There are 12 ways to get from Istanbul to Ulm by bus, plane, train, 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.
Bus to Istanbul, fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)IST - STR
- Take the train from Wendlingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
8h 9m€100–242Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Stuttgart Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)SAW - STR
- Take the train from Wendlingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
8h 10m€62–268Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Take the train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof47 / ...
25h 36m€100–170Night train, train
- Take the night train from Halkali to Videle
- Take the train from Videle to Budapest-KeletiIr
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Muenchen HbfRjx
- Take the train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof47 / ...
37h€186–296Drive, car train
- Drive from Istanbul to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ost
- Drive from München Ost to Ulm
17h 45m€366–502Bus to Istanbul, fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Munich International Airport (MUC)IST - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Pasing
- Take the train from Pasing to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
8h 20m€126–299Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Munich International Airport (MUC)SAW - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Pasing
- Take the train from Pasing to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
8h 21m€88–375Bus to Istanbul, fly to Nuremberg Airport, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)IST - NUE
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Augsburg Hbf
- Take the train from Augsburg Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
9h€143–358Bus to Istanbul, fly to Salzburg Airport, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)IST - SZG
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
9h 56m€130–357Bus to Istanbul, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)IST - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Schaffhausen
- Take the train from Schaffhausen to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Take the train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
11h 10m€138–308Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Burgas Bus Station SouthArda-Tur
- Take the bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Ulm Long Distance Bus StationCitylines 57 / ...
38h 20m€128–174Drive 2,014.9 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Ulm2,014.9 km
18h 30m€283–409
Istanbul to Ulm by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Ulm is to fly and train which costs €60 - €270 and takes 8h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Ulm is to bus and fly and train which takes 8h 9m and costs €100 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Ulm station. However, there are services departing from Istanbul Esenler Otogari and arriving at Ulm Long Distance Bus Station via Burgas Bus Station South. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Istanbul to Ulm. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Ulm Hauptbahnhof via Halkali, Videle, Budapest-Keleti and München Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h.
The distance between Istanbul and Ulm is 1860 km. The road distance is 2014.9 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Ulm without a car is to bus and train which takes 25h 36m and costs €95 - €170.
It takes approximately 8h 9m to get from Istanbul to Ulm, including transfers.
Istanbul to Ulm bus services, operated by Arda-Tur, depart from Istanbul Esenler Otogari station.
Istanbul to Ulm train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
Istanbul to Ulm bus services, operated by Arda-Tur, arrive at Burgas Bus Station South.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Ulm, Germany?
You can take a bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Ulm Long Distance Bus Station via Burgas Bus Station South in around 38h 20m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–170
Flights from Istanbul to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Istanbul to Nuremberg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–230
Flights from Istanbul to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–210
Flights from Istanbul to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Stuttgart Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Istanbul to Salzburg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–330
Flights from Istanbul to Zurich Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–240
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Salzburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–600
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Stuttgart Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Wendlingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Flughafen München to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Augsburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Pasing to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Augsburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Augsburg Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Augsburg Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–30
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Augsburg Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–45
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- €17–25
- First Class
- €30–45
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- 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 Augsburg Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- 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 Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- 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
- +49 821 899825-44
- servus@go-ahead.bayern
- Website
- go-ahead.bayern
Train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- go-ahead.bayern
Train from Pasing to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- go-ahead.bayern
Train from Augsburg Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- go-ahead.bayern
- Website
- delfi.de
Train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Pasing to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Augsburg Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
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
Train from Videle to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–65
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €31–36
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €95–150
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €20–30
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–28
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Schaffhausen to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–16
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–18
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=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 Esenler Otogari to Burgas Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–24
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Ulm Long Distance Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Burgas Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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Ulm is 2h behind Istanbul. It is currently 9:12 AM in Istanbul and 7:12 AM in Ulm.
Istanbul to Ulm train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Videle station.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Ulm is 2015 km. It takes approximately 18h 30m to drive from Istanbul to Ulm.
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