There are 13 ways to get from Arch to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Basel, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
best- Take the train from Grenchen Nord to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BSL - SAW
8h 15m₺2,526–16,745Train, bus
- Take the train from Solothurn to Zürich HBtrain Ic5
- Take the bus from Zürich to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenlerbus
28h 15mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Grenchen Süd to Zürich HBtrain Ic5
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
39h 54m₺17,986–28,357Drive, car train
- Drive from Arch to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Istanbulcar
20h 47m₺21,399–30,198Train to Basel, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Grenchen Nord to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Istanbul (IST)plane BSL - IST
8h 7m₺5,013–16,724Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Solothurn to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Istanbul (IST)plane ZRH - IST
8h 19m₺6,606–14,016Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Solothurn to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane ZRH - SAW
8h 27m₺4,319–19,037Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Grenchen Nord to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Istanbul (IST)plane GVA - IST
9h 26m₺8,665–20,475Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Grenchen Nord to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane GVA - SAW
9h 35m₺5,578–22,496Bus
- Take the bus from Solothurn to Hohenemsbus
- Take the bus from Lindau to Istanbulbus
36h 5mBus via Pristina
- Take the bus from Solothurn to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Esenler Otogarbus
37h 10mTrain, bus via Sofia
- Take the train from Solothurn to Zürich HBtrain Ic5
- Take the bus from Zurich to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus
40h 4m₺9,206–13,516Drive 2,213.5 km
- Drive from Arch to Istanbulcar 2,213.5 km
21h 59m₺19,666–28,406
Basel (BSL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Arch to Istanbul is to train and fly which costs 2.500 ₺ - 17.000 ₺ and takes 8h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Arch to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 8h 7m and costs 5.000 ₺ - 17.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Arch to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Arch, Arche and arriving at Esenler Otogar via Solothurn and Pristina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 10m.
The distance between Arch and Istanbul is 1993 km. The road distance is 2213.5 km.
The best way to get from Arch to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus which takes 28h 15m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 15m to get from Arch to Istanbul, including transfers.
Arch to Istanbul bus services, operated by Kavim Tours, depart from Solothurn station.
Arch to Istanbul bus services, operated by Kavim Tours, arrive at Pristina station.
Istanbul is 2h ahead of Arch. It is currently 4:16 AM in Arch and 6:16 AM in Istanbul.
Yes, the driving distance between Arch to Istanbul is 2214 km. It takes approximately 21h 59m to drive from Arch to Istanbul.
What companies run services between Arch, Switzerland and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Arch, Arche to Istanbul via Solothurn, Hohenems, Hohenems, Lindau-Reutin, and Lindau in around 36h 5m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Basel to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–12,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–8,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–10,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Basel to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–21,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–18,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–20,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–9,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–7,500
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Basel to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–11,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–14,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–12,000
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–8,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Istanbul via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–20,000
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Grenchen Nord to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,500
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Solothurn to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–3,300
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Grenchen Süd to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–3,700
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Solothurn to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–3,600
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Grenchen Nord to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–4,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,500
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 327 32 71
- Website
- bls.ch
Train from Grenchen Nord to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺600–850
- Website
- https://www.bls.ch/en
Train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–8,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- ₺5,000–8,000
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–15,000
- 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
- ₺900–1,700
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺900–1,300
- 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
- ₺4,800–6,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- + (381) 20 316 581
- office@gameks.biz
- Website
- gameks.biz
Bus from Zürich to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- 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
Bus from Solothurn to Hohenems
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- https://web.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086702768199
Bus from Solothurn to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- https://web.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086702768199
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Lindau to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–7,000
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +383 44 777 071
- lukstempotur@gmail.com
Bus from Pristina to Esenler Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/p/Luks-Tempo-Turizm-61561171973637
- Phone
- +383 44 190 915
- erhantrans@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Esenler Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,046
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Zurich to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–7,500
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,300
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- huntur.com.tr
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,500
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/?l=EN
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,300
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
Want to know more about travelling around Türkiye
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Heading to Europe? Read this before you buy a Eurail Pass
Read the travel guide
5 delightfully under-the-radar French towns you need to visit
Read the travel guide
More Questions & Answers
There are 4286+ hotels available in Istanbul.













































