There are 12 ways to get from Magdeburg 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 Magdeburg Hbf to Leipzig/Halle Flughafentrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Istanbul (IST)plane LEJ - IST
7h 4m₺10,135–28,350Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Magdeburg to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
39h 45m₺4,724–9,855Train, bus via Munich
- Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain 55 / ...
- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to München Hbftrain 29 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
32h 36m₺9,667–29,018Train, night train
- Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain 55 / ...
- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to München Hbftrain 29 / ...
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Wien Westbahnhoftrain 961 / ...
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
39h 39m₺22,627–55,108Drive 2,142.9 km
- Drive from Magdeburg to Istanbulcar 2,142.9 km
20h 56m₺16,835–24,317Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Berlin Hbftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Istanbul (IST)plane BER - IST
7h 50m₺6,687–23,142Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Berlin Hbftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BER - SAW
8h 8m₺5,790–25,165Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Istanbul (IST)plane HAJ - IST
8h 26m₺8,532–25,964Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane HAJ - SAW
8h 34m₺5,235–20,987Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane HAM - SAW
9h 23m₺9,276–29,565Bus
- Take the bus from Magdeburg to Lviv AS8 1 Dvirtseva Squarebus Mykolayiv
- Take the bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus Gns-01
33h 54mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 55 / ...
- 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 32m₺10,443–23,116
Magdeburg to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Magdeburg to Istanbul is to bus and train which costs 4.700 ₺ - 10.000 ₺ and takes 39h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Magdeburg to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 7h 4m and costs 10.000 ₺ - 29.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Magdeburg to Istanbul station. However, there are services departing from Magdeburg and arriving at İstanbul Esenler bus station via Dvirtsevyi Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 54m.
No, there is no direct train from Magdeburg to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Magdeburg Hbf and arriving at Yenikapi via Halle(Saale)Hbf, Muenchen Hbf, Wien Westbahnhof, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 39m.
The distance between Magdeburg and Istanbul is 1838 km. The road distance is 2142.9 km.
The best way to get from Magdeburg to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus via Munich which takes 32h 36m and costs 9.500 ₺ - 29.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 7h 4m to get from Magdeburg to Istanbul, including transfers.
Magdeburg to Istanbul bus services, operated by OrionBus, depart from Magdeburg station.
Magdeburg to Istanbul train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Magdeburg Hbf station.
Magdeburg to Istanbul bus services, operated by OrionBus, arrive at Lviv AS8 1 Dvirtseva Square station.
What companies run services between Magdeburg, Germany and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Magdeburg to İstanbul Esenler bus station via Lviv AS8 1 Dvirtseva Square and Dvirtsevyi Bus Station in around 33h 54m.
- 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 Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–18,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–20,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–21,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–28,000
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–25,000
- 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
Flights from Hannover Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–21,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–21,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–14,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–18,000
- 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
Flights from Hannover Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–15,000
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–19,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Leipzig/Halle Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–4,300
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺850–3,600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–19,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺850–3,600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–19,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–6,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–6,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–6,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–6,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–11,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–10,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 69 9999 3640
- [email protected]
- Website
- startgmbh.com
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,300
- Schedules at
- startgmbh.com
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,300
- Schedules at
- startgmbh.com
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–8,000
- 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
- ₺500–1,456
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺500–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- [email protected]
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Sofia to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺750–4,113
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Double Room
- ₺2,283
- Single Room
- ₺4,113
- Four Person Room
- ₺2,007
- 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/
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- [email protected]
- Website
- orionbus.net
Bus from Magdeburg to Lviv AS8 1 Dvirtseva Square
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://orionbus.net/en
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- [email protected]
- Website
- gunsel.ua
Bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–4,700
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
- 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/
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Magdeburg to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–6,000
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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