There are 13 ways to get from Ulm to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, car, ferry, or car train
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Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Wendlingen
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Istanbul (IST)STR - IST
6h 57m₺6,017–13,355Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Wendlingen
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)STR - SAW
7h 40m₺3,130–15,876Bus
- Take the bus from Ulm to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenler
24h 45m₺4,060–6,429Train, night train
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf11 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof90 / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien HbfRj / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkali
36h 31m₺12,668–25,000Drive 2,015.2 km
- Drive from Ulm to Istanbul2,015.2 km
18h 22m₺14,022–20,253Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen München
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Istanbul (IST)MUC - IST
7h 26m₺7,081–18,258Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen München
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)MUC - SAW
8h 9m₺4,194–13,779Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Ulm Hbf to Donauwoerth
- Take the train from Donauwörth to Nürnberg Hbf
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)NUE - SAW
9h 11mTrain, ferry, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Take the ferry from Friedrichshafen Faehre to Romanshorn Autoquai
- Take the train from Romanshorn to Zürich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)ZRH - SAW
10h 31m₺5,219–20,016Bus via Istanbul Hotel Montenegro
- Take the bus from Ulm to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Take the bus from Belgrade New Bus Station to Istanbul Hotel MontenegroCitylines 89 / ...
29h 35m₺4,760–8,029Bus #2
- Take the bus from Ulm Long Distance Bus Station to Burgas Bus Station SouthCitylines 64
- Take the bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük OtogariCitylines 49 / ...
36h 55m₺6,108–10,708Drive, car train
- Drive from Ulm to München Ost
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirne
- Drive from Edirne to Istanbul
38h 29m₺16,660–63,587Bus via Bucharest
- Take the bus from Ulm to București, Autogara Militari1929
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationN1998
40h 5m₺8,181–11,568
Ulm to Istanbul by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ulm to Istanbul is to bus which costs 4.000 ₺ - 6.500 ₺ and takes 24h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Ulm to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 6h 57m and costs 6.000 ₺ - 14.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Ulm to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Ulm and arriving at İstanbul Esenler via Beograd, Autobuska stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Ulm to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Ulm Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Yenikapi via München Hbf, Salzburg Hbf, Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 31m.
The distance between Ulm and Istanbul is 1852 km. The road distance is 2015.2 km.
The best way to get from Ulm to Istanbul without a car is to bus which takes 24h 45m and costs 4.000 ₺ - 6.500 ₺.
It takes approximately 6h 57m to get from Ulm to Istanbul, including transfers.
Ulm to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Ulm station.
Ulm to Istanbul train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Ulm Hauptbahnhof station.
Ulm to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at București, Autogara Militari station.
What companies run services between Ulm, Germany and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Ulm to İstanbul Esenler via Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 24h 45m.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,200–17,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–16,000
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–19,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,900–15,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–7,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–13,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–11,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–11,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,900–11,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–11,000
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Istanbul via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–13,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Wendlingen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺600–900
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Pasing to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺500–750
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Donauwörth to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺850–2,100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺750–2,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺950–2,100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,400
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,900
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺650–2,000
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺490–1,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–3,800
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺1,100–1,800
- 1st Class
- ₺2,300–3,800
- Phone
- +49 821 899825-44
- servus@go-ahead.bayern
- Website
- go-ahead.bayern
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Website
- Go-Ahead Bayern GmbH
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Website
- Go-Ahead Bayern GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 200730
- post@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–1,900
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,100
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺750–2,000
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺600–1,100
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- ₺600–900
- 1st Class
- ₺850–1,100
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,800
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–3,300
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,400
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺950–3,200
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺950–2,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺950–3,200
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–14,000
- 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
- ₺900–1,600
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺900–1,300
- 1st Class
- ₺1,200–1,600
- Phone
- +49 800 589 28 40
- Website
- agilis.de
Train from Ulm Hbf to Donauwoerth
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- agilis.de
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺700–900
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Romanshorn to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,700
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–5,500
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- 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
- ₺10,162–50,515
- Schedules at
- optimatours.de
- Couch Wagon BC-4
- ₺10,162
- Couch Wagon BC-1
- ₺27,492
- Sleeper Wagon
- ₺31,419
- Couch Wagon BC-4 Car
- ₺29,259
- Couch Wagon BC-1 Car
- ₺46,588
- Sleeper Wagon Car
- ₺50,515
- Phone
- +381 11 7620255
- office@fudeks.rs
- Website
- fudeks.rs
Bus from Ulm to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–4,600
- Website
- http://en.fudeks.rs/timetable/
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900
- Schedules at
- polazak.rs
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Belgrade New Bus Station to Istanbul Hotel Montenegro
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–3,500
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Ulm Long Distance Bus Station to Burgas Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–7,500
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,200
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- gunsel.ua
Bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–3,100
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,120–1,180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Ulm to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–8,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–3,100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- ₺1,000–1,600
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 3640-0
- info@bsb.de
- Website
- bsb.de
Ferry from Friedrichshafen Faehre to Romanshorn Autoquai
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺450–600
- Website
- https://www.bsb.de/en
- Phone
- +41 71 466 78 88
- info@sbsag.ch
- Website
- bodensee-schiffe.ch
Ferry from Friedrichshafen Faehre to Romanshorn Autoquai
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- bodensee-schiffe.ch
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Istanbul is 2h ahead of Ulm. It is currently 4:38 PM in Ulm and 6:38 PM in Istanbul.
Ulm to Istanbul train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at München Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ulm to Istanbul is 2015 km. It takes approximately 18h 22m to drive from Ulm to Istanbul.
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