There are 8 ways to get from Mannheim to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, or car
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Istanbul Airport
best- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane FRA - IST
6h 42m₺6,038–15,271Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane STR - SAW
7h 27m₺4,230–24,039Bus via Munich
- Take the bus from Mannheim central bus station to Munich central bus stationbus N952 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
32h 25m₺6,033–9,045Train, night train
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain 11 / ...
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Wien Westbahnhoftrain 967 / ...
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
37h 42m₺17,775–33,250Drive 2,214.9 km
- Drive from Mannheim to Istanbulcar 2,214.9 km
20h 18m₺22,330–32,255Train to Frankfurt, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane FRA - SAW
6h 54m₺4,241–19,294Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Istanbul Airport
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane STR - IST
7h 19m₺5,927–18,016Bus
- Take the bus from Mannheim Central Bus Station to Burgas Bus Station Southbus Citylines 64 / ...
- Take the bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus Citylines 49 / ...
39h 50m₺7,881–11,382
Mannheim to Istanbul by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Mannheim to Istanbul is to train and fly which costs 4.200 ₺ - 24.000 ₺ and takes 7h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Mannheim to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 6h 42m and costs 6.000 ₺ - 16.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Mannheim station to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Mannheim central bus station and arriving at Istanbul via Munich. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Mannheim to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Yenikapi via Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10, Wien Westbahnhof, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 42m.
The distance between Mannheim and Istanbul is 1953 km. The road distance is 2214.9 km.
The best way to get from Mannheim to Istanbul without a car is to bus via Munich which takes 32h 25m and costs 6.000 ₺ - 9.500 ₺.
It takes approximately 6h 42m to get from Mannheim to Istanbul, including transfers.
Mannheim to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Mannheim central bus station.
Mannheim to Istanbul train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof station.
Mannheim to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Munich central bus station.
What companies run services between Mannheim, Germany and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Mannheim central bus station to Istanbul via Munich in around 32h 25m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–15,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–13,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–18,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–20,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–17,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–16,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–16,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Istanbul Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–24,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Istanbul Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–12,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Istanbul Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–9,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺600–1,200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–6,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺600–1,200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,800
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,800
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺450–850
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–3,900
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺450–850
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺650–1,200
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺650–1,200
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- info@msm-gruppe.de
- Website
- MSM Partyzug
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- MSM Partyzug
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–8,000
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–18,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺550–1,481
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₺550–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Mannheim central bus station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–2,600
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,500
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Mannheim Central Bus Station to Burgas Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–9,500
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,300
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,224
- Website
- Arda Tur
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Booking & Getting There
Istanbul is 2h ahead of Mannheim. It is currently 4:44 AM in Mannheim and 6:44 AM in Istanbul.
Mannheim to Istanbul train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at München Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Mannheim to Istanbul is 2215 km. It takes approximately 20h 18m to drive from Mannheim to Istanbul.
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