There are 10 ways to get from Merano to Istanbul by shuttle, plane, bus, train, 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.
Shuttle to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
best- Take a shuttle bus from Merano to Orio al Serio Airport
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BGY - SAW
9h 32m₺12,815–29,615Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Meran to Munich central bus stationbus 095
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
33h 44m₺5,606–8,600Train, night train
- Take the train from Merano Meran to Brennero - Brennertrain Re
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
37h 11m₺17,760–33,959Drive 1,844.9 km
- Drive from Merano to Istanbulcar 1,844.9 km
17h 49m₺16,058–23,195Train, shuttle to Munich International Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Merano Meran to Chiusa Klausentrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Chiusa to Flughafen München
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Istanbul (IST)plane MUC - IST
10h 44m₺13,510–26,771Train, train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Verona Porta Nuovatrain
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia Mestretrain
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Istanbul (IST)plane VCE - IST
9h 33m₺10,897–27,590Train, shuttle to Munich International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Merano Meran to Chiusa Klausentrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Chiusa to Flughafen München
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane MUC - SAW
11h 6m₺11,313–32,794Train, train to Salzburg Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Merano Meran to Brennero - Brennertrain
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Istanbul (IST)plane SZG - IST
11h 19m₺10,264–23,123Train, train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Verona Porta Nuovatrain
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia Mestretrain
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane VCE - SAW
9h 40m₺11,900–25,613Train, bus
- Take the train from Merano Meran to Brennero - Brennertrain Re
- Take the bus from Innsbruck Hbf to Burgas Southbus
- Take the bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus
38h 11m₺9,700–13,869
Merano to Istanbul by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Merano to Istanbul is to bus which costs 5.500 ₺ - 9.000 ₺ and takes 33h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Merano to Istanbul is to shuttle and fly which takes 9h 32m and costs 12.000 ₺ - 30.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Merano to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Terme Merano and arriving at Istanbul via Meran and Munich. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 44m.
No, there is no direct train from Merano to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Merano Meran and arriving at Yenikapi via Brennero - Brenner, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 11m.
The distance between Merano and Istanbul is 2007 km. The road distance is 1844.9 km.
The best way to get from Merano to Istanbul without a car is to bus which takes 33h 44m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 9.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 9h 32m to get from Merano to Istanbul, including transfers.
Merano to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Meran station.
Merano to Istanbul train services, operated by Trenitalia, depart from Merano Meran station.
Merano to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Munich central bus station.
What companies run services between Merano, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Terme Merano to Istanbul via Merano-Maia Bassa, Meran, and Munich in around 33h 44m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–16,000
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–13,000
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–17,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–20,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–20,000
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–17,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–14,000
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–16,000
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–18,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–16,000
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–17,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–19,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–16,000
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Istanbul via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–33,000
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Merano Meran to Brennero - Brenner
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,400
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Merano Meran to Chiusa Klausen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺420–700
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,700
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,300
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Merano Meran to Chiusa Klausen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺420–700
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Merano Meran to Brennero - Brenner
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,400
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,700
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,300
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Merano Meran to Brennero - Brenner
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,400
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Wien Hbf
- *
- ₺3,900–6,000
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hbf
- *
- ₺1,700–2,600
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–24,000
- 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
- ₺550–1,481
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₺550–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–2,400
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,800
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–2,400
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,800
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–2,100
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,600
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–2,100
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,600
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,800
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,800
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,600
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- ₺950–1,400
- 2nd Class
- ₺1,100–1,600
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,600
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- ₺950–1,400
- 2nd Class
- ₺1,100–1,600
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–3,500
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–2,700
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +39 0471 305604
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alto Adige Bus
Shuttle from Merano to Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–11,000
- Website
- Alto Adige Bus
Shuttle from Chiusa to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–10,000
- Website
- Alto Adige Bus
Shuttle from Chiusa to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–10,000
- Website
- Alto Adige Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Meran to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–2,100
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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 0882455155
- [email protected]
- Website
- Burgas Bus
Bus from Innsbruck Hbf to Burgas South
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–9,500
- Website
- Burgas Bus
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,300
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–2,000
- Website
- Arda Tur
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More Questions & Answers
Istanbul is 1h ahead of Merano. It is currently 3:48 PM in Merano and 4:48 PM in Istanbul.
Merano to Istanbul train services, operated by Trenitalia, arrive at Brennero - Brenner station.
Yes, the driving distance between Merano to Istanbul is 1845 km. It takes approximately 17h 49m to drive from Merano to Istanbul.
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