Start with the 05:00 Regional connection train from Tilburg to Düsseldorf, about 1h 50m. Transfer in Düsseldorf, then take the 09:15 FlixBus bus on to Vienna (13h 20m). Transfer in Vienna, then take the 07:00 (+2d) FlixBus bus on to Sofia (17h 45m). Transfer in Sofia, then take the 07:00 (+2d) FlixBus bus on to İstanbul Esenler (8h). You arrive in İstanbul Esenler around 15:00 (+2d). In total it's roughly EUR 208 over 58h, 3 transfers.
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Ground-only route to İstanbul Esenler by train + bus. Train (Regional connection, 1h 50min) + Bus (FlixBus, 13h 20min) via Düsseldorf + Bus (FlixBus, 17h 45min) via Vienna + Bus (FlixBus, 8h) via Sofia.