There are 12 ways to get from Istanbul to Rostock 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 Hamburg Airport, train
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane IST - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhoftrain
9h 6m€160–426Fly 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 Rostock Hauptbahnhoftrain
9h 42m€102–352Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain 29 / ...
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Berlin Hbftrain 29 / ...
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhoftrain Re5
31h 15m€232–555Night 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 Berlin Gesundbrunnentrain Ice
- Take the train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Rostock Hauptbahnhoftrain Re5
42h 5m€293–729Drive 2,338.2 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Rostockcar 2,338.2 km
23h€340–490Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Hamburg Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane SAW - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhoftrain
9h 32m€120–386Fly 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 Rostock Hauptbahnhoftrain
9h 16m€132–362Fly Istanbul to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane IST - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhoftrain
11h 2m€177–612Fly 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 Hamburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhoftrain
11h 23m€127–442Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus N95 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Rostock central bus stationbus N32 / ...
35h 20m€137–216Bus via Lviv urban hromada
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Stationbus Gns-02
- Take the bus from Lviv to Rostockbus Kyiv-Rostock
2d 2h€147–215Drive, car train
- Drive from Istanbul to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Rostockcar
29h 49m€386–546
Istanbul to Rostock by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Rostock is to fly and train which costs €100 - €360 and takes 9h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Rostock is to fly and train which takes 9h 6m and costs €160 - €430.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Rostock station. However, there are services departing from Istanbul and arriving at Rostock central bus station via Munich central bus station and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Istanbul to Rostock. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Rostock Hauptbahnhof via Halkali, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf and S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 5m.
The distance between Istanbul and Rostock is 2219 km. The road distance is 2338.2 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Rostock without a car is to bus and train which takes 31h 15m and costs €230 - €600.
It takes approximately 9h 6m to get from Istanbul to Rostock, including transfers.
Istanbul to Rostock bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, depart from Istanbul station.
Istanbul to Rostock train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
Istanbul to Rostock bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, arrive at Munich station.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Rostock, Germany?
You can take a bus from Istanbul to Rostock central bus station via Munich central bus station and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 35h 20m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Istanbul to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–210
Flights from Istanbul to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–400
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–350
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–290
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–420
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Hamburg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €150–280
Flights from Istanbul to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–220
Flights from Istanbul to Hannover Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–310
Flights from Istanbul to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–390
Flights from Istanbul to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–390
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–230
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Berlin Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Wien Hbf to Berlin Gesundbrunnen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €180–500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Rostock Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Flughafen BER to Rostock Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Berlin Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Rostock Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €10–14
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–90
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 514 88 88 88
- info@odeg.de
- Website
- odeg.de
Train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Rostock Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Schedules at
- odeg.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–130
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Munich central bus station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Rostock central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- gunsel.ua
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–85
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Lviv to Rostock
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en
- Schedules at
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/routes
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Rostock is 1h behind Istanbul. It is currently 3:05 AM in Istanbul and 2:05 AM in Rostock.
Istanbul to Rostock train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Bucharest station.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Rostock is 2338 km. It takes approximately 23h to drive from Istanbul to Rostock.
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