There are 12 ways to get from Leipzig to Turkey by plane, bus, train, night train, car, or car train
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Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Istanbul, bus
best- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Istanbul (IST)LEJ - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Aksaray
7h 10m₺6,983–17,887Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof50 / ...
- Take the bus from Dresden Bayrische Strasse to Haskovo Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Haskovo Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
33h 19m₺2,558–10,091Train, bus via Munich
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf28 / ...
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf29 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbul
30h 47m₺6,738–13,690Train, night train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof50 / ...
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Děčín hlavní nádraží27 / ...
- Take the train from Decin Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien MeidlingRj
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkali
39h 27m₺13,936–23,136Drive 2,029.1 km
- Drive from Leipzig to Istanbul2,029.1 km
20h 1m₺14,319–20,683Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Antalya Airport
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Antalya Airport (AYT)LEJ - AYT
7h 10m₺4,075–30,549Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)BER - ADB
6h 52m₺4,159–17,068Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)BER - SAW
7h 46m₺3,529–16,046Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Istanbul (IST)BER - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Aksaray
8h 26m₺4,846–19,385Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Antalya Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Antalya Airport (AYT)DRS - AYT
8h 21m₺4,660–16,306Bus
- Take the bus from Leipzig Goethestraße to Plovdiv Bus Station SouthRacic Eurobus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Istanbul
31h 17m₺5,202–6,869Drive, car train
- Drive from Leipzig to Fulda
- Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirne
- Drive from Edirne to Istanbul
41h 53m₺18,078–99,656
Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Turkey is to bus which costs 5.000 ₺ - 7.000 ₺ and takes 31h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Turkey is to train and fly which takes 6h 52m and costs 4.100 ₺ - 18.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Leipzig to Turkey. However, there are services departing from Leipzig Goethestraße and arriving at İskenderpaşa via Plovdiv and Bayrampaşa Devlet Hastanesi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 17m.
No, there is no direct train from Leipzig to Turkey. However, there are services departing from Leipzig Hbf and arriving at Yenikapi via Dresden Hauptbahnhof, Decin Hlavni Nadrazi, Wien Meidling, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 27m.
The distance between Leipzig and Turkey is 1756 km. The road distance is 2029.1 km.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Turkey without a car is to train and bus via Munich which takes 30h 47m and costs 6.500 ₺ - 14.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 7h 10m to get from Leipzig to Turkey, including transfers.
Leipzig to Turkey bus services, operated by Racic Eurobus, depart from Leipzig Goethestraße station.
Leipzig to Turkey train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Leipzig Hbf station.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Turkey is to fly which takes 7h 10m and costs 4.000 ₺ - 31.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 5.000 ₺ - 7.000 ₺ and takes 31h 17m.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Turkey?
SunExpress, Corendon Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Antalya Airport (AYT) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Leipzig Goethestraße to İskenderpaşa via Plovdiv, Istanbul, and Bayrampaşa Devlet Hastanesi in around 31h 17m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–18,000
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Antalya Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–30,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–12,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–23,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–18,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–17,000
Flights from Dresden Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–25,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–33,000
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Antalya Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–11,000
Flights from Dresden Airport to Antalya Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–22,000
Flights from Dresden Airport to Antalya Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–24,000
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–11,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–14,000
Flights from Dresden Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–21,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Antalya Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–11,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–14,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–11,000
- Website
- corendon.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–34,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–16,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,900–11,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–4,600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–3,100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,800
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Děčín hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,300
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–2,900
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,800
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–1,900
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,400
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Děčín hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺600–900
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,400
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Děčín hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,500
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Decin Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–3,200
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- ₺1,500–2,200
- 1st Class
- ₺2,400–3,200
- Business
- ₺2,600–3,000
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/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,600
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺900–1,300
- 1st Class
- ₺1,200–1,600
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–2,700
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺220–850
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–1,900
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- 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
- ₺5,000–40,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- ₺19,000–22,000
- Car Compartment
- ₺36,000–40,000
- 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
- ₺10,444–51,913
- Schedules at
- optimatours.de
- Couch Wagon BC-4
- ₺10,444
- Couch Wagon BC-1
- ₺28,252
- Sleeper Wagon
- ₺32,288
- Couch Wagon BC-4 Car
- ₺30,068
- Couch Wagon BC-1 Car
- ₺47,877
- Sleeper Wagon Car
- ₺51,913
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Aksaray
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺130–360
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- 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/
Bus from Plovdiv to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,600
- 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
- ₺4,200–5,500
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
- 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
- ₺950–1,300
- 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
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Leipzig to Turkey bus services, operated by Racic Eurobus, arrive at Plovdiv Bus Station South.
Turkey is 2h ahead of Leipzig. It is currently 6:36 AM in Leipzig and 8:36 AM in Turkey.
Leipzig to Turkey train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Dresden Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leipzig to Turkey is 2029 km. It takes approximately 20h 1m to drive from Leipzig to Turkey.
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