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There are 11 ways to get from Zug to Istanbul by plane, bus, train, night train, or car

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  1. Fly Dresden Airport to Istanbul

    best
    1. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane DRS - IST
    9h 4m
    ₺9,685–22,965

  2. Train, train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Freiberg(Sachs) to Dresden-Neustadttrain train
    2. Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Flughafen BERtrain train
    3. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane BER - SAW
    9h 26m
    ₺6,205–26,802

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Dresden Bayrische Strasse to Haskovo Central Bus Stationbus bus Arda-Tur
    2. Take the bus from Haskovo Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus bus Citylines 40 / ...
    33h 9m
    ₺8,261–13,528

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain train Rj
    2. Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbftrain train Rj
    3. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    4. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    37h 59m
    ₺16,301–32,211

  5. Drive 1,919.9 km

    1. Drive from Zug to Istanbulcar car 1,919.9 km
    19h 34m
    ₺15,083–21,787

  6. Fly Dresden Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane DRS - SAW
    9h 42m
    ₺8,688–28,988

  7. Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus bus
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane PRG - SAW
    9h 48m

  8. Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus bus
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane PRG - IST
    9h 36m

  9. Train, train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Freiberg(Sachs) to Dresden-Neustadttrain train
    2. Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Flughafen BERtrain train
    3. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane BER - IST
    9h 8m
    ₺7,102–24,779

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Freiberg(Sachs) to Hof Hbftrain train Re
    2. Take the train from Hof Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbftrain train 28 / ...
    4. Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus bus
    34h 21m
    ₺9,630–18,977

  11. Bus via Bucharest

    1. Take the bus from Dresden central station to București, Autogara Militaribus bus 1926
    2. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus N1998
    39h 33m
    ₺10,241–17,421

Zug to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration34h 21mAverage Duration
Ticket₺9,630Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,681.9 km
  • Duration: 9h 4m

What companies run services between Zug, Germany and Istanbul, Turkey?

Lufthansa, Turkish Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Istanbul (IST) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Freiberg, Brander Str/Siedlung to Istanbul Büyük Otogari via Dresden Hauptbahnhof, Dresden Bayrische Strasse, and Haskovo Central Bus Station in around 33h 9m.

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