There are 13 ways to get from Istanbul to Sion by bus, plane, train, 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.
Bus to Istanbul, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)IST - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Sion
9hCHF 118–294Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)SAW - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Sion
9h 3mCHF 65–340Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Lausanne106
- Take the bus from Lausanne to Sion
35h 45mCHF 111–197Night train, train
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to WinterthurRjx
- Take the train from Winterthur to VispIc8
- Take the train from Visp to SionIr / ...
42h 54mCHF 247–421Drive 2,172.7 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Sion2,172.7 km
20h 41mCHF 353–510Bus to Istanbul, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)IST - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Visp
- Take the train from Visp to Sion
9h 53mCHF 147–419Bus to Istanbul, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)IST - MXP
- Take the bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1 to Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviaria
- Take the train from Brig to Sion
9h 58mCHF 92–337Bus to Istanbul, fly to Basel, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Basel (BSL)IST - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Visp
- Take the train from Visp to Sion
10h 31mCHF 140–419Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)SAW - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Sion
10h 30mCHF 119–355Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Basel (BSL)SAW - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Visp
- Take the train from Visp to Sion
10h 30mCHF 102–375Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Lindau
- Take the train from Lindau-Reutin to RomanshornRe
- Take the train from Romanshorn to BrigIc8
- Take the train from Brig to SionEc / ...
36h 50mCHF 198–366Bus via Kragujevac
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler to Kragujevac, Autobuska Stanica
- Take the bus from Kragujevac, Autobuska Stanica to Sion, poste/gare
44h 58mCHF 156Drive, car train
- Drive from Istanbul to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ost
- Drive from München Ost to Sion
22h 10mCHF 403–574
Istanbul to Sion by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Sion is to fly and train which costs SFr 65 - SFr 340 and takes 9h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Sion is to bus and fly and train which takes 9h and costs SFr 110 - SFr 300.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Sion. However, there are services departing from Istanbul and arriving at Sion via Munich central bus station and Lausanne. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Istanbul to Sion. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Sion via Halkali, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf, Winterthur and Visp. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 54m.
The distance between Istanbul and Sion is 2097 km. The road distance is 2172.7 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Sion without a car is to bus which takes 35h 45m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 200.
It takes approximately 9h to get from Istanbul to Sion, including transfers.
Istanbul to Sion bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, depart from Istanbul station.
Istanbul to Sion train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
Istanbul to Sion bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, arrive at Munich station.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Sion, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Istanbul to Sion via Munich central bus station and Lausanne in around 35h 45m.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–190
Flights from Istanbul to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–190
Flights from Istanbul to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–200
Flights from Istanbul to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–220
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–290
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–260
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–310
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Geneva International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–230
Flights from Istanbul to Zurich Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–190
Flights from Istanbul to Milano Malpensa Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–160
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–170
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–210
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–170
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Sion
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Winterthur to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Visp to Sion
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–13
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Brig to Sion
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–23
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Romanshorn to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–170
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–30
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 17–24
- 1st Class
- CHF 23–30
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–85
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Winterthur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–150
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 95–150
- Phone
- +41 27 720 47 47
- info@regionalps.ch
- Website
- regionalps.ch
Train from Visp to Sion
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–31
- Schedules at
- regionalps.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 15–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 28–31
Train from Brig to Sion
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–36
- Schedules at
- regionalps.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 18–21
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 32–36
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Visp to Sion
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 35–55
- 2nd Class
- CHF 16–23
Train from Brig to Sion
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 40–60
- 2nd Class
- CHF 18–25
Train from Milano Centrale to Sion
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 60–90
- 2nd Class
- CHF 45–65
Train from Lindau-Reutin to Romanshorn
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–12
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- 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
- CHF 85–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–5
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–120
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
Bus from Istanbul to Lindau
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–130
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Munich central bus station to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lausanne to Sion
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Munich central bus station to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–35
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +39 0322 844 862
- comazzi@comazzibus.com
- Website
- comazzibus.com
Bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1 to Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviaria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8
- Website
- https://www.comazzibus.com/eng/index.php
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler to Kragujevac, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 36
- Schedules at
- polazak.rs
- Phone
- +381 020 313101
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Kragujevac, Autobuska Stanica to Sion, poste/gare
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 120
- Schedules at
- svajcarska.ch
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More Questions & Answers
Sion is 2h behind Istanbul. It is currently 3:11 AM in Istanbul and 1:11 AM in Sion.
Istanbul to Sion train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Bucharest station.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Sion is 2173 km. It takes approximately 20h 41m to drive from Istanbul to Sion.
There are 3160+ hotels available in Sion.























































