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There are 13 ways to get from Jena to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus

    best
    1. Take the train from Jena Paradies to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Istanbul (IST)planeLEJ - IST
    3. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
    8h 32m
    ₺7,315–19,672

  2. Train, train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbftrain
    2. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
    3. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeBER - SAW
    8h 52m
    ₺4,317–15,583

  3. Train, bus via Belgrade

    1. Take the train from Jena West to Erfurt HbftrainRe1 / ...
    2. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Bambergtrain28 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Bamberg to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
    4. Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenlerbus
    28h 28m
    ₺7,624–10,962

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Jena Paradies to Passau Hbftrain17
    2. Take the train from Passau Hbf to Wien MeidlingtrainIce
    3. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain347
    4. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
    38h 36m
    ₺15,480–23,803

  5. Drive 2,049.7 km

    1. Drive from Jena to Istanbulcar2,049.7 km
    20h 21m
    ₺14,348–20,724

  6. Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbftrain
    2. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
    3. Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeNUE - SAW
    8h 16m
    ₺6,257–12,843

  7. Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus

    1. Take the train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbftrain
    2. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
    3. Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Istanbul (IST)planeNUE - IST
    4. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
    8h 47m
    ₺6,774–18,542

  8. Train, bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Jena West to Glauchau, Bahnhoftrain
    2. Take the bus from Chemnitz central bus station to Praguebus
    3. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planePRG - SAW
    11h 25m
    ₺6,584–12,566

  9. Train, bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Istanbul, bus

    1. Take the train from Jena West to Glauchau, Bahnhoftrain
    2. Take the bus from Chemnitz central bus station to Praguebus
    3. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Istanbul (IST)planePRG - IST
    4. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
    11h 57m
    ₺6,301–15,265

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Jena bus station to Leipzig central train stationbus012 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Leipzig to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
    3. Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenlerbus
    31h 20m
    ₺5,245–6,581

  11. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Jena Saalbf to Halle(Saale)HbftrainRe
    2. Take the bus from Halle Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus
    3. Take the bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Istanbul Esenler Otogaribus
    34h 7m
    ₺6,105–8,171

  12. Train, night train via Munich

    1. Take the train from Jena West to Erfurt HbftrainRe1 / ...
    2. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to München Hbftrain18
    3. Take the train from München Hbf to Wien WestbahnhoftrainDrf
    4. Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nordtrain347
    5. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
    39h 40m

  13. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Jena to Fuldacar
    2. Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
    3. Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirnecartrain
    4. Drive from Edirne to Istanbulcar
    41h 8m
    ₺17,298–97,575

Jena to Istanbul by bus

Calendar1Weekly Buses
Duration31h 20mAverage Duration
Ticket₺5,245Cheapest Price
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You can take a bus from Jena bus station to İstanbul Esenler via Leipzig central train station, Leipzig, and Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 31h 20m.

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