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Istanbul · Turkey

Trains to Istanbul

Stations on record, the cities within reach by rail, and estimated times from distance.

Wikidata lists 11 railway stations in Istanbul: Yenimahalle railway station, Küçükçekmece railway station, Zeytinburnu—Fişekhane railway station, Mustafa Kemal railway station, Florya railway station, Yeşilköy railway station, Florya Akvaryum railway station, Yeşilyurt railway station, Ataköy railway station, Sirkeci railway station, Delikkaya Train Station. Which one a service uses is set by the operator, so check the station name on the ticket, not just the city.

Rail routes from Istanbul

Trains from Istanbul: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Istanbul to GebzeTurkey47 km (29 mi)about 25 min
Istanbul to DerinceTurkey78 km (49 mi)about 41 min
Istanbul to NilüferTurkey89 km (55 mi)about 47 min
Istanbul to BursaTurkey91 km (57 mi)about 49 min
Istanbul to ÇorluTurkey98 km (61 mi)about 52 min
Istanbul to TekirdağTurkey121 km (75 mi)about 1 h 4 min
Istanbul to AdapazarıTurkey125 km (78 mi)about 1 h 6 min
Istanbul to EskişehirTurkey191 km (119 mi)about 1 h 42 min
Istanbul to KütahyaTurkey197 km (123 mi)about 1 h 45 min
Istanbul to BurgasBulgaria206 km (128 mi)about 2 h 16 min
Istanbul to EdirneTurkey213 km (132 mi)about 1 h 53 min
Istanbul to ZonguldakTurkey243 km (151 mi)about 2 h 9 min
Istanbul to AnkaraTurkey352 km (219 mi)about 3 h 7 min
Istanbul to KyivUkraine1,057 km (657 mi)about 11 h 34 min
Istanbul to İzmirTurkey328 km (204 mi)about 2 h 54 min
Istanbul to RomeItaly1,371 km (852 mi)about 10 h 53 min
Istanbul to GaziantepTurkey850 km (528 mi)about 7 h 31 min
Istanbul to BucharestRomania445 km (277 mi)about 4 h 53 min
Istanbul to DiyarbakırTurkey1,026 km (637 mi)about 9 h 5 min
Istanbul to AdanaTurkey710 km (441 mi)about 6 h 17 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to buy train tickets

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Deutsche BahnSells its own tickets plus Trenitalia, SBB, SNCF, OeBB, Eurostar and SJ, so most multi-country journeys price end to end here.Plan a cross-border route on Deutsche Bahn (opens int.bahn.de in a new tab)
Rail EuropePasses and point-to-point tickets sold in USD, which suits some US travellers.Book European rail on Rail Europe (opens www.raileurope.com in a new tab)
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Common questions

Which railway stations does Istanbul have?

Yenimahalle railway station, Küçükçekmece railway station, Zeytinburnu—Fişekhane railway station, Mustafa Kemal railway station, Florya railway station, Yeşilköy railway station and others.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.