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How to get fromWeimar to Istanbulby train, plane, bus, night train, or car

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There are 10 ways to get from Weimar to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, or car

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  1. Train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Istanbul

    best
    1. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane NUE - IST
    7h 51m
    ₺7,611–31,215

  2. Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Weimar to Göttingentrain train
    2. Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane HAJ - SAW
    9h 35m
    ₺5,822–26,990

  3. Train, bus via Munich

    1. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain train 29 / ...
    2. Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbftrain train 29 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus bus
    31h 21m
    ₺7,697–25,451

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain train 29 / ...
    2. Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain train
    3. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    4. Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    38h 31m
    ₺18,157–43,541

  5. Drive  2,071.1 km

    1. Drive from Weimar to Istanbulcar car 2,071.1 km
    20h 48m
    ₺16,870–24,368

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

    1. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane NUE - SAW
    8h 4m
    ₺8,114–24,238

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

    1. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane BER - SAW
    8h 38m
    ₺6,374–29,458

  8. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Weimar Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus Citylines 17
    2. Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus bus Citylines 40 / ...
    33h 30m
    ₺6,454–8,784

  9. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Weimar to Praha Hlavní nádražítrain train Drf
    2. Take the bus from Praga to Shumenbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Shumen to Istanbul Otogaribus bus
    36h 43m

  10. Train, night train via Prague

    1. Take the train from Weimar to Praha Hlavní nádražítrain train Drf
    2. Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbftrain train Rj
    3. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    4. Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    40h 8m

Weimar to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration31h 21mAverage Duration
Ticket₺7,697Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,911.1 km
  • Duration: 7h 51m

What companies run services between Weimar, Germany and Istanbul, Turkey?

You can take a bus from Weimar Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari via Sofia Serdica Bus Station in around 33h 30m.

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