There are 12 ways to get from Jena to Istanbul by train, plane, 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.
Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the train from Jena Paradies to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Istanbul (IST)plane LEJ - IST
7h 43m₺6,734–20,307Train, train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Jena Paradies to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain
- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BER - SAW
9h 30m₺4,467–21,178Train, bus
- Take the train from Jena Paradies to München Hbftrain 18
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
32h 7m₺7,956–10,017Train, night train
- Take the train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbftrain Re3 / ...
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Passau Hbftrain 91
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain Ice
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
37h 49m₺14,327–33,567Drive 2,049.4 km
- Drive from Jena to Istanbulcar 2,049.4 km
20h 30m₺14,649–21,159Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane NUE - SAW
8h 32m₺6,032–15,013Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Istanbul (IST)plane NUE - IST
8h 25m₺6,219–17,992Train, bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Jena West to Glauchau, Bahnhoftrain
- Take the bus from Chemnitz central bus station to Praguebus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane PRG - SAW
11h 15m₺5,194–15,341Train, bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Jena West to Glauchau, Bahnhoftrain
- Take the bus from Chemnitz central bus station to Praguebus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Istanbul (IST)plane PRG - IST
11h 8m₺6,181–14,320Bus
- Take the bus from Jena bus station to Dresden central stationbus N69 / ...
- Take the bus from Dresden Bayrische Strasse to Haskovo Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Haskovo Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus
34h 5m₺5,793–8,732Train, bus via Pazardzhik
- Take the train from Jena Paradies to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain Rb
- Take the bus from Halle Central Bus Station to Pazardzhik Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Pazardzhik Coach Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus
34h 51m₺6,454–8,757Drive, car train
- Drive from Jena to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirnecartrain
- Drive from Edirne to Istanbulcar
41h 10m₺17,526–99,715
Jena to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Jena to Istanbul is to bus which costs 5.500 ₺ - 9.000 ₺ and takes 34h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Jena to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 7h 43m and costs 6.500 ₺ - 21.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Jena station to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Jena bus station and arriving at Istanbul Büyük Otogari via Dresden Bayrische Strasse and Haskovo Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Jena to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Jena West and arriving at Yenikapi via Erfurt Hbf, Passau Hbf, Wien Meidling, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 49m.
The distance between Jena and Istanbul is 1836 km. The road distance is 2049.4 km.
The best way to get from Jena to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus which takes 32h 7m and costs 7.500 ₺ - 10.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 7h 43m to get from Jena to Istanbul, including transfers.
Jena to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Jena bus station.
Jena to Istanbul train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Jena West station.
Jena to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Dresden central station.
What companies run services between Jena, Germany and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Jena bus station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari via Dresden Bayrische Strasse and Haskovo Central Bus Station in around 34h 5m.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–21,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–17,000
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–16,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–15,000
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–8,000
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–8,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–28,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–13,000
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–12,000
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- info@abellio-mitteldeutschland.de
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Jena Paradies to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,200
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Jena Paradies to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,400
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Jena Paradies to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–4,100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,400
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–7,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–3,100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺750–3,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–2,600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺550–800
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,800
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Jena West to Glauchau, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,300
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 37343 808037
- verein@pressnitztalbahn.de
- Website
- pressnitztalbahn.de
Train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- pressnitztalbahn.de
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–3,200
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–15,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–3,300
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- ₺2,200–3,300
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–8,000
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺2,300–3,400
- 1st Class
- ₺4,700–8,000
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,700
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺950–1,400
- 1st Class
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–41,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- ₺20,000–23,000
- Car Compartment
- ₺37,000–41,000
- Phone
- +49 89 54880111
- info@optimatours.de
- Website
- optimatours.de
Car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirne
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺10,732–53,346
- Schedules at
- optimatours.de
- Couch Wagon BC-4
- ₺10,732
- Couch Wagon BC-1
- ₺29,032
- Sleeper Wagon
- ₺33,179
- Couch Wagon BC-4 Car
- ₺30,898
- Couch Wagon BC-1 Car
- ₺49,199
- Sleeper Wagon Car
- ₺53,346
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,000
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Chemnitz central bus station to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,600
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Jena bus station to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺500–950
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Dresden Bayrische Strasse to Haskovo Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–6,500
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
Bus from Haskovo Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,200
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Haskovo Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,400
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Pazardzhik Coach Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–1,900
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- huntur.com.tr
Bus from Haskovo Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,300
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/?l=EN
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Halle Central Bus Station to Pazardzhik Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–5,500
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
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Istanbul is 2h ahead of Jena. It is currently 3:56 PM in Jena and 5:56 PM in Istanbul.
Jena to Istanbul train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Erfurt Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Jena to Istanbul is 2049 km. It takes approximately 20h 30m to drive from Jena to Istanbul.
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