There are 10 ways to get from Munich to Istanbul (State) by plane, bus, train, 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₺3,617–26,569Bus
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
27h 16m₺4,378–6,402Train, night train
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
33h 50m₺15,759–31,176Drive 1,880.1 km
- Drive from Munich to Istanbulcar 1,880.1 km
17h 6m₺15,407–22,254Fly Munich International Airport to Istanbul
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Istanbul (IST)plane MUC - IST
6h 19m₺5,959–18,611Train to Salzburg Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Istanbul (IST)plane SZG - IST
7h 56m₺7,613–20,340Train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane NUE - SAW
6h 51m₺8,292–19,461Train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Istanbul (IST)plane NUE - IST
7h 31m₺7,334–25,503Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane STR - SAW
8h 22m₺5,074–23,839Bus via Burgas
- Take the bus from Munich Central Bus Station to Burgas Bus Station Southbus Citylines 64 / ...
- Take the bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus Citylines 49 / ...
34h 1m₺6,742–9,776
Munich International Airport (MUC) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Munich to Istanbul (State) is to bus which costs 4.300 ₺ - 6.500 ₺ and takes 27h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Munich to Istanbul (State) is to fly which takes 5h 54m and costs 3.600 ₺ - 27.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Munich to Istanbul (State). However, there are services departing from Munich and arriving at Istanbul via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 16m.
No, there is no direct train from Munich to Istanbul (State). However, there are services departing from Muenchen Hbf and arriving at Yenikapi via Salzburg Hbf, Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 50m.
The distance between Munich and Istanbul (State) is 1663 km. The road distance is 1880.1 km.
The best way to get from Munich to Istanbul (State) without a car is to bus which takes 27h 16m and costs 4.300 ₺ - 6.500 ₺.
It takes approximately 5h 54m to get from Munich to Istanbul (State), including transfers.
Munich to Istanbul (State) bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, depart from Munich station.
Munich to Istanbul (State) train services, operated by Transdev GmbH, depart from Muenchen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Munich to Istanbul (State) is to fly which takes 5h 54m and costs 3.600 ₺ - 27.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 4.300 ₺ - 6.500 ₺ and takes 27h 16m.
What companies run services between Munich, 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, Alpar Turizm operates a bus from Munich to Istanbul once a week. Tickets cost ₺4,300–6,500 and the journey takes 27h.
- 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 Nuremberg Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–25,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–22,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–12,000
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–16,000
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–12,000
- 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
- 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
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–17,000
- 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
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–19,000
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–19,000
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–2,200
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–2,200
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–3,100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,900–6,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–3,100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–3,600
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–3,600
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–5,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,600
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,600
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–4,200
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–3,400
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–4,500
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once 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
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–7,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–7,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,800
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- 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 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Munich Central Bus Station to Burgas Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–8,000
- 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
- ₺2,205
- Website
- Arda Tur
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Booking & Getting There
Munich to Istanbul (State) bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, arrive at Istanbul station.
Istanbul (State) is 2h ahead of Munich. It is currently 9:16 AM in Munich and 11:16 AM in Istanbul (State).
Munich to Istanbul (State) train services, operated by Transdev GmbH, arrive at Salzburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Munich to Istanbul (State) is 1880 km. It takes approximately 17h 6m to drive from Munich to Istanbul (State).
There are 4173+ hotels available in Istanbul (State).