There are 12 ways to get from Alsace to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Train to Basel, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
best- Take the train from Selestat to St Louistrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BSL - SAW
8h 2m₺2,429–12,786Train, bus via Belgrade
- Take the train from Selestat to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenlerbus
32h 57m₺12,170–17,797Train, night train
- Take the train from Scherwiller to Strasbourgtrain Ter
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Wien Westbahnhoftrain Drf / ...
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
41h 8m₺21,358–40,182Drive, car train
- Drive from Alsace to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Istanbulcar
20h 26m₺21,125–29,658Train to Basel, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Selestat to St Louistrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Istanbul (IST)plane BSL - IST
7h 54m₺5,116–14,765Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Selestat to Basel Sbbtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Istanbul (IST)plane ZRH - IST
9h 17m₺7,040–16,947Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Selestat to Basel Sbbtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane ZRH - SAW
9h 30m₺4,453–17,968Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Selestat to Strasbourgtrain
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane STR - SAW
10h 23m₺4,219–16,740Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Selestat to Strasbourgtrain
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Istanbul (IST)plane STR - IST
10h 14m₺6,806–16,719Train, bus
- Take the train from Scherwiller to Strasbourgtrain Ter
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Muenchen Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
33h 14m₺8,580–15,937Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Scherwiller to Strasbourgtrain Ter
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Burgas Bus Station Southbus
- Take the bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus
42h 28m₺7,880–12,837Drive 2,281 km
- Drive from Alsace to Istanbulcar 2,281 km
20h 47m₺18,205–26,295
Alsace to Istanbul by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alsace to Istanbul is to train and fly which costs 2.400 ₺ - 13.000 ₺ and takes 8h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Alsace to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 7h 54m and costs 5.000 ₺ - 15.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct train from Alsace to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Scherwiller and arriving at Yenikapi via Strasbourg, Hauptbahnhof, Wien Westbahnhof, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 8m.
The distance between Alsace and Istanbul is 2020 km. The road distance is 2281 km.
The best way to get from Alsace to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus via Belgrade which takes 32h 57m and costs 12.000 ₺ - 18.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 8h 2m to get from Alsace to Istanbul, including transfers.
Alsace to Istanbul train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Scherwiller station.
Istanbul is 1h ahead of Alsace. It is currently 9:16 PM in Alsace and 10:16 PM in Istanbul.
Alsace to Istanbul train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Strasbourg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Alsace to Istanbul is 2281 km. It takes approximately 20h 47m to drive from Alsace to Istanbul.
What companies run services between Alsace, France and Istanbul, Turkey?
There is no direct connection from Alsace to Istanbul. However, you can take the bus to Gare, walk to Selestat, take the train to St Louis, walk to Saint-Louis Gare Ouest, take the bus to EuroAirport, walk to Basel (BSL) airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW), walk to Sabiha Gokcen Airport, take the train to Ayrılık Çeşmesi, then take the train to Yenikapi. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dambach to İstanbul Esenler via Gare, Selestat, Basel Sbb, Basel, Bahnhof, and Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 32h 57m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Basel to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–12,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–9,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–11,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Basel to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–21,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–18,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–21,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Basel to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–9,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–9,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–11,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–8,500
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–16,000
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–9,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Selestat to St Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺700–1,800
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Selestat to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,900
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Scherwiller to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺380–950
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Selestat to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺330–850
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺600–1,600
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–3,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Strasbourg to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–9,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,800
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,600
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Selestat to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺440–700
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–6,500
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,300
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–12,000
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–22,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,700
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺950–1,400
- 1st Class
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–6,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–4,500
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 76 480 13 51
- info@optoptravel.rs
- Website
- optoptravel.rs
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–14,000
- Schedules at
- optoptravel.rs
- Phone
- + (381) 20 316 581
- office@gameks.biz
- Website
- gameks.biz
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- gameks.biz
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,000
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Burgas Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–8,500
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,200
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,600
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
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