There are 11 ways to get from Istanbul to Lübeck 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.
Recommended option
Fly Istanbul to Hamburg, train • 7 h 9 min
$75 - $282
10 alternative options
Fly Sabiha Gokcen to Hamburg, train • 8 h 38 min
$78 - $270
Fly Istanbul to Bremen, train • 8 h 36 min
$132 - $353
Fly Istanbul to Hannover, train • 9 h 30 min
$119 - $402
Fly Istanbul to Berlin Tegel, train • 8 h 42 min
$115 - $443
Bus Alpar Turizm, train • 36 h 50 min
$279 - $375
Bus • 43 h 19 min
$155 - $181
Night train, train • 2 days 2 h
$304 - $457
Bus Brianna Tour, train • 2 days 6 h
$144 - $241
Bus EAAA, train • 2 days 10 h
$139 - $242
Drive • 23 h 57 min
$320 - $480
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Lübeck, Germany?
You can take a bus from Istanbul to Lübeck via Plovdiv, Hamburg, and Hamburg ZOB/Bus-Port in around 43 h 19 min.

- Website
- p.turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 15 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100 - $650
Flights from Istanbul to Hamburg via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 50 min
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100 - $650
Flights from Sabiha Gokcen to Hamburg via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 7 h 20 min
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $130 - $550
Flights from Istanbul to Bremen
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100 - $480
Flights from Istanbul to Hannover
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 6 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100 - $550
Flights from Istanbul to Berlin Tegel
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 52 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95 - $600
Flights from Istanbul to Berlin Tegel via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 15 min
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $95 - $600
Flights from Istanbul to Berlin Tegel via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 35 min
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95 - $600

- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Hamburg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 35 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $600
Flights from Istanbul to Bremen via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 5 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240 - $460
Flights from Istanbul to Hannover via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 23 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $650
Flights from Istanbul to Berlin Tegel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 35 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $800

- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Istanbul to Hamburg via Amsterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $600
Flights from Sabiha Gokcen to Hamburg via Amsterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 7 h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100 - $550
Flights from Istanbul to Bremen via Amsterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $470
Flights from Istanbul to Hannover via Amsterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 35 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $600
Flights from Istanbul to Berlin Tegel via Amsterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $650

- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Istanbul to Hamburg via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 5 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $600
Flights from Istanbul to Bremen via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 25 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210 - $650
Flights from Istanbul to Hannover via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $460
Flights from Istanbul to Berlin Tegel via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 40 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $700

- Website
- aegeanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Hannover via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 55 min
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280 - $850
Flights from Istanbul to Berlin Tegel via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 50 min
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100 - $700

- Website
- onurair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Hannover via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 7 h 5 min
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70 - $290
Flights from Istanbul to Berlin Tegel
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 5 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70 - $600

- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Istanbul to Hamburg via Warsaw
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 5 min
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210 - $1,400

- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Sabiha Gokcen to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100 - $550

- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Istanbul to Hannover via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 35 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230 - $850

- Website
- flyuia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Berlin Tegel via Kiev
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100 - $380

- Phone
- +49 0180 6 99 66 33
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Lübeck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $21 - $35
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30 - $45
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $40 - $60
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Berlin-Spandau to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50 - $75
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $150 - $230
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Büchen
- Ave. Duration
- 13 h 6 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240 - $350
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Büchen to Lübeck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9 - $14
- Website
- bahn.de

- Phone
- 040/ 19 449
- Website
- hvv.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Lübeck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4 - $5
- Website
- hvv.de
Train from Büchen to Lübeck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- hvv.de

- Phone
- 0700 10 200
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 20 h 28 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19 - $21
- Website
- bdz.bg

- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Videle to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 13 h 16 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30 - $55
- Website
- cfrcaltori.ro

- Phone
- 0090 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 28 h 16 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $127
- Schedules at
- alparturizm.com.tr

- Website
- metrotransport.bg
Bus from Istanbul to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27 - $50
- Schedules at
- metrotransport.bg
Bus from Istanbul to Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 7 h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25 - $40
- Schedules at
- metrotransport.bg

- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Plovdiv to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 33 h 30 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $124
- Schedules at
- racicbg.com

- Phone
- +49 1807 123 99 123
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Hamburg ZOB/Bus-Port to Lübeck Hbf/ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3 - $7
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk

- Phone
- +4-0241-831.491
- transevren1@yahoo.com
- Website
- transevren.ro
Bus from Istanbul - Aksaray to Brăila
- Ave. Duration
- 16 h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40 - $60
- Schedules at
- transporturi.transevren.ro

- Website
- briannatour.ro
Bus from Brăila to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 36 h 9 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $100 - $150
- Schedules at
- briannatour.ro

- Website
- rta.government.bg
Bus from Burgas to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2 days 1 h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110 - $170
- Schedules at
- rta.government.bg
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Questions & Answers
How far is it from Istanbul to Lübeck?
The distance between Istanbul and Lübeck is 1971 km. The road distance is 2492 km.
What is the cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Lübeck?
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Lübeck is to fly and train which costs 300 ₺ - 1.200 ₺ and takes 7 h 9 min.
What is the fastest way to get from Istanbul to Lübeck?
The quickest way to get from Istanbul to Lübeck is to fly and train which takes 7 h 9 min and costs 300 ₺ - 1.200 ₺.
Is there a direct bus between Istanbul and Lübeck?
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Lübeck. However, there are services departing from Istanbul and arriving at Lübeck Hbf/ZOB via Plovdiv and Hamburg ZOB/Bus-Port. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43 h 19 min.
How long does it take to get from Istanbul to Lübeck?
It takes approximately 7 h 9 min to get from Istanbul to Lübeck, including transfers.