There are 11 ways to get from Germany to Istanbul (State) by plane, train, bus, night train, or car
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Fly Munich International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
best- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane MUC - SAW
5h 54m₺3,617–26,569Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane CGN - SAW
5h 55m₺3,086–14,681Train, bus
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain 29 / ...
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbftrain 29 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
33h 9m₺10,290–23,711Train, night train
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Praha-Holesovicetrain Rj
- Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Wien Hbftrain Rj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
39h 22m₺16,317–26,368Drive 2,111.2 km
- Drive from Berlin to Istanbulcar 2,111.2 km
21h 1m₺17,301–24,990Fly Stuttgart Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane STR - SAW
5h 58m₺3,640–18,847Fly Frankfurt to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane FRA - SAW
5h 59m₺3,884–18,619Fly Munich International Airport to Istanbul
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Istanbul (IST)plane MUC - IST
6h 14m₺5,959–18,611Fly Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BER - SAW
6h 21m₺3,615–16,239Bus
- Take the bus from Berlin Central Bus Station to Haskovo Central Bus Stationbus Arda-Tur
- Take the bus from Haskovo to İstanbul Beşyüzevlerbus
35h 44m₺15,175–15,268Bus via Bucharest
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to București, Autogara Militaribus 1926
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus N1998
41h 8m₺11,847–17,889
Munich International Airport (MUC) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Germany to Istanbul (State) is to fly which costs 3.000 ₺ - 15.000 ₺ and takes 5h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Germany to Istanbul (State) is to fly which takes 5h 54m and costs 3.600 ₺ - 27.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Germany to Istanbul (State). However, there are services departing from S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf/Memhardstr. and arriving at İskenderpaşa via Hertzallee, Berlin Central Bus Station, Haskovo and Cevatpaşa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 44m.
No, there is no direct train from Germany to Istanbul (State). However, there are services departing from S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf and arriving at Yenikapi via Berlin Hbf, Praha-Holesovice, Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 22m.
The distance between Germany and Istanbul (State) is 1663 km. The road distance is 2111.2 km.
The best way to get from Germany to Istanbul (State) without a car is to train and bus which takes 33h 9m and costs 10.000 ₺ - 24.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 5h 54m to get from Germany to Istanbul (State), including transfers.
Germany to Istanbul (State) bus services, operated by Arda Tur, depart from Berlin Central Bus Station.
Germany to Istanbul (State) train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), depart from Berlin Hbf station.
The best way to get from Germany to Istanbul (State) is to fly which takes 5h 54m and costs 3.600 ₺ - 27.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 15.150 ₺ - 15.300 ₺ and takes 35h 44m.
What companies run services between Germany and Istanbul (State), Turkey?
AJet and Pegasus Airlines fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf/Memhardstr. to İskenderpaşa via Hertzallee, Messegelände/ZOB, Berlin Central Bus Station, Haskovo, İstanbul Beşyüzevler, and Cevatpaşa in around 35h 44m.
- Website
- flypgs.com
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
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–21,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–20,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–20,000
- 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
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,900–13,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–17,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–16,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–12,000
- 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
- Website
- airserbia.com
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
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Berlin Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–9,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–3,600
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–7,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Berlin Hbf to Praha-Holesovice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,609
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–3,000
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice 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
- +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 Berlin Central Bus Station to Haskovo Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺13,607
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- [email protected]
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Haskovo to İstanbul Beşyüzevler
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,250
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–13,000
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–4,600
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Germany to Istanbul (State) bus services, operated by Arda Tur, arrive at Haskovo Central Bus Station.
Germany to Istanbul (State) train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), arrive at Praha-Holesovice station.
Yes, the driving distance between Germany to Istanbul (State) is 2111 km. It takes approximately 21h 1m to drive from Germany to Istanbul (State).
There are 4302+ hotels available in Istanbul (State).