There are 9 ways to get from Istanbul to Berlin by plane, train, bus, night train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Berlin Brandenburg (BER)IST - BER
bestFly Istanbul to Berlin Brandenburg
6h 29m$114–359- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia to Berlin Hauptbahnhof
cheapestBus
31h 3m$75–135- Fly from Sabiha Gokcen (SAW) to Berlin Brandenburg (BER)SAW - BER
Fly Sabiha Gokcen to Berlin Brandenburg
6h 55m$81–301- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Leipzig (LEJ)IST - LEJ
- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Berlin Hbf
Fly Istanbul to Leipzig, train
8h 15m$166–561- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Take the train from Munich Hbf to Berlin Hbf8 / ...
Bus, train
27h 46m$179–252- Take the train from Halkalı to Plovdiv
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Berlin, Zentralen OmnibusbahnhofRacic Eurobus
Train, bus
41h 42m$106–138- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara MilitariN1998
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof1926
Bus via Bucharest
42h 10m$204–283- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Nuernberg HbfIce
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Berlin Hbf8 / ...
Night train, train
45h 13m$282–472- Drive from Istanbul to Berlin1,358.5 mi
Drive 1,358.5 mi
20h 36m$361–521
Istanbul to Berlin by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Berlin is to bus which costs $75 - $140 and takes 31h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Berlin is to fly which takes 6h 29m and costs $110 - $360.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Berlin. However, there are services departing from Istanbul Otogari and arriving at Berlin Hauptbahnhof via Sofia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 3m.
No, there is no direct train from Istanbul to Berlin. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Berlin Hbf via Halkali, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf and Nürnberg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 13m.
The distance between Istanbul and Berlin is 1767 km. The road distance is 2186.3 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Berlin without a car is to bus and train which takes 27h 46m and costs $170 - $260.
It takes approximately 6h 29m to get from Istanbul to Berlin, including transfers.
Istanbul to Berlin bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from İstanbul Esenler bus station.
Istanbul to Berlin train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Berlin is to fly which takes 6h 29m and costs $110 - $360. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $75 - $140 and takes 31h 3m.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Berlin, Germany?
Turkish Airlines and Air Serbia fly from Istanbul (IST) to Berlin Brandenburg (BER) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Istanbul Otogari to Berlin Hauptbahnhof via Sofia in around 31h 3m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–450
Flights from Istanbul to Leipzig
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–480
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Berlin Brandenburg via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–330
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Sabiha Gokcen to Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Leipzig via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- Website
- fly-armenia.com
Flights from Sabiha Gokcen to Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–330
- Phone
- +49 30 311-682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $42–47
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
Train from Munich Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–120
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
Train from Wien Hbf to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $85–100
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–90
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Wien Hbf to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- 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 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
Train from Halkalı to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://www.tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–30
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 1st Class
- $16–24
- 2nd Class
- $15–22
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–120
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- iletisim@metroturizm.com.tr
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–30
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–20
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia to Berlin Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Website
- http://en.union-ivkoni.com/
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–130
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $150–210
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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Istanbul to Berlin bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at București, Autogara Militari station.
Berlin is 1h behind Istanbul. It is currently 4:21 AM in Istanbul and 3:21 AM in Berlin.
Istanbul to Berlin train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Bucharest station.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Berlin is 2186 km. It takes approximately 20h 36m to drive from Istanbul to Berlin.
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