There are 11 ways to get from Istanbul to Solothurn by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
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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 Solothurntrain
7h 36mCHF 109–281Fly 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 Solothurntrain
8h 1mCHF 60–315Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Stationbus X06 / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Solothurntrain Ic5 / ...
29h 52mCHF 113–191Night 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 Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Solothurntrain Ic5 / ...
39h 39mCHF 214–320Drive, 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 Solothurncar
20h 28mCHF 382–547Fly Istanbul to Basel, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Basel (BSL)plane IST - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Oltentrain
- Take the train from Olten to Solothurntrain
8hCHF 90–352Metro to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Ayrılık Çeşmesi to Sabiha Gokcen Airporttrain
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Basel (BSL)plane SAW - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Oltentrain
- Take the train from Olten to Solothurntrain
8h 15mFly Istanbul to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane IST - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Solothurntrain
8h 53mCHF 140–365Fly 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 Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Solothurntrain
9h 13mCHF 90–379Bus
- Take the bus from Instabul to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Solothurnbus
35h 10mDrive 2,202.2 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Solothurncar 2,202.2 km
22h 4mCHF 356–514
Istanbul to Solothurn by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Solothurn is to fly and train which costs SFr 60 - SFr 320 and takes 8h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Solothurn is to fly and train which takes 7h 36m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 290.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Solothurn. However, there are services departing from Instabul and arriving at Solothurn via Pristina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Istanbul to Solothurn. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Solothurn via Halkali, Videle, Budapest-Keleti and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 39m.
The distance between Istanbul and Solothurn is 1880 km. The road distance is 2202.2 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Solothurn without a car is to bus and train which takes 29h 52m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 200.
It takes approximately 7h 36m to get from Istanbul to Solothurn, including transfers.
Istanbul to Solothurn bus services, operated by Erhan Trans, depart from Instabul station.
Istanbul to Solothurn train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
Istanbul to Solothurn bus services, operated by Erhan Trans, arrive at Pristina station.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Solothurn, Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Instabul to Solothurn via Pristina in around 35h 10m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–190
Flights from Istanbul to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–160
Flights from Istanbul to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–220
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–330
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–290
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–310
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Zurich Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–160
Flights from Istanbul to Geneva International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–240
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–270
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–260
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–310
Flights from Istanbul to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–360
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Solothurn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Solothurn
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–19
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Olten to Solothurn
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–17
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–29
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Solothurn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–28
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 15–22
- 1st Class
- CHF 21–28
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Videle to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 56–61
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–190
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 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
- CHF 85–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +90 850 252 88 00
- info@metro.istanbul
- Website
- metro.istanbul
Train from Ayrılık Çeşmesi to Sabiha Gokcen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Schedules at
- metro.istanbul
- 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/
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 Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–24
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–16
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +383 44 190 915
- erhantrans@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Instabul to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 38
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Solothurn
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- https://web.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086702768199
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More Questions & Answers
Solothurn is 2h behind Istanbul. It is currently 2:19 AM in Istanbul and 12:19 AM in Solothurn.
Istanbul to Solothurn train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Videle station.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Solothurn is 2202 km. It takes approximately 22h 4m to drive from Istanbul to Solothurn.
There are 304+ hotels available in Solothurn.























































