There are 12 ways to get from Basel to Turkey by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Fly Basel to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)BSL - ADB
5h 33m₺3,599–9,741Fly Basel to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)BSL - SAW
6h 28m₺2,369–15,219Train, bus
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to München Hbf60
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbul
32h 15m₺8,388–10,492Train, night train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBIce / ...
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien MeidlingRjx
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkali
39h 35m₺17,006–26,717Drive 2,193.5 km
- Drive from Basel to Istanbul2,193.5 km
21h 46m₺18,938–27,354Train to Zurich Airport, fly to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)ZRH - ADB
6h 44m₺4,791–13,535Fly Basel to Istanbul, bus
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Istanbul (IST)BSL - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Aksaray
7h 13m₺4,086–17,558Fly Basel to Antalya Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Antalya Airport (AYT)BSL - AYT
7h 13m₺2,978–19,220Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)ZRH - SAW
7h 33m₺3,561–17,513Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Istanbul (IST)ZRH - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Aksaray
8h 18m₺5,778–15,852Bus
- Take the bus from Basel to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük OtogariCitylines 40 / ...
39h 46m₺6,676–8,892Drive, car train
- Drive from Basel to München Ost
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirne
- Drive from Edirne to Istanbul
41h 23m₺18,953–67,210
Basel (BSL) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Turkey is to fly which costs 2.300 ₺ - 16.000 ₺ and takes 6h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Turkey is to fly which takes 5h 33m and costs 3.600 ₺ - 10.000 ₺.
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 Meidling, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 35m.
The distance between Basel and Turkey is 1915 km. The road distance is 2193.5 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Turkey without a car is to train and bus which takes 32h 15m and costs 8.000 ₺ - 11.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 5h 33m 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 5h 33m and costs 3.600 ₺ - 10.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 6.500 ₺ - 9.000 ₺ and takes 39h 46m.
Turkey is 2h ahead of Basel. It is currently 11:19 AM in Basel and 1:19 PM 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?
SunExpress, Austrian Airlines, and Lufthansa fly from Basel (BSL) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) twice daily. 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
- flypgs.com
Flights from Basel to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–19,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–18,000
Flights from Basel to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–19,000
Flights from Basel to Antalya Airport via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–19,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–17,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Basel to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–8,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–9,500
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Basel to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–13,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–9,500
Flights from Basel to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–20,000
Flights from Basel to Antalya Airport via İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–20,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Basel to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–12,000
Flights from Basel to Antalya Airport via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–15,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–14,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–8,500
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–19,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–13,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–13,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–8,000
- Website
- corendon.com
Flights from Basel to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–15,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Basel to Antalya Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–14,000
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–9,500
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–4,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–2,100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- 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 Meidling to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- 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
- ₺900–1,600
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺900–1,300
- 1st Class
- ₺1,200–1,600
- 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
- +49 89 54880111
- info@optimatours.de
- Website
- optimatours.de
Car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirne
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺10,451–51,952
- Schedules at
- optimatours.de
- Couch Wagon BC-4
- ₺10,451
- Couch Wagon BC-1
- ₺28,273
- Sleeper Wagon
- ₺32,312
- Couch Wagon BC-4 Car
- ₺30,091
- Couch Wagon BC-1 Car
- ₺47,913
- Sleeper Wagon Car
- ₺51,952
- 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
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Aksaray
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺130–360
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=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
- ₺1,600–2,200
- 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
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