There are 9 ways to get from Jena to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, or car
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Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the train from Jena Paradies to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Istanbul (IST)plane LEJ - IST
7h 53m₺10,107–28,605Train, train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Jena Paradies to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain
- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BER - SAW
9h 13m₺6,740–28,928Train, bus
- Take the train from Jena Paradies to München Hbftrain 18
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
33h 11m₺8,604–23,975Train, night train
- Take the train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbftrain Rb / ...
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Ostbahnhoftrain 91
- Take the train from Muenchen Ost to Wien Westbahnhoftrain 969 / ...
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
40h 12m₺21,599–57,628Drive 2,051.1 km
- Drive from Jena to Istanbulcar 2,051.1 km
20h 30m₺16,101–23,256Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Istanbul (IST)plane NUE - IST
8h 22m₺9,553–36,302Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane NUE - SAW
8h 34m₺7,556–41,325Bus
- Take the bus from Jena bus station to Dresden central stationbus N69 / ...
- Take the bus from Dresden Bayrische Strasse to Haskovo Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Haskovo Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus
34h 5m₺8,794–14,498Train, bus via Bucharest
- Take the train from Jena Paradies to Leipzig Hbftrain Re
- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to București, Autogara Militaribus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
42h 7m₺11,223–21,447
Jena to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Jena to Istanbul is to bus which costs 8.500 ₺ - 15.000 ₺ and takes 34h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Jena to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 7h 53m and costs 10.000 ₺ - 29.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Jena station to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Jena bus station and arriving at Istanbul Büyük Otogari via Dresden Bayrische Strasse and Haskovo Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Jena to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Jena West and arriving at Yenikapi via Erfurt Hbf, Muenchen Ost, Wien Westbahnhof, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 12m.
The distance between Jena and Istanbul is 1836 km. The road distance is 2051.1 km.
The best way to get from Jena to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus which takes 33h 11m and costs 8.500 ₺ - 24.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 7h 53m to get from Jena to Istanbul, including transfers.
Jena to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Jena bus station.
Jena to Istanbul train services, operated by Preßnitztalbahn, depart from Jena West station.
Jena to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Dresden central station.
What companies run services between Jena, Germany and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Jena bus station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari via Dresden Bayrische Strasse and Haskovo Central Bus Station in around 34h 5m.
- 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 Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–21,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–41,000
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–20,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–28,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–17,000
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- [email protected]
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Jena Paradies to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,200
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
Train from Jena Paradies to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,200
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
Train from Jena Paradies to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,300
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Jena Paradies to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,500
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
Train from Jena Paradies to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,500
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
Train from Jena Paradies to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,600
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Jena Paradies to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺800–3,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Jena Paradies to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–18,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺430–1,800
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Ostbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–17,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺430–1,800
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–8,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺430–1,800
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–8,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Jena Paradies to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺800–3,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–6,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Jena Paradies to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺900–3,800
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 37343 808037
- [email protected]
- Website
- pressnitztalbahn.de
Train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–8,500
- Schedules at
- pressnitztalbahn.de
Train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–8,500
- Schedules at
- pressnitztalbahn.de
Train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–8,500
- Schedules at
- pressnitztalbahn.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺490–750
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺490–750
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–3,300
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺490–750
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–3,300
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–2,800
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Muenchen Ost to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–8,000
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–23,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,450
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺500–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,500
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Jena bus station to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,300
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Leipzig central train station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–13,000
- 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
- ₺2,800–4,700
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Dresden Bayrische Strasse to Haskovo Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–11,000
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
Bus from Haskovo Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,200
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Haskovo Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,400
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
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Istanbul is 1h ahead of Jena. It is currently 3:03 AM in Jena and 4:03 AM in Istanbul.
Jena to Istanbul train services, operated by Preßnitztalbahn, arrive at Erfurt Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Jena to Istanbul is 2051 km. It takes approximately 20h 30m to drive from Jena to Istanbul.
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