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There are 12 ways to get from Rostock to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, car, ferry, or car train

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  1. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeBER - SAW
    8h 46m
    ₺4,300–14,984

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Rostock central bus station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus032 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Haskovo Central Bus Stationbus
    3. Take the bus from Haskovo Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus
    37h 5m
    ₺2,343–9,538

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain17
    2. Take the bus from Dresden Bayrische Strasse to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus
    3. Take the bus from Plovdiv to Istanbulbus
    35h 13m
    ₺7,229–12,420

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Berlin Hbftrain17
    2. Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Děčín hlavní nádražítrain27
    3. Take the train from Decin Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien MeidlingtrainRj
    4. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain347
    5. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
    42h 26m
    ₺15,065–25,943

  5. Drive 2,331.3 km

    1. Drive from Rostock to Istanbulcar2,331.3 km
    22h 55m
    ₺16,346–23,611

  6. Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeHAM - SAW
    9h 39m
    ₺4,689–13,733

  7. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus

    1. Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Istanbul (IST)planeBER - IST
    3. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
    9h 13m
    ₺5,517–17,183

  8. Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus

    1. Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Istanbul (IST)planeHAM - IST
    3. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
    10h 6m
    ₺6,506–16,932

  9. Ferry, bus to Copenhagen Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the ferry from Rostock Port to Gedserferry
    2. Take the bus from Gedser to Copenhagen Airportbus
    3. Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeCPH - SAW
    14h
    ₺6,695–17,756

  10. Ferry, bus to Copenhagen Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus

    1. Take the ferry from Rostock Port to Gedserferry
    2. Take the bus from Gedser to Copenhagen Airportbus
    3. Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Istanbul (IST)planeCPH - IST
    4. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
    14h 22m
    ₺8,212–21,955

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Rostock to Hamburg Hbfcar
    2. Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
    3. Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirnecartrain
    4. Drive from Edirne to Istanbulcar
    43h 16m
    ₺17,366–101,528

  12. Bus via Lviv urban hromada

    1. Take the bus from Rostock Central Bus Station to Lviv Striyskyi Bus StationbusEuroclub
    2. Take the bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbusGns-01
    2d 1h
    ₺6,941–9,271

Rostock to Istanbul by train and bus

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration35h 13mAverage Duration
Ticket₺7,229Cheapest Price
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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 37h 5m.

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