There are 10 ways to get from Zwickau to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Train to Leipzig, fly to Istanbul
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Take the train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig/Halle Flughafen
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Fly from Leipzig (LEJ) to Istanbul (IST)
Cheapest option
Bus
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Take the bus from Zwickau Main Train Station to Dresden Central Train Station
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Take the bus from Dresden to Sofia
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Take the bus from Sofia to Istanbul
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Train, train to Nuremberg, fly to Istanbul
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Take the train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Hof Hbf
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Take the train from Hof Hbf to Nuernberg Hbf
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Fly from Nuremberg (NUE) to Istanbul (IST)
Train, bus to Prague, fly to Istanbul
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Take the train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Karlovy Vary Dolni Nadrazi
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Take the bus from Karlovy Vary Terminal Bus Station to Prague Airport Terminal 1/2
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Fly from Prague (PRG) to Istanbul (IST)
Train, train to Berlin Brandenburg Apt, fly to Istanbul
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Take the train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
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Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Berlin Suedkreuz
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Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Apt (BER) to Istanbul (IST)
Train, train to Berlin Brandenburg Apt, fly to Sabiha Gokcen
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Take the train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
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Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Berlin Suedkreuz
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Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Apt (BER) to Sabiha Gokcen (SAW)
Train, bus, night train
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Take the train from Zwickau-Poelbitz to Chemnitz Hbf
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Take the bus from Chemnitz to Stara Zagora
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Take the night train from Stara Zagora to Halkali
Train, bus
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Take the train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Dresden Hbf
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Take the bus from Dresden to Varna Central Bus Station
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Take the bus from Varna to Otogar
Train, night train
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Take the train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Hof Hbf
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Take the train from Hof Hbf to Regensburg Hbf
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Take the train from Regensburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
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Take the night train from Wien Hbf to Videle
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Take the night train from Videle to Halkali
Drive
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Drive from Zwickau to Istanbul
Travel safe during COVID-19
International entry into Turkey from Germany
- Entry is partially open for citizens and permanent residents of Germany
Conditions of entry into Turkey from Germany
- Negative COVID-19 test issued at most 3 days before arrival
- Travellers who have recovered from COVID-19 in the last 6 months are exempt from providing a negative COVID-19 test (certificate needed)
- Travellers with a certificate of vaccination are exempt from providing a negative COVID-19 test
- Passenger Locator Form (PLF) required
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- Negative COVID-19 test issued at most 3 days before arrival and 14 day mandatory self quarantine
- Negative COVID-19 test issued at most 3 days before arrival and 10 day mandatory self quarantine
- Negative COVID-19 result is required for quarantine release
- Travellers who have recovered from COVID-19 in the last 6 months are exempt from providing a negative COVID-19 test and can bypass compulsory quarantine on arrival (certificate required)
- Travellers with a certificate of vaccination are exempt from providing a negative COVID-19 test and can bypass compulsory quarantine on arrival
- Negative COVID-19 test issued at most 3 days before arrival
- Travellers who have recovered from COVID-19 in the last 6 months are exempt from providing a negative COVID-19 test (certificate needed)
- Travellers with a certificate of vaccination are exempt from providing a negative COVID-19 test
- Passenger Locator Form (PLF) required
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Rules to follow in Turkey
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Considerations leaving from Germany
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, but conditions apply when entering Turkey from Germany.
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- Face masks are mandatory
- There is a social distancing requirement of 2 metres
- Observe COVID-19 safety rules
- Nationwide control measures in place
The national COVID-19 helpline number in Istanbul is 184.
Wearing a face mask on public transport in Istanbul is mandatory.
The social distance requirement in Istanbul is 2 metres.
Make yourself known to an official member of staff and/or call the national coronavirus helpline number on 184.
No, but conditions apply when returning to Germany from Turkey.
See options for return travel.
Last updated: 23 Oct 2021
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Questions & Answers
The most affordable way to get from Zwickau to Istanbul is to bus, which costs €55 - €100 and takes 29h 27m.
The quickest way to get from Zwickau to Istanbul is to train and fly which costs €200 - €800 and takes 7h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Zwickau to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf and arriving at Yenikapi via Hof Hbf, Regensburg Hbf, Wien Hbf, Videle and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 49m.
The distance between Zwickau and Istanbul is 1664 km. The road distance is 2032.3 km.
The best way to get from Zwickau to Istanbul without a car is to bus which takes 29h 27m and costs €55 - €100.
It takes approximately 7h 10m to get from Zwickau to Istanbul, including transfers.
Zwickau to Istanbul train services, operated by Transdev, depart from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf station.
The quickest flight from Leipzig Airport to Istanbul Airport is the direct flight which takes 3h.
Istanbul is 1h ahead of Zwickau. It is currently 4:33 AM in Zwickau and 5:33 AM in Istanbul.
Zwickau to Istanbul train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Halkali station.
