There are 11 ways to get from Chur to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train
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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 28m₺5,889–15,680Train 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
9h 1m₺2,823–20,319Bus
- Take the bus from Chur station train station to Munich central bus stationbus N76 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
30h 30m₺5,026–7,602Train, night train
- Take the train from Sargans to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
37h 38m₺15,850–24,282Drive 2,048.1 km
- Drive from Chur to Istanbulcar 2,048.1 km
20h 12m₺17,830–25,754Train 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 35m₺3,302–17,701Train to Basel, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Chur to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Istanbul (IST)plane BSL - IST
8h 54m₺4,910–21,298Bus, 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 50m₺4,489–12,166Bus, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the bus from Chur station train station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Bergamobus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BGY - SAW
10h 37m₺4,343–14,923Bus via Burgas
- Take the bus from Chur station train station to Munich central bus stationbus N76 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich Central Bus Station to Burgas Bus Station Southbus
- Take the bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus
38h 15m₺6,876–9,802Drive, car train
- Drive from Chur to Villach Hbf/Bbfcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirnecartrain
- Drive from Edirne to Istanbulcar
39h 48m₺15,300–62,866
Chur to Istanbul by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chur to Istanbul is to train and fly which costs 3.300 ₺ - 18.000 ₺ and takes 7h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Chur to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 7h 28m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 16.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Chur station to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Chur station train station and arriving at Istanbul via Munich. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Chur to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Chur and arriving at Yenikapi via Sargans, Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 38m.
The distance between Chur and Istanbul is 1906 km. The road distance is 2048.1 km.
The best way to get from Chur to Istanbul without a car is to bus which takes 30h 30m and costs 5.000 ₺ - 8.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 7h 28m to get from Chur to Istanbul, including transfers.
Chur to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Chur station train station.
Chur to Istanbul train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Sargans station.
Chur to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Munich central bus station.
What companies run services between Chur, Grisons, Switzerland and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Chur station train station to Istanbul via Munich in around 30h 30m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–10,000
Flights from Basel to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–8,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–12,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–17,000
Flights from Basel to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–19,000
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 Zurich Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–8,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–7,500
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–14,000
Flights from Basel to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–15,000
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–12,000
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–10,000
- Website
- airalbania.com.al
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Istanbul via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,900–15,000
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Chur to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–2,300
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Chur to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–4,100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Chur to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Sargans to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–7,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- ₺4,700–7,000
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
- ₺900–1,600
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺900–1,300
- 1st Class
- ₺1,200–1,600
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Chur to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,100
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Bellinzona to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺370–460
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/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
- ₺10,373–51,563
- Schedules at
- optimatours.de
- Couch Wagon BC-4
- ₺10,373
- Couch Wagon BC-1
- ₺28,062
- Sleeper Wagon
- ₺32,070
- Couch Wagon BC-4 Car
- ₺29,865
- Couch Wagon BC-1 Car
- ₺47,554
- Sleeper Wagon Car
- ₺51,563
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Chur station train station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺700–1,600
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Chur station train station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺850–2,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺450–950
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,150–1,200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- +41 (0)848 818 818
- info@postauto.ch
- Website
- postauto.ch
Bus from Chur, Postautostation to Bellinzona, Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺500–750
- Website
- https://www.postauto.ch
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺280–390
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺300–700
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Munich Central Bus Station to Burgas Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–7,000
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,200
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
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More Questions & Answers
Istanbul is 2h ahead of Chur. It is currently 7:44 PM in Chur and 9:44 PM in Istanbul.
Chur to Istanbul train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Wien Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chur to Istanbul is 2048 km. It takes approximately 20h 12m to drive from Chur to Istanbul.
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