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There are 10 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 9m
    ₺9,679–24,360

  2. Train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Praha-Holešovicetrain train
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane PRG - SAW
    11h 9m
    ₺4,577–14,733

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Freiberg, Brander Str/Siedlung to Dresden Hauptbahnhofbus bus 400
    2. Take the bus from Dresden Bayrische Strasse to Haskovo Central Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Haskovo Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus bus
    33h 4m
    ₺13,470–15,044

  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 nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    38h 27m
    ₺14,805–27,116

  5. Drive  1,920 km

    1. Drive from Zug to Istanbulcar car 1,920 km
    19h 33m
    ₺15,734–22,726

  6. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Freiberg, Bahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane BER - IST
    8h 20m
    ₺6,939–19,394

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

    1. Take the train from Freiberg, Bahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane BER - SAW
    8h 33m
    ₺5,442–20,417

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

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Praha-Holešovicetrain train
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane PRG - IST
    11h 1m
    ₺6,474–15,710

  9. 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 29 / ...
    4. Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus bus
    34h 31m
    ₺9,445–23,599

  10. 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
    ₺11,045–17,226

Zug to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration34h 31mAverage Duration
Ticket₺9,445Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,681.9 km
  • Duration: 9h 9m

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) 3 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 4m.

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