There are 13 ways to get from Istanbul to Bremen by plane, bus, train, night train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Istanbul Airport to Bremen Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane IST - BRE
6h 42m€112–552Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Hamburg Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane SAW - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain
8h 2m€78–341Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the train from München Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbftrain 16 / ...
29h 46m€191–338Night train, train via Nuremberg
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the nighttrain from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Nuernberg Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 25
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbftrain 16 / ...
40h€254–444Drive 2,386.8 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Bremencar 2,386.8 km
22h 51m€430–620Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Bremen Airport
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane SAW - BRE
6h 47m€112–552Fly Istanbul Airport to Hamburg Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane IST - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain
7h 51m€133–381Fly Istanbul Airport to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane IST - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbftrain
8h 13m€151–487Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane SAW - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbftrain
8h 18m€81–377Bus via Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Ivano-Frankivskbus Gns-02
- Take the bus from Ivano-Frankivsk to Bremenbus Ivano-Frankivsk
39h 9m€184–217Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Citylines 19 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Bremen Central Bus Stationbus Citylines 9
43h 45m€132–194Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the nighttrain from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain
- Take the nighttrain from Wien Hbf to Hannover Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbftrain 16 / ...
43h 4m€159–304Drive, car train
- Drive from Istanbul to Villach Hbf ARZcar
- Take the cartrain from Villach Hbf ARZ to Hannover Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hannover Hbf to Bremencar
27h 47m€358–496
Istanbul to Bremen by bus, foot, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Bremen is to fly and train which costs €80 - €380 and takes 8h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Bremen is to fly which takes 6h 42m and costs €110 - €550.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul station to Bremen. However, there are services departing from İstanbul Esenler bus station and arriving at Bremen via Ivano-Frankivsk. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 9m.
No, there is no direct train from Istanbul to Bremen. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Bremen Hbf via Halkali, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf, Nürnberg Hbf and Hannover Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h.
The distance between Istanbul and Bremen is 2032 km. The road distance is 2386.8 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Bremen without a car is to bus and train which takes 29h 46m and costs €190 - €340.
It takes approximately 6h 42m to get from Istanbul to Bremen, including transfers.
Istanbul to Bremen bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Istanbul Büyük Otogari station.
Istanbul to Bremen train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Bremen is to fly which takes 6h 42m and costs €110 - €550. Alternatively, you can bus via Ivano-Frankivsk, which costs €180 - €220 and takes 39h 9m.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Bremen, Germany?
Turkish Airlines, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Bremen Airport (BRE) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Bremen via Ivano-Frankivsk in around 39h 9m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–750
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–230
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Bremen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–550
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–550
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–650
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–400
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–470
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Hamburg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–350
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Hannover Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €140–410
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–700
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–650
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–270
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–350
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €95–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wien Hbf to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €10–14
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €10–14
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–90
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–90
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- metronom
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- metronom
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- metronom
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Wien Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–60
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- Gunsel
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Ivano-Frankivsk
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–85
- Website
- Gunsel
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Ivano-Frankivsk to Bremen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–135
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Bremen Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–160
- Website
- Citylines
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €74
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- Huntur
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Huntur
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Booking & Getting There
Istanbul to Bremen bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Sofia Serdica Bus Station.
Bremen is 2h behind Istanbul. It is currently 10:31 AM in Istanbul and 8:31 AM in Bremen.
Istanbul to Bremen train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Bucharest station.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Bremen is 2387 km. It takes approximately 22h 51m to drive from Istanbul to Bremen.
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