There are 13 ways to get from Munich to Istanbul by plane, train, bus, night train, car, car train or night bus
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Recommended option
Fly Munich to Istanbul • 5h 57m
Cheapest option
Fly Munich to Sabiha Gokcen, train • 6h 36m
11 alternative options
Train to Salzburg, fly to Istanbul • 6h 57m
Train to Nuremberg, fly to Istanbul • 6h 53m
Bus via Plovdiv • 32h 20m
Bus • 35h 36m
Train, night train via Budapest • 40h 2m
Drive, car train • 36h 58m
Train, bus, night bus • 28h 24m
Train, night train • 40h 25m
Drive • 17h 49m
Munich to Istanbul by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Munich to Istanbul is to bus via Plovdiv which costs €120 - €135 and takes 32h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Munich to Istanbul is to fly which takes 5h 57m and costs €140 - €460.
No, there is no direct bus from Munich station to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Munich central bus station and arriving at Istanbul Esenler Otogari via Plovdiv Hristo Botev. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Munich to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from München Hbf and arriving at Yenikapi via Salzburg Hbf, St.Poelten Hbf, Budapest-Keleti, Videle and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 2m.
The distance between Munich and Istanbul is 1624 km. The road distance is 1881.9 km.
The best way to get from Munich to Istanbul without a car is to bus via Plovdiv which takes 32h 20m and costs €120 - €135.
It takes approximately 5h 57m to get from Munich to Istanbul, including transfers.
Munich to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Munich central bus station.
Munich to Istanbul train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity-Express, depart from München Hbf station.
The best way to get from Munich to Istanbul is to fly which takes 5h 57m and costs €140 - €460. Alternatively, you can bus via Plovdiv, which costs €120 - €135 and takes 32h 20m.
- Distance: 1624.4 km
- Duration: 5h 57m
What companies run services between Munich, Germany and Istanbul, Turkey?
Turkish Airlines and Austrian Airlines fly from Munich to Istanbul Esenler Otogar 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Munich to Istanbul Esenler Otogar via Plovdiv Hristo Botev in around 32h 20m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 4.200 ₺ - 24.000 ₺
Flights from Salzburg to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 3.900 ₺ - 21.000 ₺
Flights from Nuremberg to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 3.800 ₺ - 19.000 ₺
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Munich to Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 2.900 ₺ - 20.000 ₺
Flights from Stuttgart to Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 2.900 ₺ - 17.000 ₺
Flights from Nuremberg to Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 3.900 ₺ - 9.000 ₺
- Website
- fly-armenia.com
Flights from Munich to Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 2.600 ₺ - 14.000 ₺
Flights from Stuttgart to Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 3.100 ₺ - 16.000 ₺
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Salzburg to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 9.000 ₺ - 31.000 ₺
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Nuremberg to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- 3.300 ₺ - 12.000 ₺
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- Website
- tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
Train from Ayrilikcesme to Yenikapi
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- 55 ₺ - 80 ₺
- Schedules at
- tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
German rail company Deutsche Bahn is known for its efficient and comfortable service. It offers many different types of rail transportation, including ICE or Intercity-Express for high-speed services between major cities and regions, IC (InterCity) for long-distance trains, RE (Regional Express) trains that connect regions and cities, and the S-Bahn rapid transit service. There are two main tickets on offer: the Flexpreis that has full flexibility, and the Sparpreis which is the cheaper, advanced fare (bookings usually open 6 months in advance for domestic tickets).
