2,040 km Bus
How to travel this route
Start with the 07:00 (+1d) FlixBus bus from Cologne to Bucharest, about 30h 55m. Transfer in Bucharest, then take the 15:30 (+2d) FlixBus bus on to Bayrampaşa (11h 10m). You arrive in Bayrampaşa around 02:40 (+2d). In total it's roughly EUR 187 over 43h 40m, 1 transfer.
Your journey, leg by leg2 rides, one plan
Bus
FlixBus
TICKET 1 · 11 AugFlixBusCologne→Bucharest
$13607:00 → 13:55+1d30h 55m
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Transfer in Bucharest · 1h 35m
BusFlixBus
TICKET 2 · 11 AugFlixBusBucharest→İstanbul Esenler
$7615:30 → 02:40+2d11h 10m
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About this route
Ground-only route to İstanbul Esenler by bus. Bus (FlixBus, 30h 55min) + Bus (FlixBus, 11h 10min) via Bucharest.