There are 13 ways to get from Basel to Turkey by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Fly Basel to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BSL - SAW
6h 26m₺1,886–11,240Train, bus via Karlsruhe
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain 60
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
32h 47m₺9,106–16,957Train, night train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Tgv / ...
- 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 21m₺18,502–35,205Drive, car train
- Drive from Basel to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Istanbulcar
21h 2m₺21,084–29,599Fly Basel to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane BSL - ADB
5h 35m₺3,318–7,764Fly Basel to Istanbul
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Istanbul (IST)plane BSL - IST
6h 18m₺4,573–13,219Train to Zurich Airport, fly to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane ZRH - ADB
6h 45m₺4,489–23,055Fly Basel to Antalya Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Antalya Airport (AYT)plane BSL - AYT
7h 10m₺3,795–31,241Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Istanbul (IST)plane ZRH - IST
7h 22m₺6,244–15,010Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Antalya Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Antalya Airport (AYT)plane ZRH - AYT
8h 24m₺4,966–16,032Train, bus
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhoftrain Re3
- Take the bus from Lindau to Istanbulbus
34h 38m₺6,121–9,003Bus
- Take the bus from Basel to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus Citylines 40 / ...
39h 46m₺7,377–10,720Drive 2,193.7 km
- Drive from Basel to Istanbulcar 2,193.7 km
21h 53m₺19,719–28,483
Basel (BSL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Turkey is to fly which costs 3.300 ₺ - 8.000 ₺ and takes 5h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Turkey is to fly which takes 5h 35m and costs 3.300 ₺ - 8.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Turkey. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Yenikapi via Zuerich Hb, Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 21m.
The distance between Basel and Turkey is 1926 km. The road distance is 2193.7 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Turkey without a car is to train and bus via Karlsruhe which takes 32h 47m and costs 9.000 ₺ - 17.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 6h 26m to get from Basel to Turkey, including transfers.
Basel to Turkey train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Turkey is to fly which takes 6h 26m and costs 1.800 ₺ - 12.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 7.000 ₺ - 11.000 ₺ and takes 39h 46m.
Turkey is 1h ahead of Basel. It is currently 4:46 AM in Basel and 5:46 AM in Turkey.
Basel to Turkey train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Zürich HB station.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Turkey?
AJet and Pegasus Airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel to Aksaray via Sofia, Sofia Serdica Bus Station, Istanbul Büyük Otogari, and Esenler Otogar in around 39h 46m.
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Basel to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–17,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–15,000
Flights from Basel to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–19,000
Flights from Basel to Antalya Airport via İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–19,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–8,500
- 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 İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–20,000
Flights from Basel to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–22,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–19,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Basel to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–12,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–9,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–17,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–8,500
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–18,000
- Website
- corendon.com
Flights from Basel to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–14,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–12,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Basel to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–9,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–18,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–34,000
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–9,000
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–21,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–4,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–7,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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
- ₺1,500–4,500
- Website
- https://www.sbb.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
- ₺11,000–21,000
- 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
- ₺4,900–6,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,500
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- 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/
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
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Basel to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 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/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–3,400
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- ₺2,000–3,100
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
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