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 0180 6 99 66 33
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 1.200 ₺ - 1.400 ₺
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
Train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- 1.300 ₺ - 1.500 ₺
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- 1.600 ₺ - 1.800 ₺
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St.Pölten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 1.600 ₺ - 1.900 ₺
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Vienna Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 1.900 ₺ - 2.200 ₺
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
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- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- kontakt@bayerischeoberlandbahn.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 1.200 ₺ - 1.500 ₺
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- 030 200730
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 900 ₺ - 1.400 ₺
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- 700 ₺ - 1.700 ₺
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- 700 ₺ - 1.000 ₺
- First Class
- 1.200 ₺ - 1.700 ₺
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 1.000 ₺ - 2.500 ₺
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- 1.000 ₺ - 1.500 ₺
- First Class
- 1.800 ₺ - 2.500 ₺
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 1.300 ₺ - 3.000 ₺
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- 1.300 ₺ - 1.800 ₺
- First Class
- 2.100 ₺ - 3.000 ₺
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 950 ₺ - 5.500 ₺
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- 4.600 ₺ - 5.500 ₺
- Seating Carriage
- 950 ₺ - 1.600 ₺
- Couchette Carriage
- 2.800 ₺ - 3.500 ₺
Train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 1.000 ₺ - 5.500 ₺
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- 4.600 ₺ - 5.500 ₺
- Seating Carriage
- 1.000 ₺ - 1.600 ₺
- Couchette Carriage
- 2.800 ₺ - 3.500 ₺
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St.Pölten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- 1.300 ₺ - 5.500 ₺
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- 4.600 ₺ - 5.500 ₺
- Seating Carriage
- 1.300 ₺ - 1.700 ₺
- Couchette Carriage
- 3.000 ₺ - 3.700 ₺
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Vienna Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- 1.500 ₺ - 5.500 ₺
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- 4.600 ₺ - 5.500 ₺
- Seating Carriage
- 1.500 ₺ - 1.700 ₺
- Couchette Carriage
- 3.100 ₺ - 3.900 ₺
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Deutsche Bahn’s regional network is made up of IRE (Interregio-Express), RE (Regional-Express), RB (Regionalbahn) and S-Bahn trains. Ticket prices are fixed and there’s no seat reservations – just turn up, buy a ticket and jump on the next train. All regional trains depart regularly and connect to local and long-distance services.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 900 ₺ - 1.300 ₺
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- 1.100 ₺ - 1.600 ₺
- Website
- http://fahrplan.oebb.at/bin/query.exe/en?revia=yes&existOptimizePrice=1&country=overseas&initialAvail=ON&S={fromName}&Z={toName}&start=1
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 1.300 ₺ - 2.000 ₺
- Website
- http://fahrplan.oebb.at/bin/query.exe/en?revia=yes&existOptimizePrice=1&country=overseas&initialAvail=ON&S={fromName}&Z={toName}&start=1
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 1.400 ₺ - 2.000 ₺
- Website
- http://fahrplan.oebb.at/bin/query.exe/en?revia=yes&existOptimizePrice=1&country=overseas&initialAvail=ON&S={fromName}&Z={toName}&start=1
Train from St.Poelten Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 1.600 ₺ - 2.300 ₺
- Website
- http://fahrplan.oebb.at/bin/query.exe/en?revia=yes&existOptimizePrice=1&country=overseas&initialAvail=ON&S={fromName}&Z={toName}&start=1
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 1.600 ₺ - 2.300 ₺
- Website
- http://fahrplan.oebb.at/bin/query.exe/en?revia=yes&existOptimizePrice=1&country=overseas&initialAvail=ON&S={fromName}&Z={toName}&start=1
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 1.700 ₺ - 2.500 ₺
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- 1.700 ₺ - 2.600 ₺
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- 2.200 ₺ - 3.300 ₺
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/
Railjet trains operate domestically within Austria and also connect to major cities in Germany, Czech Republic, Italy, Switzerland and Hungary. This premium service runs at speeds of up to 230km/h and offers three travel classes (economy, first and business), all with free Wi-Fi and power sockets. Other amenities include a bistro-restaurant car and family zones. Seat reservations can be made up to 90 days prior to the train's departure (compulsory for all cross-border trains but not for domestic routes).
Contact Details
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- 1.300 ₺ - 1.900 ₺
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from St.Poelten Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 1.600 ₺ - 2.400 ₺
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- 1.500 ₺ - 2.300 ₺
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Austria's national railway system is not only punctual, reliable and efficient, but offers free wifi to boot. Choose from high-speed intercity Railjet trains, overnight Nightjet trains and regional services such as Cityjet. ÖBB also operates international routes that connect cities in Austria with adjacent European countries including Germany, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Czech Republic, Switzerland and Slovenia. If you're planning to be in Austria for a while, consider the ÖBB Vorteilscard, an annual railcard that offers discounts on routes within Austria and in neighbouring countries.
