There are 9 ways to get from Mannheim to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Istanbul (IST)plane FRA - IST
6h 41m₺4,864–14,917Train 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₺3,328–18,460Bus via Munich
- Take the bus from Mannheim central bus station to Munich central bus stationbus N952 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
31h 25m₺5,028–7,464Train, night train
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain 42 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Wien Westbahnhoftrain Drf / ...
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
38h 35m₺14,067–31,394Drive 2,230.4 km
- Drive from Mannheim to Istanbulcar 2,230.4 km
19h 54m₺15,974–23,073Train 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 58m₺3,977–17,938Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Istanbul (IST)plane STR - IST
7h 15m₺5,615–16,439Bus
- 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₺7,203–9,524Drive, car train
- Drive from Mannheim to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirnecartrain
- Drive from Edirne to Istanbulcar
40h 49m₺17,494–99,669
Mannheim to Istanbul by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mannheim to Istanbul is to train and fly which costs 3.900 ₺ - 18.000 ₺ and takes 6h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Mannheim to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 6h 41m and costs 4.800 ₺ - 15.000 ₺.
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 31h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Mannheim to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Yenikapi via München Hbf, Wien Westbahnhof, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 35m.
The distance between Mannheim and Istanbul is 1953 km. The road distance is 2230.4 km.
The best way to get from Mannheim to Istanbul without a car is to bus via Munich which takes 31h 25m and costs 5.000 ₺ - 7.500 ₺.
It takes approximately 6h 41m 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 31h 25m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–11,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–10,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–19,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–21,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–11,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–9,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–8,500
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–27,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,900–15,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–15,000
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Istanbul via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–23,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Istanbul via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–11,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺650–1,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–3,600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺900–2,100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺650–2,000
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺650–1,000
- 1st Class
- ₺1,100–2,000
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–9,500
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺2,700–4,000
- 1st Class
- ₺5,500–9,500
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺900–2,900
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺900–1,400
- 1st Class
- ₺1,700–2,900
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–5,500
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- ₺3,000–4,000
- 1st Class
- ₺4,400–5,500
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–2,900
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- ₺1,300–1,700
- 1st Class
- ₺2,300–2,900
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–5,500
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- 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
- ₺900–1,700
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺900–1,300
- 1st Class
- ₺1,200–1,700
- 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
- ₺5,000–41,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- ₺20,000–23,000
- Car Compartment
- ₺36,000–41,000
- 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
- ₺10,640–52,888
- Schedules at
- optimatours.de
- Couch Wagon BC-4
- ₺10,640
- Couch Wagon BC-1
- ₺28,783
- Sleeper Wagon
- ₺32,895
- Couch Wagon BC-4 Car
- ₺30,633
- Couch Wagon BC-1 Car
- ₺48,776
- Sleeper Wagon Car
- ₺52,888
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Mannheim central bus station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,182
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Mannheim central bus station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Mannheim central bus station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺700–1,100
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/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/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Mannheim Central Bus Station to Burgas Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–8,500
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,200
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,131
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
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Istanbul is 2h ahead of Mannheim. It is currently 6:28 PM in Mannheim and 8:28 PM 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 2230 km. It takes approximately 19h 54m to drive from Mannheim to Istanbul.
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