There are 10 ways to get from Istanbul to Wels 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 Airport to Salzburg Airport, train
best- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane IST - SZG
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wels Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 8m€124–421Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Vienna International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane SAW - VIE
- Take the train from Flughafen Wien to Wels Hbftrain
8h 23m€76–257Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Welsbus 951
27h 10m€96–142Night train, train via Budapest
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Videlenighttrain
- Take the train from Videle to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Wels Hbftrain Ic
31h 3m€125–226Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the nighttrain from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Westbahnhofnighttrain
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Wels Hauptbahnhoftrain Drf / ...
32h 30m€130–184Fly Istanbul Airport to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane IST - VIE
- Take the train from Flughafen Wien to Wels Hbftrain
8h 13m€126–367Fly Istanbul Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane IST - MUC
- Take the train from Muenchen Ost to Wels Hbftrain
9h 50m€154–417Fly 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 Muenchen Ost to Wels Hbftrain
10h€109–537Bus via Burgas
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Burgas Bus Station Southbus Arda-Tur
- Take the bus from Burgas to Linz/Donau Franckstrassebus
33h 10m€105–187Drive 1,709.2 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Welscar 1,709.2 km
15h 49m€271–392
Istanbul to Wels by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Wels is to fly and train which costs €75 - €260 and takes 8h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Wels is to fly and train which takes 7h 8m and costs €120 - €430.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Wels. However, there are services departing from Istanbul and arriving at Wels via Munich central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Istanbul to Wels. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Wels Hbf via Halkali, Videle, Budapest-Keleti and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 3m.
The distance between Istanbul and Wels is 1589 km. The road distance is 1709.2 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Wels without a car is to bus which takes 27h 10m and costs €95 - €150.
It takes approximately 7h 8m to get from Istanbul to Wels, including transfers.
Istanbul to Wels bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, depart from Istanbul station.
Istanbul to Wels train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
Istanbul to Wels bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, arrive at Munich station.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Wels, Austria?
You can take a bus from Istanbul to Wels via Munich central bus station in around 27h 10m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–290
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–290
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–210
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–280
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–350
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Salzburg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–400
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Vienna International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–140
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Munich International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Salzburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–470
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–550
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wels Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Wels Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Muenchen Ost to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Muenchen Ost to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wels Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Wien Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Flughafen Wien to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Flughafen Wien to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wels Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wels Hauptbahnhof
- *
- €19–29
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- *
- €35–60
Train from Wien Hbf to Wels Hbf
- *
- €30–50
Train from Flughafen Wien to Wels Hbf
- *
- €35–55
Train from Flughafen Wien to Wels Hbf
- *
- €35–55
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wels Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wien Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Halkali to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €9–13
- 1st Class
- €9–13
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €10–14
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Videle to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €57–62
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–90
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–14
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €54
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Wels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Burgas Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €41
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Burgas Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–24
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- operations@eurolines.bg
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Burgas to Linz/Donau Franckstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
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Booking & Getting There
Wels is 2h behind Istanbul. It is currently 2:21 AM in Istanbul and 12:21 AM in Wels.
Istanbul to Wels train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Videle station.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Wels is 1709 km. It takes approximately 15h 49m to drive from Istanbul to Wels.
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