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There are 8 ways to get from Istanbul to German by train, plane, bus, or car

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  1. Metro to Istanbul Airport, fly, train

    best
    1. Take the train from Vezneciler to Gayrettepetrain train
    2. Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane IST - SOF
    3. Take the train from Умбал Св. Анна to село Германtrain train
    5h 18m

  2. Bus via Централна Гара

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Sofiabus bus FlixBus N1999
    9h 22m
    $15–40

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Halkalı to Sofiatrain train
    16h 36m
    $15–22

  4. Drive  538.7 km

    1. Drive from Istanbul to Germancar car 538.7 km
    4h 48m
    $86–124

  5. Metro to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Ayrılık Çeşmesi to Sabiha Gokcen Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane SAW - SOF
    5h 34m
    $112–352

  6. Bus to Burgas Airport, fly

    1. Take the bus from Istanbul to Burgasbus bus
    2. Fly from Burgas Airport (BOJ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane BOJ - SOF
    8h 26m
    $119–357

  7. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Sofia Airport Terminal 2 Bus Stationbus bus Arda-Tur
    9h 37m
    $82

  8. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Pazardjikbus bus
    2. Take the train from Plovdiv to Kazichenetrain train Ic / ...
    12h 25m
    $25–36

Istanbul to German by bus

Calendar21Weekly Buses
Duration9h 22mAverage Duration
Ticket$15Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 526.8 km
  • Duration: 5h 18m

What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and German, Bulgaria?

Kamil Koç operates a bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Sofia twice daily. Tickets cost $15–21 and the journey takes 8h 30m. Alpar Turizm also services this route once daily. Alternatively, Turkish Railways (TCDD) operates a train from Halkalı to Sofia once daily. Tickets cost $14–20 and the journey takes 13h 40m.

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