There are 13 ways to get from Magdeburg to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Leipzig/Halle Flughafentrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Istanbul (IST)plane LEJ - IST
7h 9m₺5,742–21,116Train, train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Potsdam Hbftrain
- Take the train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BER - SAW
8h 58m₺3,098–17,173Train, bus
- Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain 55 / ...
- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to München Hbftrain 29 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
31h 41m₺9,177–17,245Train, night train
- Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain 55 / ...
- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain 29 / ...
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
39h 11m₺17,905–36,990Drive 2,143 km
- Drive from Magdeburg to Istanbulcar 2,143 km
20h 57m₺15,653–22,610Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Istanbul (IST)plane HAJ - IST
8h 11m₺5,403–14,927Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane HAJ - SAW
8h 20m₺3,616–19,948Train, train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Potsdam Hbftrain
- Take the train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Istanbul (IST)plane BER - IST
8h 50m₺5,485–15,152Train, train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Stendal Hbftrain
- Take the train from Stendal Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane HAM - SAW
10h 4m₺4,396–19,298Bus
- Take the bus from Magdeburg to Lviv AS8 1 Dvirtseva Squarebus Mykolayiv
- Take the bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus Gns-01
35h 3mBus, train
- Take the bus from Magdeburg to Sofiabus
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
38h 18m₺4,333–9,145Train, bus via Bucharest
- Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain 55 / ...
- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to București, Autogara Militaribus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
42h 16m₺8,710–16,093Drive, car train
- Drive from Magdeburg to Göttingencar
- Take the car train from Göttingen to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Istanbulcar
21h 59m₺19,165–64,683
Magdeburg to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Magdeburg to Istanbul is to bus and train which costs 4.300 ₺ - 9.500 ₺ and takes 38h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Magdeburg to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 7h 9m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 22.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Magdeburg to Istanbul station. However, there are services departing from Magdeburg and arriving at İstanbul Esenler bus station via Dvirtsevyi Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 3m.
No, there is no direct train from Magdeburg to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Magdeburg Hbf and arriving at Yenikapi via Halle(Saale)Hbf, Nürnberg Hbf, Wien Meidling, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 11m.
The distance between Magdeburg and Istanbul is 1838 km. The road distance is 2143 km.
The best way to get from Magdeburg to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus which takes 31h 41m and costs 9.000 ₺ - 18.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 7h 9m to get from Magdeburg to Istanbul, including transfers.
Magdeburg to Istanbul bus services, operated by OrionBus, depart from Magdeburg station.
Magdeburg to Istanbul train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Magdeburg Hbf station.
Magdeburg to Istanbul bus services, operated by OrionBus, arrive at Lviv AS8 1 Dvirtseva Square station.
What companies run services between Magdeburg, Germany and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Magdeburg to İstanbul Esenler bus station via Lviv AS8 1 Dvirtseva Square and Dvirtsevyi Bus Station in around 35h 3m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–15,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–7,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–9,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–25,000
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 Hamburg Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–21,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–20,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–26,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–20,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–11,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–17,000
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 Hamburg Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–13,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Leipzig/Halle Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺900–2,200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,800
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–9,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–6,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–3,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Potsdam Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–2,400
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Stendal Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Stendal Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–3,900
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–2,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,400
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺550–800
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Stendal Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺600–950
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–2,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 69 9999 3640
- info@startgmbh.com
- Website
- startgmbh.com
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,200
- Schedules at
- startgmbh.com
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–6,500
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–21,000
- 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
- ₺900–1,700
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺900–1,300
- 1st Class
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Phone
- +49 30 514 88 88 88
- info@odeg.de
- Website
- odeg.de
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Potsdam Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺600–900
- Schedules at
- odeg.de
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Sofia to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺650–3,814
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Double Room
- ₺2,117
- Single Room
- ₺3,814
- Four Person Room
- ₺1,861
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Göttingen to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–44,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- ₺21,000–24,000
- Car Compartment
- ₺39,000–44,000
- 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
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- orionbus.net
Bus from Magdeburg to Lviv AS8 1 Dvirtseva Square
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://orionbus.net/en
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- gunsel.ua
Bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–4,400
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Magdeburg to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–5,500
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Leipzig central train station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–10,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–3,600
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Istanbul is 2h ahead of Magdeburg. It is currently 11:50 PM in Magdeburg and 1:50 AM in Istanbul.
Magdeburg to Istanbul train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Halle(Saale)Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Magdeburg to Istanbul is 2143 km. It takes approximately 20h 57m to drive from Magdeburg to Istanbul.
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