There are 12 ways to get from Istanbul to Bayreuth by bus, plane, train, night train, car, or car train
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Bus to Istanbul, fly to Nuremberg Airport, bus
best- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)IST - NUE
- Take the bus from Nürnberg Hbf to Bayreuth Hbf
8h 29m€125–282Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)SAW - PRG
- Take the bus from Prague Airport Terminal 1/2 to Cheb Central Bus Station
- Take the train from Cheb to Kirchenlaibach
11h 29m€96–208Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Take the train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf25 / ...
- Take the bus from Nürnberg Hbf to Bayreuth HbfEv
27h 32m€115–204Night train, train
- Take the night train from Halkali to Videle
- Take the train from Videle to Budapest-KeletiIr
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Salzburg HbfRjx
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Lichtenfels17
- Take the train from Lichtenfels to Bayreuth Hbf
39h 13m€221–374Drive 2,026.8 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Bayreuth2,026.8 km
18h 58m€286–412Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Nuremberg Airport, bus
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)SAW - NUE
- Take the bus from Nürnberg Hbf to Bayreuth Hbf
8h 31m€132–198Bus to Istanbul, fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Munich International Airport (MUC)IST - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Regensburg Hbf
- Take the train from Regensburg Hbf to Weiden
- Take the train from Weiden(Oberpf) to Bayreuth Hbf
10h 49m€151–317Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Munich International Airport (MUC)SAW - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Regensburg Hbf
- Take the train from Regensburg Hbf to Weiden
- Take the train from Weiden(Oberpf) to Bayreuth Hbf
10h 50m€113–393Bus to Istanbul, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)IST - PRG
- Take the bus from Prague Airport Terminal 1/2 to Cheb Central Bus Station
- Take the train from Cheb to Kirchenlaibach
11h 32m€104–242Bus to Istanbul, fly to Stuttgart Airport, train, bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)IST - STR
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Nürnberg Hbf
- Take the bus from Nürnberg Hbf to Bayreuth Hbf
12h 3m€131–319Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Nuremberg Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Nürnberg Hbf to Bayreuth HbfEv
36h 28m€118–152Drive, car train
- Drive from Istanbul to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to Würzburg Hbf
- Drive from Würzburg Hbf to Bayreuth
19h 20m€369–520
Istanbul to Bayreuth by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Bayreuth is to bus which costs €110 - €160 and takes 36h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Bayreuth is to bus and fly which takes 8h 29m and costs €120 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Bayreuth. However, there are services departing from Istanbul Esenler Otogari and arriving at Bayreuth Hbf via Plovdiv Bus Station South and Nürnberg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 28m.
No, there is no direct train from Istanbul to Bayreuth. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Bayreuth Hbf via Halkali, Videle, Budapest-Keleti, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof and Lichtenfels. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 13m.
The distance between Istanbul and Bayreuth is 1785 km. The road distance is 2026.8 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Bayreuth without a car is to bus and train which takes 27h 32m and costs €110 - €210.
It takes approximately 8h 29m to get from Istanbul to Bayreuth, including transfers.
Istanbul to Bayreuth bus services, operated by Arda-Tur, depart from Istanbul Esenler Otogari station.
Istanbul to Bayreuth train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
Istanbul to Bayreuth bus services, operated by Arda-Tur, arrive at Plovdiv Bus Station South.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Bayreuth, Germany?
You can take a bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Bayreuth Hbf via Plovdiv Bus Station South, Nuremberg Central Bus Station, and Nürnberg Hbf in around 36h 28m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Nuremberg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–230
Flights from Istanbul to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Istanbul to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Istanbul to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Nuremberg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–360
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–260
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–280
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Stuttgart Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Stuttgart Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Lichtenfels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Lichtenfels to Bayreuth Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Flughafen München to Regensburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Regensburg Hbf to Weiden
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Cheb to Kirchenlaibach
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €17–24
- 1st Class
- €23–30
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Videle to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–65
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–28
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €75–120
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Lichtenfels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +49 800 589 28 40
- Website
- agilis.de
Train from Lichtenfels to Bayreuth Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- agilis.de
Train from Flughafen München to Regensburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €32–35
- Schedules at
- agilis.de
Train from Weiden(Oberpf) to Bayreuth Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- agilis.de
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- info@laenderbahn.com
- Website
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Regensburg Hbf to Weiden
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–28
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Cheb to Kirchenlaibach
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–8
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- €3–6
- 1st Class
- €6–8
- Business
- €6–7
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 30 311682904
- Website
- bahn.com
Bus from Nürnberg Hbf to Bayreuth Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €85–120
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Prague Airport Terminal 1/2 to Cheb Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–11
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- huntur.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–27
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Nuremberg Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €85–110
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
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More Questions & Answers
Bayreuth is 2h behind Istanbul. It is currently 3:21 PM in Istanbul and 1:21 PM in Bayreuth.
Istanbul to Bayreuth train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Videle station.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Bayreuth is 2027 km. It takes approximately 18h 58m to drive from Istanbul to Bayreuth.
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