There are 10 ways to get from Brig to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, or car
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Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the train from Domodossola to Gallaratetrain
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Istanbul (IST)plane MXP - IST
8h 18m₺5,661–14,164Train to Basel, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Brig to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BSL - SAW
8h 47m₺4,782–29,936Train, bus
- Take the train from Brig to Romanshorntrain Ic8
- Take the train from Romanshorn to Lindau-Reutintrain
- Take the bus from Lindau to Istanbulbus
37h 28m₺11,131–24,930Train, 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
41h 27m₺21,740–40,978Drive 2,121.2 km
- Drive from Brig to Istanbulcar 2,121.2 km
20h 5m₺20,023–28,922Train, 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 39m₺10,164–27,472Train, 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₺8,767–40,495Train, 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 2m₺6,214–17,687Train, train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Domodossola to Novaratrain
- Take the train from Novara to Torino Porta Susatrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Istanbul (IST)plane TRN - IST
10h 42m₺7,271–17,904Train, bus via Belgrade
- Take the train from Brig to Siontrain Ec / ...
- Take the bus from Sion, poste/gare to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
46h 42m₺9,239–12,122
Brig to Istanbul by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brig to Istanbul is to train and fly which costs 5.500 ₺ - 15.000 ₺ and takes 8h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Brig to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 8h 18m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 15.000 ₺.
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 41h 27m.
The distance between Brig and Istanbul is 1855 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 37h 28m and costs 11.000 ₺ - 25.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 8h 18m 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 1h ahead of Brig. It is currently 10:42 AM in Brig and 11:42 AM 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 Domodossola, take the train to Gallarate, take the train to Malpensa Aeroporto T1, walk to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) airport, fly to Istanbul (IST), walk to Istanbul Airport, take the train to Gayrettepe, then take the train to Vezneciler. Alternatively, you can take a train from Brig to Istanbul via Romanshorn, Lindau-Reutin, and Lindau in around 37h 28m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–23,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–13,000
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–15,000
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Istanbul via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–15,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Basel to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–23,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–20,000
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–16,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–8,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–9,500
- 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
- ₺3,500–16,000
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Istanbul via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–15,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Basel to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,200–15,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–23,000
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–15,000
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–30,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–13,000
- 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
- ₺340–420
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Domodossola to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺460–600
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺500–900
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Domodossola to Novara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺550–950
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Novara to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺600–1,100
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Brig to Romanshorn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–18,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Brig to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–6,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–7,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Brig to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–12,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–7,500
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Brig to Sion
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–3,100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- thurbo.ch
Train from Romanshorn to Lindau-Reutin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺380–800
- Schedules at
- thurbo.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- ₺380–550
- 1st Class Ticket
- ₺650–800
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Bern to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,500
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–9,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- ₺5,500–8,500
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–22,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,415
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺500–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Brig to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–5,000
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- ₺3,600–5,000
- 2nd Class
- ₺2,600–3,400
Train from Brig to Sion
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–3,300
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- ₺2,300–3,300
- 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 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,200
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- 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
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Lindau to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺420–1,100
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- terravision.eu
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺260–1,400
- Website
- https://www.terravision.eu/
- 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
- ₺240–430
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
- Phone
- +381 020 313101
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Sion, poste/gare to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺6,981
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
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