Turkey Packages for Travellers from Germany: ID Entry, Flights, Routes

Roughly three hours in the air, no visa, and your Personalausweis is enough to enter: seen from Germany, a Turkey package is a short-haul holiday. Planning works differently than for visitors on long-haul flights. A complete circuit fits into 8 days, you can arrive in Istanbul and fly back from Antalya or Izmir, and all prices on our site can be shown in euros. The 8-day packages begin at $700 per person, hotels not included. Season, hotel and inclusions change the figure, so contact us for the current rate.

Flying from German airports

Turkish Airlines has nonstop flights to Istanbul Airport (IST) from cities including Frankfurt, Munich, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Stuttgart and Cologne, and the trip lasts about 3 to 3½ hours. Pegasus connects a number of German airports, Düsseldorf, Munich, Cologne and Hamburg among them, with Sabiha Gökçen (SAW), which lies on the Asian side of Istanbul. SunExpress, for which Germany is the biggest market outside Turkey, runs direct flights from many German airports to Antalya and Izmir.

This shapes your itinerary. You can arrive in Istanbul and return home from Antalya, where the Istanbul and Antalya package finishes, or from Izmir, close to Ephesus, with no flight back to Istanbul. Ask us to price the package on that basis. Landing at SAW means a longer drive to the European side, so leave extra time or reserve a private transfer from the airport with a driver waiting in arrivals.

Entry requirements for Germans (checked October 2026)

According to the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, holders of ordinary German passports need no visa for stays of up to 90 days. The Auswärtiges Amt, the German Foreign Office, says Germans may use a Personalausweis, a Kinderreisepass or a passport to enter, and that a passport presented at entry must have one or more empty pages. Provisional ID cards are accepted, though they are not advised. Rules may change, so read the Auswärtiges Amt advice for Turkey just before your departure.

Euro prices and packages for one or two weeks

We set our prices in US dollars, and the currency selector at the top of the site displays all of them in euros, so no conversion is needed. Below are the main routes on our list in October 2026; flights and hotels come on top:

For one week: the Istanbul and Antalya package over 8 days pairs three nights of sightseeing in the city, a dinner cruise on the Bosphorus and a private tour of the city by car with four nights by the sea, which include a tour of Düden Waterfalls and the Old Town, a boat trip to Suluada and a day to yourself. It works for Germans who already know Antalya for its beaches and want to see Istanbul before the coast.

For two weeks: the Best of Turkey package runs 15 days through all four classic regions and finishes with free days at the beach near Antalya.

Each package includes transfers, internal flights, lunch on touring days and guided tours. You choose a hotel for each city on the package page, and its rate for your dates is added. Excluded: flights from Germany, most evening meals, the balloon flight in Cappadocia, and tips.

Guides who speak German

Please know this before booking: our package pages show English and Spanish, some add Russian, French, Chinese or Arabic, yet none of the multi-city packages lists German. Among our tours, German appears only on the group Red Tour in Cappadocia. We do employ licensed guides who speak German: if this is important to you, mention it in your request, and we assign one to your private days and confirm who it is before you pay. More on our page about a guide in German for Istanbul.

Best times to travel from Germany

• Easter break (Osterferien): springtime in Istanbul and Cappadocia, with Ephesus cool and green. The water at Antalya is still cold.
• Whitsun break (Pfingstferien): the timing we like most: warm in every region, the sea getting warmer, and prices below their peak.
• Summer break (Sommerferien): hot weather. Afternoons at Ephesus and Pamukkale go above 30°C, and Istanbul is at its most crowded. A good choice if the beach is your main aim.
• Autumn break (Herbstferien): the sea is warm, the weather is gentle for sightseeing, and crowds are smaller.
• Winter: Istanbul is calm and inexpensive; snow is possible in Cappadocia, and more balloon flights are cancelled.

Time zone, phones, plugs and money

• Time zone: Türkiye uses UTC+3 throughout the year, so in summer Germany is 1 hour behind, and in winter 2 hours behind.
• Roaming: Turkey is outside the EU roaming zone. Mobile data on a German contract can cost a lot, so check your tariff or get an eSIM or a Turkish SIM.
• Plugs: 230 V with round two-pin sockets, identical to Germany; you do not need an adapter.
• Money: in the cities most places take cards; carry some Turkish lira for taxis, tips and small cafés.
• Cancellation: no charge until 7 days before the tour begins; inside 7 days there is no refund.

Planning a trip from France or Britain as well? Read our pages on Turkey trips from France and Turkey trips from the UK. Every route is listed on our page of multi-city packages, or you can request a custom itinerary.

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