There are 10 ways to get from München Hbf to Istanbul by plane, bus, train, night train, or car
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Fly Munich International Airport to Istanbul Airport
best- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane MUC - IST
6h 28m₺5,820–18,409Fly Munich International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, Metro
cheapest- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane MUC - SAW
- Take the train from Sabiha Gokcen Airport to Ayrılık Çeşmesitrain
6h 46m₺3,223–17,432Bus
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
27h 11m₺4,300–6,500Train, night train
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 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 41m₺14,868–27,690Drive 1,882 km
- Drive from München Hbf to Istanbulcar 1,882 km
17h 7m₺19,549–28,237Train to Salzburg Airport, fly to Istanbul Airport
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Salzburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane SZG - IST
7h 56m₺7,572–23,854Train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Istanbul Airport
- Take the train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane NUE - IST
7h 31m₺7,295–20,273Train 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
7h 34m₺7,798–15,296Train 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
9h 5m₺4,992–26,445Bus 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 / ...
33h 56m₺6,775–9,932
München Hbf to Istanbul by foot and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from München Hbf to Istanbul is to bus which costs 4.300 ₺ - 6.500 ₺ and takes 27h 11m.
The fastest way to get from München Hbf to Istanbul is to fly which takes 6h 28m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 19.000 ₺.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Munich and arriving at Istanbul. Services depart once a week, and operate Friday. The journey takes approximately 27h.
No, there is no direct train from München Hbf to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 and arriving at Yenikapi via Salzburg Hbf, Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 41m.
The distance between München Hbf and Istanbul is 1628 km. The road distance is 1882 km.
The best way to get from München Hbf to Istanbul without a car is to bus which takes 27h 11m and costs 4.300 ₺ - 6.500 ₺.
It takes approximately 6h 28m to get from München Hbf to Istanbul, including transfers.
München Hbf to Istanbul bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, depart from Munich station.
München Hbf to Istanbul train services, operated by Transdev GmbH, depart from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 station.
The best way to get from München Hbf to Istanbul is to fly which takes 6h 28m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 19.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 4.300 ₺ - 6.500 ₺ and takes 27h 11m.
What companies run services between München Hbf, Germany and Istanbul, Turkey?
Turkish Airlines, Lufthansa, and Air Serbia fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Istanbul Airport (IST) every 4 hours. 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
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–12,000
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–16,000
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–13,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–18,000
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–24,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–20,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–32,000
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Istanbul Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–27,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–16,000
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Istanbul Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–20,000
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Istanbul Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–19,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,900–16,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–16,000
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–2,200
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–2,200
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–2,600
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–5,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–2,600
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–3,100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–3,100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–4,200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,600
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,600
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–4,200
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–3,400
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,438
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–18,000
- 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
- ₺550–1,487
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₺550–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
- Phone
- +90 850 252 88 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- metro.istanbul
Train from Sabiha Gokcen Airport to Ayrılık Çeşmesi
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺42
- Schedules at
- metro.istanbul
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- 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
- ₺1,000–1,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,500
- 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
- ₺1,400–2,700
- 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
- ₺2,233
- Website
- Arda Tur
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Booking & Getting There
München Hbf to Istanbul bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, arrive at Istanbul station.
Istanbul is 2h ahead of München Hbf. It is currently 6:18 AM in München Hbf and 8:18 AM in Istanbul.
München Hbf to Istanbul train services, operated by Transdev GmbH, arrive at Salzburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between München Hbf to Istanbul is 1882 km. It takes approximately 17h 7m to drive from München Hbf to Istanbul.
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