There are 13 ways to get from Istanbul to Riesa by plane, train, bus, night train, or car
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Fly Istanbul to Dresden Airport, train
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane IST - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Riesa Busbf/Bahnhoftrain
9h 22m€182–389Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane SAW - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to Riesa Busbf/Bahnhoftrain
8h 29m€61–320Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain 28 / ...
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Riesa Busbf/Bahnhoftrain 55 / ...
29h 11m€179–358Night train, train via Leipzig
- 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 Leipzig Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Riesa Busbf/Bahnhoftrain 55 / ...
38h 1m€261–520Drive 1,971.5 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Riesacar 1,971.5 km
19h 57m€276–398Fly Istanbul to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane IST - LEJ
- Take the train from Leipzig/Halle Flughafen to Riesa Busbf/Bahnhoftrain
7h 52m€110–401Fly Istanbul to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane IST - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to Riesa Busbf/Bahnhoftrain
8h 3m€109–271Fly Istanbul to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane IST - PRG
- Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Riesa Busbf/Bahnhoftrain
11h€119–301Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane SAW - PRG
- Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Riesa Busbf/Bahnhoftrain
11h 25m€92–323Fly Istanbul to Nuremberg Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane IST - NUE
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Riesa Busbf/Bahnhoftrain
9h 49m€160–461Bus, train via Plovdiv
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler to Plovdivbus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Dresden Bayrische Strassebus
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Riesa Busbf/Bahnhoftrain 55 / ...
31h 27m€104–143Bus, train via Bucharest
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militaribus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Dresden central stationbus
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Riesa Busbf/Bahnhoftrain 55 / ...
39h 2m€154–289Night 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 Dresden Hbftrain Rj
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Riesa Busbf/Bahnhoftrain 55 / ...
38h 47m€189–275
Istanbul to Riesa by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Riesa is to bus and train via Plovdiv which costs €100 - €150 and takes 31h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Riesa is to fly and train which takes 7h 52m and costs €110 - €410.
No, there is no direct train from Istanbul to Riesa. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof via Halkali, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf and Leipzig Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 1m.
The distance between Istanbul and Riesa is 1688 km. The road distance is 1971.5 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Riesa without a car is to bus and train which takes 29h 11m and costs €170 - €360.
It takes approximately 9h 22m to get from Istanbul to Riesa, including transfers.
Istanbul to Riesa train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
Riesa is 1h behind Istanbul. It is currently 3:34 AM in Istanbul and 2:34 AM in Riesa.
Istanbul to Riesa train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Bucharest station.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Riesa is 1971 km. It takes approximately 19h 57m to drive from Istanbul to Riesa.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Riesa, Germany?
There is no direct connection from Istanbul to Riesa. However, you can take the train to Gayrettepe, take the train to Istanbul Airport, walk to Istanbul (IST) airport, fly to Dresden Airport (DRS), walk to Dresden Flughafen, take the train to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt, then take the train to Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Istanbul to Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof via Munich, München Hbf, Nürnberg Hbf, and Leipzig Hbf in around 29h 11m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–260
Flights from Istanbul to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–180
Flights from Istanbul to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–190
Flights from Istanbul to Nuremberg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–850
Flights from Istanbul to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Istanbul to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–370
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–280
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–270
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–200
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Istanbul to Dresden Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Wien Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €150–360
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig/Halle Flughafen to Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Flughafen BER to Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–24
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/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
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €30–45
Train from Wien Hbf to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €80–120
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/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
- €80–120
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Esenler to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Dresden Bayrische Strasse
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €75–100
- 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
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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