Contact Details
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- 1.500 ₺ - 2.100 ₺
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- 1.900 ₺ - 2.600 ₺
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 2.200 ₺ - 2.500 ₺
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Night train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 3.100 ₺ - 3.500 ₺
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Videle to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- 460 ₺ - 1.000 ₺
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- 460 ₺ - 650 ₺
- 1st Class
- 700 ₺ - 1.000 ₺
Night train from Gara Bucureşti Nord to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 500 ₺ - 1.100 ₺
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- 500 ₺ - 700 ₺
- 1st Class
- 750 ₺ - 1.100 ₺
- Phone
- +49 89 54880111
- info@optimatours.de
- Website
- optimatours.de
Car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirne
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- 7.000 ₺ - 36.000 ₺
- Schedules at
- optimatours.de
- Couch Wagon BC-4
- 7.193 ₺
- Couch Wagon BC-1
- 19.458 ₺
- Sleeper Wagon
- 22.237 ₺
- Couch Wagon BC-4 Car
- 20.708 ₺
- Couch Wagon BC-1 Car
- 32.973 ₺
- Sleeper Wagon Car
- 35.753 ₺
One of Europe’s leading bus companies, Flixbus serves 2000+ destinations in 29 countries, including Germany, France, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands and Croatia and into Scandinavia and eastern Europe, as well as some US cities. Coaches have toilets, free WiFi and power outlets, plus snacks and drinks for purchase on board. Flixbus is a good choice for the budget-conscious traveller; purchase tickets in advance for the cheapest fares (note: there is no option to reserve a seat in advance).
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Munich central bus station to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 3.800 ₺ - 5.500 ₺
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 1.100 ₺ - 1.700 ₺
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Vienna Erdberg to Novi Sad,Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- 1.400 ₺ - 2.000 ₺
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Frequently asked questions
- Website
- rally13.com
Bus from München to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- 3.199 ₺
- Website
- Rally 13
- Phone
- +3590885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Plovdiv Hristo Botev to Istanbul Esenler Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- 750 ₺ - 850 ₺
- Schedules at
- citylines.eu
Night bus from Novi Sad,Autobuska Stanica to Istanbul Hotel Montenegro
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- 1.700 ₺ - 2.000 ₺
- Schedules at
- citylines.eu
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- huntur.com.tr
Bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- 1.100 ₺ - 1.400 ₺
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/
- Phone
- +359 2 8120810
- operations@eurolines.bg
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Munich Central Bus Station to Burgas Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- 3.200 ₺ - 4.600 ₺
- Website
- https://www.karat-s.com/
- Phone
- 056 844 966
- office@mbus-bg.com
- Website
- mbus-bg.com
Bus from Burgas to Malko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- 140 ₺ - 290 ₺
- Schedules at
- mbus-bg.com
- Phone
- 05952/ 36 35
- park@strandja.bg
- Website
- strandja.bg
Bus from Burgas to Malko Tŭrnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- strandja.bg
- Phone
- +4-0241-831.491
- transevren1@yahoo.com
- Website
- transevren.autogari.ro
Bus from Malko Tarnovo to Istanbul - Aksaray
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- 350 ₺ - 450 ₺
- Schedules at
- transevren.autogari.ro
- Website
- naisturs.com
Bus from Vienna Erdberg to Novi Sad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- 1.738 ₺
- Schedules at
- naisturs.com
- Book at
- naisturs.com
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More Questions & Answers
Munich to Istanbul bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Istanbul Esenler Otogari station.
Istanbul is 1h ahead of Munich. It is currently 5:55 AM in Munich and 6:55 AM in Istanbul.
Munich to Istanbul train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Halkali station.
Yes, the driving distance between Munich to Istanbul is 1882 km. It takes approximately 17h 49m to drive from Munich to Istanbul.
Book your Munich to Istanbul bus tickets online with FlixBus.
There are 6540+ hotels available in Istanbul. Prices start at 750 ₺ per night.