There are 12 ways to get from Istanbul to Gotha by plane, train, bus, 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 to Nuremberg Airport, train
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane IST - NUE
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
8h 1m€118–339Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Frankfurt, train
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane SAW - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Gothatrain
9h 47m€97–390Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the train from München Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain 29 / ...
27h 10m€136–238Night train, train
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Nuernberg Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain 29 / ...
36h 47m€169–365Drive, car train
- Drive from Istanbul to Villach Hbf ARZcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to Würzburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Würzburg Hbf to Gothacar
19h 53m€373–523Fly Istanbul to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane IST - LEJ
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Gothatrain
8h 27m€162–375Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Nuremberg Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane SAW - NUE
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
8h 21m€112–298Fly Istanbul to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane IST - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Gothatrain
9h 28m€107–326Fly Istanbul to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane IST - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Erfurt Hbftrain
8h 20m€119–479Fly Istanbul to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane IST - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Gothatrain
9h 46m€157–450Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Citylines 19 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Erfurt Central Bus Stationbus Citylines 9
37h 9m€120–177Drive 2,113.5 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Gothacar 2,113.5 km
21h 14m€300–434
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 - €180 and takes 37h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Gotha is to fly and train which takes 8h 1m and costs €110 - €340.
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 36h 47m.
The distance between Istanbul and Gotha is 1918 km. The road distance is 2113.5 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Gotha without a car is to bus and train which takes 27h 10m and costs €130 - €240.
It takes approximately 8h 1m to get from Istanbul to Gotha, including transfers.
Istanbul to Gotha train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
Gotha is 2h behind Istanbul. It is currently 11:01 AM in Istanbul and 9:01 AM 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 14m to drive from Istanbul to Gotha.
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 9m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Nuremberg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–210
Flights from Istanbul to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–300
Flights from Istanbul to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Istanbul to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–240
Flights from Istanbul to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–380
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Istanbul to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Istanbul to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Istanbul to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–500
Flights from Istanbul to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–490
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Nuremberg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–390
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–180
Flights from Istanbul to Hannover Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–400
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Wien Hbf to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Gotha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Gotha
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Göttingen to Gotha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–95
- 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 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–60
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/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
- +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
- +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
- €24–29
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/?l=EN
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