1,970 km Flight + 150 km BusGMT+3 → GMT+2 · put your watch back 1h
How to travel this route
Start with the 08:30 AJet flight from Istanbul to Cologne, about 3h 35m. Transfer in Cologne, then take the 15:30 FlixBus bus on to Frankfurt (1h 55m). You arrive in Frankfurt around 17:25. In total it's roughly EUR 71 over 8h 55m, 1 transfer.
Your journey, leg by leg2 rides, one plan
Flight
AJet
TICKET 1 · 8 AugAJetIstanbul Airport IST→Cologne/Bonn Airport CGN
€5608:30 → 12:053h 35mNon-stop
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Transfer in Cologne · 1h 25m
TrainSBS-Bahn + tram
Cologne/Bonn Airport CGN→Cologne
€313:30 → 13:4818m
Transfer in Cologne · 1h 42m
Bus
FlixBus
TICKET 2 · 8 AugFlixBusCologne→Frankfurt
€1215:30 → 17:251h 55m
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About this route
Fly into Cologne, then continue to Frankfurt by bus (1h 55m) — routing via Cologne keeps the trip simple. Flight (VF, 3h 35min) + Bus (FlixBus, 1h 55min) via Cologne.