There are 13 ways to get from Istanbul to Gstaad by plane, train, 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.
Fly Istanbul Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
best- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane IST - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Montreuxtrain
- Take the train from Montreux to Gstaadtrain
10h 25mCHF 140–337Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Basel, train
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Basel (BSL)plane SAW - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Spieztrain
10h 52mCHF 68–345Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Zürich HB Schweizerhof to Interlaken Bahnhof Ostbus
- Take the bus from Interlaken Ost, Bahnhof to Zweisimmen, Bahnhofbus Ev
34h 19mCHF 118–175Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the nighttrain from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Venezia Mestretrain Rjx
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Montreuxtrain Ec
- Take the train from Montreux to Gstaadtrain 30 / ...
47h 38mCHF 286–426Drive 2,235.2 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Gstaadcar 2,235.2 km
22h 24mCHF 428–618Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane SAW - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Montreuxtrain
- Take the train from Montreux to Gstaadtrain
10h 36mCHF 135–277Fly Istanbul Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Basel (BSL)plane IST - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Spieztrain
10h 47mCHF 118–485Fly Istanbul Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane IST - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Spieztrain
10h 59mCHF 161–394Fly Istanbul Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane IST - MXP
- Take the bus from Gallarate to Domodossolabus
- Take the train from Domodossola to Spieztrain
12h 29mFly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane SAW - BGY
- Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Spieztrain
12h 56mCHF 130–535Bus, train via Padova
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Haskovobus
- Take the bus from Haskovo to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Padovabus
- Take the train from Padova to Montreuxtrain Ec
- Take the train from Montreux to Gstaadtrain 30 / ...
36h 14mCHF 217–296Bus, train
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Niš ASbus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Lausannebus
- Take the train from Montreux to Gstaadtrain 30 / ...
39h 53mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Halkalı to Sofiatrain
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Milano, Stazione Centralebus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Montreuxtrain Ec
- Take the train from Montreux to Gstaadtrain 30 / ...
44h 45mCHF 171–231
Istanbul to Gstaad by bus and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Gstaad is to bus which costs SFr 110 - SFr 180 and takes 34h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Gstaad is to fly and train which takes 10h 25m and costs SFr 140 - SFr 340.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Gstaad. However, there are services departing from Istanbul and arriving at Gstaad, Bahnhof via Munich central bus station, Zürich HB Schweizerhof, Interlaken Ost, Bahnhof and Zweisimmen, Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 19m.
No, there is no direct train from Istanbul to Gstaad. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Gstaad via Halkali, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf, Venezia Mestre and Montreux. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 38m.
The distance between Istanbul and Gstaad is 2068 km. The road distance is 2235.2 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Gstaad without a car is to bus which takes 34h 19m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 180.
It takes approximately 10h 25m to get from Istanbul to Gstaad, including transfers.
Istanbul to Gstaad bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, depart from Istanbul station.
Istanbul to Gstaad train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
Istanbul to Gstaad bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, arrive at Munich station.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Gstaad, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Istanbul to Gstaad, Bahnhof via Munich central bus station, Zurich Bus Station, Zürich HB Schweizerhof, Interlaken Ost, Bahnhof, and Zweisimmen, Bahnhof in around 34h 19m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–200
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–500
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–300
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–370
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–330
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–350
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–310
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Geneva International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–350
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Zurich Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–180
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–260
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–250
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–390
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–430
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Montreux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Montreux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–70
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–70
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–80
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Domodossola to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +41 21 989 81 90
- Website
- MOB
Train from Montreux to Gstaad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–30
- Schedules at
- MOB
Train from Montreux to Gstaad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–30
- Schedules at
- MOB
Train from Montreux to Gstaad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–30
- Schedules at
- MOB
Train from Montreux to Gstaad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–30
- Schedules at
- MOB
Train from Montreux to Gstaad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–30
- Schedules at
- MOB
Train from Montreux to Gstaad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–30
- Schedules at
- MOB
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–25
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- CHF 9–13
- 1st Class
- CHF 9–13
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–80
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Venezia Mestre to Montreux
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–160
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 100–160
- 2nd Class
- CHF 100–140
Train from Domodossola to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 45–65
- 2nd Class
- CHF 26–35
Train from Milano Centrale to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–90
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 60–90
- 2nd Class
- CHF 45–65
Train from Padova to Montreux
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–150
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 100–150
- 2nd Class
- CHF 95–130
Train from Milano Centrale to Montreux
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–100
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 70–100
- 2nd Class
- CHF 55–80
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–15
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–15
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +41 58 327 32 71
- Website
- BLS AG
Train from Domodossola to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–24
- Website
- BLS AG
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Halkalı to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–17
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–110
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Haskovo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–18
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Niš AS
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–85
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–27
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +41 44 552 0807
- contact@shuttler.ch
- Website
- Shuttler
Bus from Zürich HB Schweizerhof to Interlaken Bahnhof Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–26
- Website
- Shuttler
- Phone
- +41 58 327 32 71
- Website
- BLS AG
Bus from Interlaken Ost, Bahnhof to Zweisimmen, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–10
- Website
- BLS AG
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Bus from Gallarate to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- Trenord
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–21
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- 035.319366
- ticket@orioshuttle.com
- Website
- orioshuttle.com
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–13
- Schedules at
- orioshuttle.com
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Haskovo to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–15
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 83
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Milano, Stazione Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 83
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +381 63 608508
- belegijaprevozmsi12@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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Booking & Getting There
Gstaad is 2h behind Istanbul. It is currently 11:08 AM in Istanbul and 9:08 AM in Gstaad.
Istanbul to Gstaad train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Bucharest station.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Gstaad is 2235 km. It takes approximately 22h 24m to drive from Istanbul to Gstaad.
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