take the bus from Velika Plana to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus N1920
36h 18mBus via Belgrade
- Take the bus from Amsterdam to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus FlixBus N1920
47h 50m₺6,790–10,496Drive 2,655.9 km
- Drive from Amsterdam to Istanbulcar 2,655.9 km
23h 45m₺27,103–39,149Drive, car train
- Drive from Amsterdam to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Salzburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Istanbulcar
26h 54m₺25,976–37,688
Amsterdam to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Amsterdam to Istanbul is to fly which costs 4.600 ₺ - 19.000 ₺ and takes 6h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Amsterdam to Istanbul is to fly which takes 6h 37m and costs 7.000 ₺ - 21.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Amsterdam to Istanbul station. However, there are services departing from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk and arriving at İstanbul Esenler bus station via Velika Plana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 18m.
No, there is no direct train from Amsterdam to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Amsterdam Centraal and arriving at Yenikapi via Düsseldorf Hbf, Stuttgart Hbf, Wien Westbahnhof, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 56m.
The distance between Amsterdam and Istanbul is 2243 km. The road distance is 2655.9 km.
The best way to get from Amsterdam to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus which takes 35h 35m and costs 9.000 ₺ - 23.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 6h 37m to get from Amsterdam to Istanbul, including transfers.
Amsterdam to Istanbul bus services, operated by Garo Reisen, depart from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk station.
Amsterdam to Istanbul train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Amsterdam Centraal station.
The best way to get from Amsterdam to Istanbul is to fly which takes 6h 37m and costs 7.000 ₺ - 21.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 36h 18m.
What companies run services between Amsterdam, Netherlands and Istanbul, Turkey?
Turkish Airlines, KLM, and two other airlines fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Istanbul (IST) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk to İstanbul Esenler bus station via Velika Plana in around 36h 18m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–20,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–14,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–29,000
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–44,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–24,000
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–28,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–16,000
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–18,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,200–18,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–27,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–29,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–27,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–10,000
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Istanbul via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–20,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Istanbul via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–14,000
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–2,700
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–7,500
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–2,700
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–4,700
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺420–850
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺950–2,000
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–2,700
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺700–1,500
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–13,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–8,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–13,000
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–22,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–22,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,469
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₺500–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,469
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₺500–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Amsterdam Centraal to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–9,000
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- ₺6,500–9,000
- Couchette Carriage
- ₺5,000–6,500
- Seating Carriage
- ₺3,700–4,500
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,300
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–5,500
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺650–1,100
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–2,400
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- European Sleeper
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,600
- Website
- European Sleeper
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,500
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- ₺1,000–1,500
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Fulda to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–6,500
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,500
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Phone
- +381 20 333 733
- garoreisen@gmail.com
- Website
- garo-reisen.rs
Bus from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk to Velika Plana
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- garo-reisen.rs
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Velika Plana to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–6,500
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- iuc@lasta.rs
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Amsterdam to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
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Amsterdam to Istanbul train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Duesseldorf Hbf station.
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