There are 11 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
8h 37m₺5,844–20,281Train, 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 Berlin Suedkreuztrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BER - SAW
10h 19m₺4,457–18,892Bus
- 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₺7,737–11,890Train, night train
- Take the train from Jena Paradies to Leipzig Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Ec
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbftrain Rj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
40h 11m₺18,594–34,940Drive 2,049.4 km
- Drive from Jena to Istanbulcar 2,049.4 km
20h 30m₺15,076–21,777Train, train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Jena Paradies to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Istanbul (IST)plane PRG - IST
12h₺8,976–18,415Train, train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Jena Paradies to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane PRG - SAW
12h 13m₺7,789–19,436Bus via Shumen
- Take the bus from Jena bus station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus N69 / ...
- Take the bus from Praga to Shumenbus
- Take the bus from Shumen Kaliakra Bus Stop to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus
34h 25m₺6,079–11,416Train, bus
- Take the train from Jena West to Gera Hbftrain Rb
- Take the train from Gera Hbf to Hof Hbftrain Rb
- Take the train from Hof Hbf to Muenchen Hbftrain Re
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
34h 53m₺28,870–68,821Train, bus via Plovdiv
- Take the train from Jena Paradies to Leipzig Hbftrain Re
- Take the bus from Leipzig Goethestraße to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Halkalıtrain
37h 3m₺5,712–9,840Drive, car train
- Drive from Jena to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Istanbulcar
20h 47m₺19,365–63,971
Jena to Istanbul by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Jena to Istanbul is to train and bus via Plovdiv which costs 5.500 ₺ - 10.000 ₺ and takes 37h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Jena to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 8h 37m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 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 Paradies and arriving at Yenikapi via Leipzig Hbf, Praha Hlavni Nadrazi, Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 11m.
The distance between Jena and Istanbul is 1842 km. The road distance is 2049.4 km.
The best way to get from Jena to Istanbul without a car is to bus which takes 34h 5m and costs 7.500 ₺ - 12.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 8h 37m 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 Abellio GmbH, depart from Jena Paradies 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
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–14,000
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–10,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–18,000
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–16,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–20,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–11,000
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–12,000
- 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
Train from Jena Paradies to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,200
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–6,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–4,000
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,900
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–22,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- 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 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Berlin Suedkreuz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–3,600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 37343 808037
- verein@pressnitztalbahn.de
- Website
- pressnitztalbahn.de
Train from Jena West to Gera Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–17,000
- Schedules at
- pressnitztalbahn.de
Train from Gera Hbf to Hof Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–32,000
- Schedules at
- pressnitztalbahn.de
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- info@laenderbahn.com
- Website
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Hof Hbf to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–14,000
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Plovdiv to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺470–3,026
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Double Room
- ₺1,680
- Single Room
- ₺3,026
- Four Person Room
- ₺1,477
- 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
- ₺5,000–42,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- ₺20,000–23,000
- Car Compartment
- ₺37,000–42,000
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Jena bus station to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺600–1,100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Jena bus station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–2,100
- 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
- ₺6,000–9,500
- 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
- ₺1,200–1,900
- 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 Shumen Kaliakra Bus Stop to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,200
- 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
Bus from Shumen Kaliakra Bus Stop to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,400
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/?l=EN
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- omega_group@abv.bg
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Praga to Shumen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–8,000
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en/transport_company/omega+group+84
- 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/
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Leipzig Goethestraße to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–5,500
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
Want to know more about travelling around Türkiye
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Heading to Europe? Read this before you buy a Eurail Pass
Read the travel guide
Want to know more about Flixbus?
Read the travel guide
More Questions & Answers
Istanbul is 1h ahead of Jena. It is currently 7:01 PM in Jena and 8:01 PM in Istanbul.
Jena to Istanbul train services, operated by Abellio GmbH, arrive at Leipzig Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Jena to Istanbul is 2049 km. It takes approximately 20h 30m to drive from Jena to Istanbul.
There are 4237+ hotels available in Istanbul.


































































