There are 11 ways to get from Germany to Istanbul (State) by plane, train, bus, night train, or car
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Fly Stuttgart Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
best- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane STR - SAW
5h 53m₺3,944–15,336Fly Frankfurt to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane FRA - SAW
5h 59m₺3,887–15,253Train, bus
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain 28 / ...
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbftrain 28 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
33h 40m₺10,986–31,206Train, night train
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Pardubice hl.n.train
- Take the train from Pardubice Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbftrain Rj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
39h 14m₺14,854–29,854Drive 2,111.2 km
- Drive from Berlin to Istanbulcar 2,111.2 km
21h 2m₺16,462–23,778Fly Munich International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane MUC - SAW
5h 54m₺4,025–15,600Fly Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BER - SAW
6h 16m₺4,209–16,233Fly Munich International Airport to Istanbul
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Istanbul (IST)plane MUC - IST
6h 14m₺5,967–15,642Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane DUS - SAW
6h 16m₺4,438–17,311Bus, train
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Dimitrovgrad Bus Stationbus Arda-Tur
- Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to Halkalıtrain
38h 3m₺8,158–12,905Bus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to București, Autogara Militaribus 1926
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus N1998
44h 33m₺10,911–18,752
Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Germany to Istanbul (State) is to fly which costs 4.000 ₺ - 16.000 ₺ and takes 5h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Germany to Istanbul (State) is to fly which takes 5h 53m and costs 3.900 ₺ - 16.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Germany to Istanbul (State) station. However, there are services departing from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and arriving at İstanbul Esenler bus station via București, Autogara Militari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 33m.
No, there is no direct train from Germany to Istanbul (State). However, there are services departing from S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf and arriving at Yenikapi via Berlin Hbf, Pardubice Hlavni Nadrazi, Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 14m.
The distance between Germany and Istanbul (State) is 1837 km. The road distance is 2111.2 km.
The best way to get from Germany to Istanbul (State) without a car is to train and bus which takes 33h 40m and costs 11.000 ₺ - 32.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 5h 53m to get from Germany to Istanbul (State), including transfers.
Germany to Istanbul (State) bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Germany to Istanbul (State) train services, operated by Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK), depart from Berlin Hbf station.
The best way to get from Germany to Istanbul (State) is to fly which takes 5h 53m and costs 3.900 ₺ - 16.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 10.000 ₺ - 19.000 ₺ and takes 44h 33m.
What companies run services between Germany and Istanbul (State), Turkey?
AJet and Pegasus Airlines fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf to Aksaray via U Theodor-Heuss-Platz, Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, București, Autogara Militari, İstanbul Esenler bus station, and Esenler Otogar in around 44h 33m.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–22,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–20,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–21,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–20,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–23,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–15,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–13,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–14,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–13,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–18,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–15,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–16,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–13,000
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Istanbul via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–30,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Berlin Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–18,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–6,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–2,700
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Berlin Hbf to Pardubice hl.n.
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–2,200
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Pardubice Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–2,900
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Pardubice Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,500
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–23,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,421
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺500–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Dimitrovgrad to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺460–650
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,500
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Dimitrovgrad Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–12,000
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–14,000
- 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
- ₺2,700–4,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Germany to Istanbul (State) bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at București, Autogara Militari station.
Germany to Istanbul (State) train services, operated by Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK), arrive at Pardubice hl.n. station.
Yes, the driving distance between Germany to Istanbul (State) is 2111 km. It takes approximately 21h 2m to drive from Germany to Istanbul (State).
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