There are 10 ways to get from Istanbul to Lindau by plane, train, bus, night train, or car
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Fly Istanbul to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane IST - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Bregenztrain
8h 29m€154–396Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Istanbul to Lindaubus
29h€85–130Night train, train
- Take the night train from Halkali to Videlenighttrain
- Take the train from Videle to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Bregenztrain Rjx
38h 15m€190–286Drive 2,059.2 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Lindaucar 2,059.2 km
18h 59m€297–429Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane SAW - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Bregenztrain
8h 54m€119–636Fly Istanbul to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane IST - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Pasingtrain
- Take the train from Pasing to Lindau-Inseltrain
10h 10m€141–350Fly Istanbul to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane IST - STR
- Take the train from Wendlingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhoftrain
10h 29m€152–382Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane SAW - STR
- Take the train from Wendlingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhoftrain
10h 50m€97–362Fly Istanbul to Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport (ACH)plane IST - ACH
9h 13m€268–1,017Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Burgas Bus Station Southbus
- Take the bus from Burgas South to Innsbruck Hbfbus
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Bregenz Riedenburgtrain 970 / ...
39h 13m€185–330
Istanbul to Lindau by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Lindau is to bus which costs €85 - €130 and takes 29h.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Lindau is to fly and train which takes 8h 29m and costs €150 - €400.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Istanbul and arriving at Lindau. Services depart once a week, and operate Tuesday. The journey takes approximately 29h.
No, there is no direct train from Istanbul to Lindau. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Lindau-Insel via Halkali, Videle, Budapest-Keleti and Bregenz. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 15m.
The distance between Istanbul and Lindau is 1908 km. The road distance is 2059.2 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Lindau without a car is to bus which takes 29h and costs €85 - €130.
It takes approximately 8h 29m to get from Istanbul to Lindau, including transfers.
Istanbul to Lindau bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, depart from Istanbul station.
Istanbul to Lindau train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Lindau is to bus which takes 29h and costs €85 - €130. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €260 - €1100 and takes 9h 13m.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Lindau, Bavaria, Germany?
Alpar Turizm operates a bus from Istanbul to Lindau once a week. Tickets cost €85–130 and the journey takes 29h. Alternatively, Turkish Airlines and People's Viennaline fly from Istanbul (IST) to Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport (ACH) 5 times a week.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from Istanbul to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from Istanbul to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Zurich Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–180
Flights from Istanbul to Munich International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from Istanbul to Stuttgart Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–280
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–310
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–360
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–430
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Istanbul to Stuttgart Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–380
- Website
- peoples.ch
Flights from Istanbul to Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Zurich Airport via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €190–550
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bregenz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bregenz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €9–13
- 1st Class
- €9–13
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Videle to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €58–63
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Bregenz
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €120–190
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Flughafen München to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Pasing to Lindau-Insel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Wendlingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Wendlingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- servus@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Pasing to Lindau-Insel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Bregenz Riedenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–18
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–18
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Bregenz Riedenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Bregenz Riedenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Lindau
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Burgas Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Burgas Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–24
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 0882455155
- bourgasbus@abv.bg
- Website
- burgasbus.info
Bus from Burgas South to Innsbruck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–170
- Website
- https://burgasbus.info/eng/?cat=1
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More Questions & Answers
Istanbul to Lindau bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, arrive at Lindau station.
Lindau is 1h behind Istanbul. It is currently 5:57 PM in Istanbul and 4:57 PM in Lindau.
Istanbul to Lindau train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Videle station.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Lindau is 2059 km. It takes approximately 18h 59m to drive from Istanbul to Lindau.
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