There are 11 ways to get from Istanbul to Gotha by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)IST - LEJ
- Take the train from Leipzig/Halle Flughafen to Erfurt Hbf
5h 32m€182–456Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus StationCitylines 19 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Erfurt Central Bus StationCitylines 9
37h 38m€120–165Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Take the train from München Hbf to Bamberg28 / ...
- Take the train from Bamberg to Erfurt Hbf28 / ...
28h 28m€136–294Night train, train via Nuremberg
- 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 Erfurt Hbf28 / ...
37h 34m€172–367Drive, 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 Gotha
19h 46m€375–526Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Frankfurt (FRA)IST - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Gotha
7h€134–345Fly to Nuremberg Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)IST - NUE
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
6h 15m€155–410Fly to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)IST - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Take the train from Göttingen to Gotha
7h 12m€149–487Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)IST - BER
- Take the train from Berlin Südkreuz to Erfurt Central Station
7h 31m€124–378Night train, train
- Take the night train from Halkali to Videle
- Take the night train from Videle to Wien Hbf
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Erfurt HbfIce
39h 1m€153–297Drive 2,114 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Gotha2,114 km
21h 5m€303–437
Istanbul to Gotha by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Gotha is to bus which costs €120 - €170 and takes 37h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Gotha is to fly and train which takes 5h 32m and costs €180 - €460.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Gotha. However, there are services departing from Istanbul Büyük Otogari and arriving at Gotha via Sofia Serdica Bus Station and Erfurt Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 38m.
No, there is no direct train from Istanbul to Gotha. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Gotha via Halkali, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf, Nürnberg Hbf and Erfurt Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 34m.
The distance between Istanbul and Gotha is 1860 km. The road distance is 2114 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Gotha without a car is to bus and train which takes 28h 28m and costs €130 - €300.
It takes approximately 5h 32m to get from Istanbul to Gotha, including transfers.
Istanbul to Gotha bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Istanbul Büyük Otogari station.
Istanbul to Gotha train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
Istanbul to Gotha bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Sofia Serdica Bus Station.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Gotha, Thuringia, Germany?
You can take a bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Gotha via Sofia Serdica Bus Station, Erfurt Central Bus Station, and Erfurt Hbf in around 37h 38m.
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- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–320
Flights from Istanbul to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–210
Flights from Istanbul to Nuremberg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–250
Flights from Istanbul to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–380
Flights from Istanbul to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–240
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–310
Flights from Istanbul to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–160
Flights from Istanbul to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Hannover Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–410
Flights from Istanbul to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–240
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig/Halle Flughafen to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Bamberg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bamberg to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Wien Hbf to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Gotha
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Wien Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bamberg to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Göttingen to Gotha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Bamberg to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- 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 Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- 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 Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €63
- 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
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €18–26
- 1st Class
- €24–35
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
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–95
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Night train from Videle to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–85
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- 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
- +49 581 97164164
- presse@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Berlin Südkreuz to Erfurt Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–40
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- 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
- €85–130
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Erfurt Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- huntur.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–29
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/
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More Questions & Answers
Gotha is 2h behind Istanbul. It is currently 12:15 AM in Istanbul and 10:15 PM in Gotha.
Istanbul to Gotha train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Bucharest station.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Gotha is 2114 km. It takes approximately 21h 5m to drive from Istanbul to Gotha.
There are 1024+ hotels available in Gotha.














































