There are 13 ways to get from Altona to Istanbul by plane, train, bus, night train, car train, or car
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Fly Hamburg Airport to Istanbul
best- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Istanbul (IST)plane HAM - IST
6h 54m₺5,056–11,181Fly Hamburg Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane HAM - SAW
7h 6m₺2,269–15,202Train, bus
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Ingolstadt Hbftrain 24
- Take the train from Ingolstadt Hbf to München Hbftrain 25 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
33h 3m₺10,318–13,189Train, night train
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Děčín hlavní nádražítrain 27
- Take the train from Decin Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbftrain Rj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
40h 46m₺16,341–23,784Night train, train
- Take the night train from Hamburg-Altona to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
43h 16m₺15,168–30,941Train to Bremen Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Istanbul (IST)plane BRE - IST
7h 59m₺5,425–22,268Train to Bremen Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BRE - SAW
8h 6m₺5,938–28,289Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane HAJ - SAW
9h 26m₺2,963–18,968Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Istanbul (IST)plane HAJ - IST
9h 24m₺6,650–22,947Bus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Haskovo Central Bus Stationbus Arda-Tur
- Take the bus from Haskovo Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus Citylines 40 / ...
38h 39m₺6,379–9,462Car train, drive
- Take the car train from Hamburg Altona to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirnecartrain
- Drive from Edirne to Istanbulcar
41h 42m₺16,629–101,002Bus via Bucharest
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to București, Autogara Militaribus 1926
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus N1998
47h 49m₺5,629–8,762Drive 2,376.3 km
- Drive from Altona to Istanbulcar 2,376.3 km
23h 47m₺17,018–24,582
Altona to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Altona to Istanbul is to fly which costs 2.200 ₺ - 16.000 ₺ and takes 7h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Altona to Istanbul is to fly which takes 6h 54m and costs 5.000 ₺ - 12.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Altona to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Bf. Altona and arriving at Istanbul Büyük Otogari via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and Haskovo Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 39m.
No, there is no direct train from Altona to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Hamburg-Altona and arriving at Yenikapi via Decin Hlavni Nadrazi, Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 46m.
The distance between Altona and Istanbul is 2019 km. The road distance is 2376.3 km.
The best way to get from Altona to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus which takes 33h 3m and costs 10.000 ₺ - 14.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 6h 54m to get from Altona to Istanbul, including transfers.
Altona to Istanbul bus services, operated by Arda Tur, depart from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Altona to Istanbul train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hamburg-Altona station.
The best way to get from Altona to Istanbul is to fly which takes 6h 54m and costs 5.000 ₺ - 12.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 6.000 ₺ - 9.500 ₺ and takes 38h 39m.
What companies run services between Altona, Germany and Istanbul, Turkey?
Turkish Airlines and Air Serbia fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Istanbul (IST) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bf. Altona to Istanbul Büyük Otogari via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and Haskovo Central Bus Station in around 38h 39m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–8,000
Flights from Bremen Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–10,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–13,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–34,000
Flights from Bremen Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–35,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–32,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–33,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–21,000
Flights from Bremen Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–26,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–24,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–10,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–18,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–13,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–15,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Ingolstadt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–6,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ingolstadt Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,400
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Děčín hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–4,800
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺500–2,100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ingolstadt Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Decin Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–2,300
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–15,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,700
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺900–1,300
- 1st Class
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Hamburg-Altona to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–14,500
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- ₺13,000–14,500
- Couchette Carriage
- ₺8,000–9,500
- Seating Carriage
- ₺4,200–5,500
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–2,300
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–2,900
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,491
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg Altona to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–45,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- ₺22,000–25,000
- Car Compartment
- ₺40,000–45,000
- Phone
- +49 89 54880111
- info@optimatours.de
- Website
- optimatours.de
Car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirne
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺10,640–52,888
- Schedules at
- optimatours.de
- Couch Wagon BC-4
- ₺10,640
- Couch Wagon BC-1
- ₺28,783
- Sleeper Wagon
- ₺32,895
- Couch Wagon BC-4 Car
- ₺30,633
- Couch Wagon BC-1 Car
- ₺48,776
- Sleeper Wagon Car
- ₺52,888
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,000
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Haskovo Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–8,000
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
Bus from Haskovo Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,200
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Haskovo Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,300
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- huntur.com.tr
Bus from Haskovo Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,300
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/?l=EN
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–5,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–3,100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Altona to Istanbul bus services, operated by Arda Tur, arrive at Haskovo Central Bus Station.
Istanbul is 2h ahead of Altona. It is currently 9:30 PM in Altona and 11:30 PM in Istanbul.
Altona to Istanbul train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Děčín hlavní nádraží station.
Yes, the driving distance between Altona to Istanbul is 2376 km. It takes approximately 23h 47m to drive from Altona to Istanbul.
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