There are 11 ways to get from Istanbul to Lindau by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
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 St. Margrethen SGtrain
8h 54m€107–347Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane SAW - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to St. Margrethen SGtrain
9h 19m€53–351Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Lindaubus
30h€90–130Night 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
39h€201–300Drive, car train
- Drive from Istanbul to Villach Hbf ARZcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ostcartrain
- Drive from München Ost to Lindaucar
18h 20m€368–508Fly 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€136–306Fly Istanbul to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane IST - STR
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhoftrain
10h 40m€133–327Fly 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 Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhoftrain
10h 59m€76–368Fly Istanbul to Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport (ACH)plane IST - ACH
10h 9m€211–817Bus via Sofia
- Take the bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Citylines 19 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia to Lindaubus
36h 54m€134–177Drive 2,059.3 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Lindaucar 2,059.3 km
19h 2m€284–411
Istanbul to Lindau by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Lindau is to bus which costs €90 - €130 and takes 30h.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Lindau is to fly and train which takes 8h 54m and costs €100 - €350.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Istanbul and arriving at Lindau. Services depart twice a week, and operate Tuesday and Friday. The journey takes approximately 30h.
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 39h.
The distance between Istanbul and Lindau is 1908 km. The road distance is 2059.3 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Lindau without a car is to bus which takes 30h and costs €90 - €130.
It takes approximately 8h 54m 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 30h and costs €90 - €130. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €210 - €850 and takes 10h 9m.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Lindau, Bavaria, Germany?
Alpar Turizm operates a bus from Istanbul to Lindau twice a week. Tickets cost €90–130 and the journey takes 30h. 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
- €80–190
Flights from Istanbul to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–190
Flights from Istanbul to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–250
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–300
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–370
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Zurich Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–160
Flights from Istanbul to Stuttgart Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–340
Flights from Istanbul to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–350
Flights from Istanbul to Stuttgart Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–410
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–260
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–260
- Website
- peoples.ch
Flights from Istanbul to Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €190–800
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Stuttgart Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich Flughafen to St. Margrethen SG
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich Flughafen to St. Margrethen SG
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €17–24
- 1st Class
- €23–30
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Videle to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–65
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Bregenz
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €120–190
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Flughafen München to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Pasing to Lindau-Insel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- 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 3 hours
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–30
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Lindau
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- huntur.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–28
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/?l=EN
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia to Lindau
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 54m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
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More Questions & Answers
Istanbul to Lindau bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, arrive at Lindau station.
Lindau is 2h behind Istanbul. It is currently 9:26 AM in Istanbul and 7:26 AM 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 19h 2m to drive from Istanbul to Lindau.
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