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There are 12 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

    best
    1. Take the train from Jena Paradies to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Istanbul (IST)planeLEJ - IST
    7h 26m
    ₺8,270–21,793

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Jena bus station to Leipzig central train stationbus012 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Leipzig Goethestraße to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus
    3. Take the bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Istanbul Esenler Otogaribus
    33h 35m
    ₺5,543–7,374

  3. Train, bus

    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 41m
    ₺7,521–11,353

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Jena West to Erfurt HbftrainRe1 / ...
    2. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Passau Hbftrain91 / ...
    3. Take the train from Passau Hbf to Wien HbftrainIce
    4. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain347
    5. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
    38h 51m
    ₺14,449–26,298

  5. Drive 2,049.9 km

    1. Drive from Jena to Istanbulcar2,049.9 km
    20h 22m
    ₺14,266–20,606

  6. Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Istanbul

    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
    7h 47m
    ₺7,941–23,913

  7. 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 25m
    ₺7,054–16,434

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

    1. Take the train from Jena West to Glauchau, Bahnhoftrain
    2. Take the bus from Chemnitz, Omnibusbahnhof to Praha, Václav Havel Airport Praguebus
    3. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Istanbul (IST)planePRG - IST
    10h 53m

  9. 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, Omnibusbahnhof to Praha, Václav Havel Airport Praguebus
    3. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planePRG - SAW
    11h 36m

  10. Bus via Sofia

    1. Take the bus from Weimar Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus StationbusCitylines 17
    2. Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük OtogaribusCitylines 40 / ...
    34h 59m
    ₺6,194–9,112

  11. 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
    ₺17,291–97,564

  12. Train, night train via Linz

    1. Take the train from Jena Paradies to Passau Hbftrain17
    2. Take the train from Passau Hbf to Linz HbftrainRe
    3. Take the train from Linz Hbf to Wien HbftrainRj / ...
    4. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Videletrain347
    5. Take the night train from Videle to Halkalinighttrain
    42h
    ₺14,686–22,777

Jena to Istanbul by bus and foot

Calendar3Weekly Services
Duration33h 35mAverage Duration
Ticket₺5,543Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Jena, Germany and Istanbul, Turkey?

You can take a bus from Jena bus station to Istanbul Esenler Otogari via Leipzig central train station, Leipzig Goethestraße, and Plovdiv Bus Station South in around 33h 35m.

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