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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
    ₺4,349–11,982

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

    cheapest
    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
    ₺3,989–13,722

  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
    34h 8m
    ₺6,929–12,317

  4. Train, night train via Děčín

    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
    41h 57m
    ₺15,064–25,942

  5. Drive 2,331.3 km

    1. Drive from Rostock to Istanbulcar2,331.3 km
    22h 55m
    ₺16,331–23,588

  6. 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
    ₺5,566–17,181

  7. 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
    ₺6,106–15,921

  8. 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
    ₺6,594–17,755

  9. 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
    ₺8,211–21,954

  10. 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
    ₺17,364–101,526

  11. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhftrain17
    2. Take the night train from Berlin Gesundbrunnen to Wien HbfnighttrainNj
    3. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Videletrain347
    4. Take the night train from Videle to Halkalinighttrain
    46h 7m
    ₺14,715–31,724

  12. Bus

    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
    ₺6,938–9,268

Rostock to Istanbul by train and bus

Calendar3Weekly Services
Duration34h 8mAverage Duration
Ticket₺6,929Cheapest 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 İstanbul Esenler bus station via Lviv Striyskyi Bus Station, Автовокзал, Скриня, and Dvirtsevyi Bus Station in around 2d 1h.

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