There are 10 ways to get from Istanbul to Lindau 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 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 41m€144–386Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Istanbul to Lindaubus
29h€85–120Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Videlenighttrain
- Take the train from Videle to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Bregenztrain Rjx
38h 32m€189–285Drive 2,058.8 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Lindaucar 2,058.8 km
18h 59m€302–436Fly 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
9h 6m€109–416Fly 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 München Hbftrain
- Take the train from München Hbf to Lindau-Inseltrain
9h 55m€138–458Fly 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 31m€123–452Fly 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 46m€88–512Fly Istanbul to Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport (ACH)plane IST - ACH
9h 12m€298–967Bus, 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 Rjx / ...
39h 17m€170–286
Istanbul to Lindau by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Lindau is to bus which costs €85 - €120 and takes 29h.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Lindau is to fly and train which takes 8h 41m and costs €140 - €390.
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 32m.
The distance between Istanbul and Lindau is 1908 km. The road distance is 2058.8 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Lindau without a car is to bus which takes 29h and costs €85 - €120.
It takes approximately 8h 41m 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 - €120. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €290 - €1000 and takes 9h 12m.
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 €85–120 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
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Istanbul to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–210
Flights from Istanbul to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Zurich Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–180
Flights from Istanbul to Munich International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Istanbul to Stuttgart Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–320
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–360
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–330
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–400
Flights from Istanbul to Stuttgart Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–470
- Website
- peoples.ch
Flights from Istanbul to Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €290–950
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bregenz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bregenz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Halkali to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €9–13
- 1st Class
- €9–13
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Videle to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €57–62
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Bregenz
- *
- €120–190
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Bregenz Riedenburg
- *
- €30–45
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Flughafen München to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from München Hbf to Lindau-Insel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Wendlingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Wendlingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- servus@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
Train from München Hbf to Lindau-Insel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Bregenz Riedenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–18
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–18
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Bregenz Riedenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Bregenz Riedenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Bregenz Riedenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Lindau
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €85–120
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Burgas Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €41
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Burgas Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–24
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +359 0882455155
- bourgasbus@abv.bg
- Website
- Burgas Bus
Bus from Burgas South to Innsbruck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–170
- Website
- Burgas Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Istanbul to Lindau bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, arrive at Lindau station.
Lindau is 1h behind Istanbul. It is currently 5:34 PM in Istanbul and 4:34 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.
There are 2602+ hotels available in Lindau.



































































