There are 10 ways to get from Istanbul to Weimar 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.
Fly Istanbul to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane IST - LEJ
- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Weimartrain
7h 56m€131–552Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Citylines 19 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Weimar Bus Stationbus Citylines 9
36h 15m€113–147Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the train from München Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain 29 / ...
26h 11m€150–350Night train, train
- Take the night train from Halkali to Videlenighttrain
- Take the train from Videle to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Muenchen Osttrain Rjx
- Take the train from Muenchen Ost to Erfurt Hbftrain Ice
39h 34m€183–385Drive 2,067.3 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Weimarcar 2,067.3 km
21h 4m€298–430Fly Istanbul to Nuremberg Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane IST - NUE
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
7h 53m€152–521Fly 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 14m€122–561Fly 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 47m€153–462Fly Istanbul to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane IST - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
9h 35m€168–535Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane SAW - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
9h 56m€143–565
Istanbul to Weimar by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Weimar is to bus which costs €110 - €150 and takes 36h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Weimar is to fly and train which takes 7h 53m and costs €150 - €550.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Weimar station. However, there are services departing from Istanbul Büyük Otogari and arriving at Weimar Bus Station via Sofia Serdica Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Istanbul to Weimar. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Weimar via Halkali, Videle, Budapest-Keleti, Muenchen Ost and Erfurt Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 34m.
The distance between Istanbul and Weimar is 1839 km. The road distance is 2067.3 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Weimar without a car is to bus and train which takes 26h 11m and costs €150 - €350.
It takes approximately 7h 56m to get from Istanbul to Weimar, including transfers.
Istanbul to Weimar bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Istanbul Büyük Otogari station.
Istanbul to Weimar train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
Istanbul to Weimar bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Sofia Serdica Bus Station.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Weimar, Germany?
You can take a bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Weimar Bus Station via Sofia Serdica Bus Station in around 36h 15m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–240
Flights from Istanbul to Nuremberg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Istanbul to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Istanbul to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–270
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–220
Flights from Istanbul to Munich International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–270
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Nuremberg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–400
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–320
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–600
Flights from Istanbul to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–280
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- info@abellio-mitteldeutschland.de
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Weimar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Weimar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Muenchen Ost to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@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
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Videle to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €58–63
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €34–40
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- 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
- €40–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Flughafen München to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- 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
- 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/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Weimar Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–120
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- 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
- €23–27
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/?l=EN
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More Questions & Answers
Weimar is 1h behind Istanbul. It is currently 4:26 PM in Istanbul and 3:26 PM in Weimar.
Istanbul to Weimar train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Videle station.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Weimar is 2067 km. It takes approximately 21h 4m to drive from Istanbul to Weimar.
There are 981+ hotels available in Weimar.





















































