There are 10 ways to get from Erlangen to Istanbul by plane, train, bus, night train, or car
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Fly Nuremberg Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
best- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane NUE - SAW
6h 29m₺6,780–12,361Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Nuernberg Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane STR - SAW
10h 7m₺5,301–23,951Train, bus
- Take the train from Erlangen to München Hbftrain 28 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
29h 38m₺6,154–10,522Train, night train
- Take the train from Erlangen to München Hbftrain 28 / ...
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
35h 35m₺17,614–35,212Drive 2,023.2 km
- Drive from Erlangen to Istanbulcar 2,023.2 km
18h 14m₺16,580–23,948Fly Nuremberg Airport to Istanbul
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Istanbul (IST)plane NUE - IST
6h 22m₺5,777–18,338Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Erlangen to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Istanbul (IST)plane MUC - IST
7h 53m₺7,818–22,706Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Erlangen to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane MUC - SAW
8h 16m₺5,521–30,729Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Nuernberg Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Istanbul (IST)plane STR - IST
9h 54m₺6,898–21,928Bus
- Take the bus from Nuremberg Central Bus Station to Haskovo Central Bus Stationbus Arda-Tur
- Take the bus from Haskovo Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus Citylines 40 / ...
36h 10m₺14,479–16,749
Erlangen to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Erlangen to Istanbul is to train and bus which costs 6.000 ₺ - 11.000 ₺ and takes 29h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Erlangen to Istanbul is to fly which takes 6h 22m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 19.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Erlangen station to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Nuremberg Central Bus Station and arriving at Istanbul Büyük Otogari via Haskovo Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Erlangen to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Erlangen and arriving at Yenikapi via Muenchen Hbf, Salzburg Hbf, Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 35m.
The distance between Erlangen and Istanbul is 1765 km. The road distance is 2023.2 km.
The best way to get from Erlangen to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus which takes 29h 38m and costs 6.000 ₺ - 11.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 6h 29m to get from Erlangen to Istanbul, including transfers.
Erlangen to Istanbul bus services, operated by Arda Tur, depart from Nuremberg Central Bus Station.
Erlangen to Istanbul train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Erlangen station.
The best way to get from Erlangen to Istanbul is to fly which takes 6h 29m and costs 6.500 ₺ - 13.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 14.000 ₺ - 17.000 ₺ and takes 36h 10m.
What companies run services between Erlangen, Germany and Istanbul, Turkey?
Pegasus Airlines flies from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Erlangen to Istanbul Büyük Otogari via Nürnberg Hbf, Nuremberg Central Bus Station, and Haskovo Central Bus Station in around 36h 10m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–12,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–12,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–13,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–25,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–20,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–22,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–19,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–15,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–9,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,200–23,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–17,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–22,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Istanbul via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–23,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erlangen to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–4,100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erlangen to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–4,100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–3,100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,900–6,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erlangen to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–4,100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erlangen to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–4,100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nuernberg Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–4,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nuernberg Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–4,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–2,200
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,600
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–3,400
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–4,500
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–20,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,468
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₺500–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Nuernberg Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,900
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- ₺1,600–2,000
- 1st Class Ticket
- ₺2,000–2,900
Train from Nuernberg Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,900
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- ₺1,600–2,000
- 1st Class Ticket
- ₺2,000–2,900
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Nuernberg Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,100
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Nuernberg Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,100
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,500
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Nuremberg Central Bus Station to Haskovo Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺13,255
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Haskovo Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,426
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Haskovo Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,500
- Website
- Citylines
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Booking & Getting There
Erlangen to Istanbul bus services, operated by Arda Tur, arrive at Haskovo Central Bus Station.
Istanbul is 2h ahead of Erlangen. It is currently 7:31 PM in Erlangen and 9:31 PM in Istanbul.
Erlangen to Istanbul train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at München Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Erlangen to Istanbul is 2023 km. It takes approximately 18h 14m to drive from Erlangen to Istanbul.
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