There are 13 ways to get from Rostock to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, car, car ferry, or car train
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Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Istanbul (IST)plane BER - IST
8h 32m₺5,296–19,266Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BER - SAW
8h 44m₺3,409–19,287Train, bus via Munich
- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Berlin Hbftrain 17
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Ingolstadt Hbftrain 29
- Take the train from Ingolstadt Hbf to München Hbftrain 25 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
34h 31m₺7,986–16,800Train, night train
- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Berlin Hbftrain 17
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Děčín hlavní nádražítrain 27
- Take the train from Decin Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbftrain Rj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
41h 43m₺14,114–25,545Drive 2,331.1 km
- Drive from Rostock to Istanbulcar 2,331.1 km
23h 3m₺16,662–24,067Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Istanbul (IST)plane HAM - IST
9h 25m₺6,497–16,974Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane HAM - SAW
9h 37m₺3,610–17,995Car ferry, bus to Copenhagen Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the car ferry from Rostock Port to Gedsercarferry
- Take the bus from Gedser to Copenhagen Airportbus
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Istanbul (IST)plane CPH - IST
13h 38m₺7,954–19,160Car ferry, bus to Copenhagen Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the car ferry from Rostock Port to Gedsercarferry
- Take the bus from Gedser to Copenhagen Airportbus
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane CPH - SAW
13h 55m₺6,467–24,181Bus
- Take the bus from Rostock central bus station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus 032 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Haskovo Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Haskovo Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus
36h 55m₺6,397–9,802Train, bus
- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhftrain 17
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Dimitrovgrad Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to Halkalıtrain
39h 42m₺6,748–10,081Drive, car train
- Drive from Rostock to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirnecartrain
- Drive from Edirne to Istanbulcar
43h 18m₺17,490–103,664Bus via Lviv urban hromada
- Take the bus from Rostock Central Bus Station to Lviv Striyskyi Bus Stationbus Euroclub
- Take the bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus Gns-01
2d 1h₺6,477–8,693
Rostock to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rostock to Istanbul is to train and fly which costs 3.600 ₺ - 18.000 ₺ and takes 9h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Rostock to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 8h 32m and costs 5.000 ₺ - 20.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Rostock station to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Rostock central bus station and arriving at Istanbul Büyük Otogari via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and Haskovo Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Rostock to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Rostock Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Yenikapi via Berlin Hbf, Decin Hlavni Nadrazi, Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 43m.
The distance between Rostock and Istanbul is 1976 km. The road distance is 2331.1 km.
The best way to get from Rostock to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus via Munich which takes 34h 31m and costs 8.000 ₺ - 17.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 8h 32m to get from Rostock to Istanbul, including transfers.
Rostock to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Rostock central bus station.
Rostock to Istanbul train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Rostock Hauptbahnhof station.
Rostock to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
What companies run services between Rostock, Germany and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Rostock central bus station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and Haskovo Central Bus Station in around 36h 55m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–12,000
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–11,000
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–23,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–17,000
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–20,000
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–17,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–11,000
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–10,000
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–13,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–13,000
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–13,000
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–18,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–21,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–3,300
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,700
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Berlin Hbf to Ingolstadt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–7,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ingolstadt Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Berlin Hbf to Děčín hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–2,900
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–2,800
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,700
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,300
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ingolstadt Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–2,100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,300
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Berlin Hbf to Děčín hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–4,100
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Decin Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–2,400
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- 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
- ₺950–1,700
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺950–1,400
- 1st Class
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Phone
- +49 30 514 88 88 88
- info@odeg.de
- Website
- odeg.de
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Schedules at
- odeg.de
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Dimitrovgrad to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺390–600
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–45,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- ₺22,000–25,000
- Car Compartment
- ₺40,000–45,000
- 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
- ₺10,732–53,346
- Schedules at
- optimatours.de
- Couch Wagon BC-4
- ₺10,732
- Couch Wagon BC-1
- ₺29,032
- Sleeper Wagon
- ₺33,179
- Couch Wagon BC-4 Car
- ₺30,898
- Couch Wagon BC-1 Car
- ₺49,199
- Sleeper Wagon Car
- ₺53,346
- 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/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Gedser to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Rostock central bus station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺600–1,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Haskovo Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–7,000
- 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
- ₺750–1,200
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Dimitrovgrad Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–7,000
- 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/
- 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
- Phone
- +38(066)-281-80-41
- euroclubbus@gmail.com
- Website
- eclub.kiev.ua
Bus from Rostock Central Bus Station to Lviv Striyskyi Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–4,200
- Website
- EuroClub
- 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
- ₺3,400–4,500
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
- Phone
- +45 33 15 15 15
- Scandlines@scandlines.com
- Website
- scandlines.se
Car ferry from Rostock Port to Gedser
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–4,000
- Schedules at
- scandlines.com
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More Questions & Answers
Istanbul is 2h ahead of Rostock. It is currently 5:20 AM in Rostock and 7:20 AM in Istanbul.
Rostock to Istanbul train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Berlin Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rostock to Istanbul is 2331 km. It takes approximately 23h 3m to drive from Rostock to Istanbul.
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