There are 11 ways to get from Brig 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 Brig to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BSL - SAW
8h 51m₺2,757–19,026Train, bus
- Take the train from Brig to Romanshorntrain Ic8
- Take the train from Romanshorn to Lindau-Reutintrain
- Take the bus from Lindau to Istanbulbus
36h 19m₺10,326–17,032Train, night train
- Take the train from Brig to Berntrain Ic8 / ...
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich HBtrain Ic1 / ...
- 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
40h 31m₺19,829–31,734Drive 2,121.2 km
- Drive from Brig to Istanbulcar 2,121.2 km
20h 5m₺18,797–27,151Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Domodossola to Gallaratetrain
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Istanbul (IST)plane MXP - IST
8h 39m₺4,734–11,906Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Brig to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Istanbul (IST)plane ZRH - IST
8h 44m₺8,701–18,089Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Brig to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane ZRH - SAW
8h 52m₺6,514–22,110Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Domodossola to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BGY - SAW
10h 8m₺3,987–14,257Train, train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Domodossola to Rho Fiera Milanotrain
- Take the train from Rho-Fiera Milano to Torino Porta Susatrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Istanbul (IST)plane TRN - IST
10h 15m₺5,314–16,766Train, bus via Kraljevo
- Take the train from Brig to Siontrain Ec / ...
- Take the bus from Sion, poste/gare to Kraljevo, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Kraljevo to Istanbul Hotel Montenegrobus
2d₺10,180–13,165Drive, car train
- Drive from Brig to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Istanbulcar
21h 50m₺21,744–30,697
Brig to Istanbul by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brig to Istanbul is to train and bus and fly which costs 3.900 ₺ - 15.000 ₺ and takes 10h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Brig to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 8h 39m and costs 4.700 ₺ - 12.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct train from Brig to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Brig and arriving at Yenikapi via Bern, Zuerich Hb, Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 31m.
The distance between Brig and Istanbul is 2131 km. The road distance is 2121.2 km.
The best way to get from Brig to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus which takes 36h 19m and costs 10.000 ₺ - 17.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 8h 51m to get from Brig to Istanbul, including transfers.
Brig to Istanbul train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Brig station.
Istanbul is 2h ahead of Brig. It is currently 9:26 PM in Brig and 11:26 PM in Istanbul.
Brig to Istanbul train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Bern station.
Yes, the driving distance between Brig to Istanbul is 2121 km. It takes approximately 20h 5m to drive from Brig to Istanbul.
What companies run services between Brig, Switzerland and Istanbul, Turkey?
There is no direct connection from Brig to Istanbul. However, you can take the train to Basel SBB, walk to Basel, Bahnhof SBB, take the line 50 bus to Basel EuroAirport, Abflug, 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 train from Brig to Istanbul via Romanshorn, Lindau-Reutin, and Lindau in around 36h 19m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–19,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–8,000
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–14,000
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Istanbul via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–14,000
- 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 Il Caravaggio International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–17,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–7,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–9,000
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–17,000
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Istanbul via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–14,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Basel to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- 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 Il Caravaggio International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–9,500
- 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
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–7,000
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Brig to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–6,500
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Brig to Romanshorn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–9,500
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Brig to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–3,700
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–3,300
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–4,400
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Brig to Sion
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–2,300
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Brig to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–4,800
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- ₺3,400–4,800
- 2nd Class
- ₺2,400–3,300
Train from Brig to Sion
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–3,100
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- ₺2,200–3,100
- 2nd Class
- ₺1,000–1,400
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Brig to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,100
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- thurbo.ch
Train from Romanshorn to Lindau-Reutin
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺360–800
- Schedules at
- thurbo.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- ₺360–480
- 1st Class Ticket
- ₺600–800
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Bern to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
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
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺320–400
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Domodossola to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺440–550
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Domodossola to Rho Fiera Milano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺410–550
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺320–470
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Domodossola to Rho Fiera Milano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺400–600
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Rho-Fiera Milano to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺450–650
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Rho-Fiera Milano to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,900
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Rho-Fiera Milano to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,100
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- ₺1,600–2,100
- Smart Flex
- ₺1,700–2,100
- Phone
- +41 27 720 47 47
- info@regionalps.ch
- Website
- regionalps.ch
Train from Brig to Sion
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–2,100
- Schedules at
- regionalps.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- ₺1,000–1,200
- 1st Class Ticket
- ₺1,800–2,100
- 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
- +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/
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺400–650
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +39 02 3008 9000
- mail@autostradale.it
- Website
- autostradale.it
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺220–850
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
- Standard Rate
- ₺650–850
- Phone
- +381 020 313101
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Sion, poste/gare to Kraljevo, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺6,770
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Kraljevo to Istanbul Hotel Montenegro
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–3,300
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
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