- Distance: 1664 km
- Duration: 7h 10m
What companies run services between Zwickau, Germany and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Zwickau to Istanbul via Dresden, Sofia, Istanbul, and Otogar in around 29h 27m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Leipzig to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 1.900 ₺ - 8.000 ₺
Flights from Nuremberg to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 750 ₺ - 3.500 ₺
Flights from Prague to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 800 ₺ - 2.500 ₺
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Apt to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 1.100 ₺ - 3.800 ₺
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Apt to Istanbul via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- 1.100 ₺ - 3.800 ₺
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Apt to Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 1.400 ₺ - 10.000 ₺
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Apt to Sabiha Gokcen via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- 1.400 ₺ - 10.000 ₺
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 2.200 ₺ - 9.000 ₺
Flights from Nuremberg to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- 1.500 ₺ - 4.500 ₺
Flights from Prague to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- 2.100 ₺ - 7.000 ₺
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Apt to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 1.600 ₺ - 11.000 ₺
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Apt to Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 1.300 ₺ - 8.000 ₺
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Apt to Sabiha Gokcen via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- 1.300 ₺ - 8.000 ₺
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Prague to Istanbul via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- 1.100 ₺ - 4.400 ₺
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Prague to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 1.200 ₺ - 4.600 ₺
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Apt to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 2.000 ₺ - 8.500 ₺
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Prague to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- 2.000 ₺ - 4.000 ₺
Deutsche Bahn’s regional network is made up of IRE (Interregio-Express), RE (Regional-Express), RB (Regionalbahn) and S-Bahn trains. Ticket prices are fixed and there’s no seat reservations – just turn up, buy a ticket and jump on the next train. All regional trains depart regularly and connect to local and long-distance services.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig/Halle Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 180 ₺ - 260 ₺
- Website
- reiseauskunft.bahn.de
Train from Hof Hbf to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 290 ₺ - 410 ₺
- Website
- reiseauskunft.bahn.de
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 150 ₺ - 220 ₺
- Website
- reiseauskunft.bahn.de
- Phone
- 030 200730
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Hof Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Transdev
Train from Zwickau-Poelbitz to Chemnitz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Transdev
Train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- Transdev
- Phone
- 0341 231898288
- info@mitteldeutsche-regiobahn.de
- Website
- mitteldeutsche-regiobahn.de
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Hof Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Mitteldeutsche Regiobahn
Train from Zwickau, Pölbitzer Bahnhof to Chemnitz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Mitteldeutsche Regiobahn
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Mitteldeutsche Regiobahn
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- info@laenderbahn.com
- Website
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Hof Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Karlovy Vary Dolni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Hof Hbf to Regensburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- Die Länderbahn
German rail company Deutsche Bahn is known for its efficient and comfortable service. It offers many different types of rail transportation, including ICE or Intercity-Express for high-speed services between major cities and regions, IC (InterCity) for long-distance trains, RE (Regional Express) trains that connect regions and cities, and the S-Bahn rapid transit service. There are two main tickets on offer: the Flexpreis that has full flexibility, and the Sparpreis which is the cheaper, advanced fare (bookings usually open 6 months in advance for domestic tickets).
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 0180 6 99 66 33
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Berlin Suedkreuz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 380 ₺ - 550 ₺
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn
Train from Regensburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- 800 ₺ - 1.100 ₺
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn
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- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Berlin Suedkreuz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 300 ₺ - 420 ₺
- Website
- fahrplan.oebb.at
- Phone
- +49 1807 123 99 123
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.com
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Berlin Suedkreuz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- 110 ₺ - 140 ₺
- Website
- Flixtrain
Deutsche Bahn’s high-speed InterCity (IC) trains connect cities within Germany. They’re a popular way to travel as they’re faster than Deutsche Bahn’s regional trains and offer a frequent, fast service. All IC trains have first and second class carriages, power sockets and toilets, and most have a bistro cafe or restaurant. Tickets can be booked up to 180 days in advance of travel.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Berlin Suedkreuz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- 550 ₺ - 800 ₺
- Website
- reiseauskunft.bahn.de
Train from Regensburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 850 ₺ - 1.200 ₺
- Website
- reiseauskunft.bahn.de
- Phone
- 0700 10 200
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Stara Zagora to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 95 ₺ - 150 ₺
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- 95 ₺ - 120 ₺
- 1st Class
- 110 ₺ - 150 ₺
Night train from Videle to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 160 ₺ - 250 ₺
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- 160 ₺ - 200 ₺
- 1st Class
- 200 ₺ - 250 ₺
- Phone
- +32 2 528 28 28
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Regensburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- 370 ₺ - 550 ₺
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Book at
- Belgium Rail Pass
- 2nd Class
- 370 ₺ - 550 ₺
- 1st Class
- 550 ₺ - 850 ₺
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Wien Hbf to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 240 ₺ - 750 ₺
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- 2nd Class
- 240 ₺ - 310 ₺
- 1st Class
- 600 ₺ - 750 ₺
- Phone
- +420 542 42 42 42
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Karlovy Vary Terminal Bus Station to Prague Airport Terminal 1/2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- 50 ₺ - 75 ₺
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +38(066)-281-80-41
- euroclubbus@gmail.com
- Website
- eclub.kiev.ua
Bus from Zwickau Main Train Station to Dresden Central Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 250 ₺ - 360 ₺
- Website
- EuroClub
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 100 ₺ - 130 ₺
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
Frequently asked questions
- Phone
- 02/989 0000
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Dresden to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- 470 ₺ - 650 ₺
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Website
- hasturizm.bg
Bus from Sofia to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 80 ₺
- Website
- Has Turizm
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- huntur.com.tr
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- 50 ₺ - 70 ₺
- Website
- Huntur
- Phone
- +359 879 321 588
- radinavip@gmail.com
- Website
- radinavip.com
Bus from Chemnitz to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- 1.000 ₺ - 1.300 ₺
- Website
- Radina VIP
- Website
- bustickets.distribusion.com
Bus from Dresden to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- 100 ₺ - 900 ₺
- Schedules at
- bustickets.distribusion.com
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- iletisim@metroturizm.com.tr
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Varna to Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 75 ₺ - 120 ₺
- Website
- MetroTurizm
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