There are 10 ways to get from Chur to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, or car
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 Zurich Airport, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the train from Chur to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Istanbul (IST)plane ZRH - IST
7h 24m₺7,898–21,636Train to Basel, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Chur to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BSL - SAW
8h 54m₺3,944–21,383Bus
- Take the bus from Chur train station to Lindaubus FlixBus 456 / ...
- Take the bus from Lindau to Istanbulbus
33h 30m₺5,171–7,696Train, night train
- Take the train from Chur to Buchs SGtrain
- Take the train from Feldkirch to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
38h 5m₺18,038–32,670Drive 2,048 km
- Drive from Chur to Istanbulcar 2,048 km
20h 9m₺20,445–29,532Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Chur to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane ZRH - SAW
7h 37m₺6,201–23,659Train to Basel, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Chur to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Istanbul (IST)plane BSL - IST
8h 46m₺6,041–23,360Bus, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the bus from Chur, Postautostation to Bellinzona, Stazionebus
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Istanbul (IST)plane MXP - IST
10h 45m₺6,074–17,423Bus, train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the bus from Chur, Postautostation to Bellinzona, Stazionebus
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BGY - SAW
11h 32m₺6,897–29,846Train, bus
- Take the train from Sargans to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain Rjx
- Take the bus from Innsbruck Hbf to Burgas Southbus
- Take the bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus
39h 11m₺10,397–17,367
Chur to Istanbul by bus and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chur to Istanbul is to bus which costs 5.000 ₺ - 8.000 ₺ and takes 33h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Chur to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 7h 24m and costs 7.500 ₺ - 22.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Chur station to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Chur train station and arriving at Istanbul via Lindau. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Chur to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Chur and arriving at Yenikapi via Buchs Sg, Feldkirch, Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 5m.
The distance between Chur and Istanbul is 1906 km. The road distance is 2048 km.
The best way to get from Chur to Istanbul without a car is to bus which takes 33h 30m and costs 5.000 ₺ - 8.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 7h 24m to get from Chur to Istanbul, including transfers.
Chur to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Chur train station.
Chur to Istanbul train services, operated by Schweizerische Südostbahn AG, depart from Chur station.
Chur to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lindau station.
What companies run services between Chur, Grisons, Switzerland and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Chur train station to Istanbul via Lindau and Lindau in around 33h 30m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–19,000
Flights from Basel to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–16,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–20,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–19,000
Flights from Basel to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–22,000
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–22,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,900–19,000
Flights from Basel to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–15,000
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–23,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–16,000
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–19,000
Train from Chur to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–3,000
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Chur to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–3,000
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Chur to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–5,500
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Chur to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–5,500
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,000
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Sargans to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–4,900
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Chur to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–3,100
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Chur to Buchs SG
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,600
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Chur to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–3,100
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- Thurbo
Train from Chur to Buchs SG
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺360–800
- Schedules at
- Thurbo
- 2nd Class Ticket
- ₺360–490
- 1st Class Ticket
- ₺650–800
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Feldkirch to Wien Hbf
- *
- ₺4,900–7,500
Train from Sargans to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- *
- ₺1,700–2,600
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–22,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,470
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₺500–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Chur to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,200
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Chur to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,200
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Bellinzona to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺410–550
- Website
- Trenord
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Chur train station to Lindau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺470–700
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Lindau to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–7,000
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 818 818
- info@postauto.ch
- Website
- PostAuto AG
Bus from Chur, Postautostation to Bellinzona, Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺550–800
- Website
- PostAuto AG
Bus from Chur, Postautostation to Bellinzona, Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺550–800
- Website
- PostAuto AG
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺270–1,300
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- 035.319366
- ticket@orioshuttle.com
- Website
- orioshuttle.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺600–800
- Schedules at
- orioshuttle.com
- Phone
- +359 0882455155
- bourgasbus@abv.bg
- Website
- Burgas Bus
Bus from Innsbruck Hbf to Burgas South
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–9,500
- Website
- Burgas Bus
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,300
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,207
- Website
- Arda Tur
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Booking & Getting There
Istanbul is 1h ahead of Chur. It is currently 6:04 AM in Chur and 7:04 AM in Istanbul.
Chur to Istanbul train services, operated by Schweizerische Südostbahn AG, arrive at Buchs SG station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chur to Istanbul is 2048 km. It takes approximately 20h 9m to drive from Chur to Istanbul.
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