There are 11 ways to get from Istanbul to Solothurn by bus, plane, train, night train, car, or car train
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Bus to Istanbul, fly to Zurich Airport, train
best- 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 Solothurn
7h 54mCHF 108–285Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)SAW - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Solothurn
8h 1mCHF 65–320Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus StationX06 / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to SolothurnIc5 / ...
29h 52mCHF 113–190Night train, train
- Take the night train from Halkali to Videle
- Take the train from Videle to Budapest-KeletiIr
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Zuerich HbRjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to SolothurnIc5 / ...
39h 39mCHF 214–319Drive, 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 Solothurn
20h 22mCHF 378–542Bus to Istanbul, fly to Basel
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Basel (BSL)IST - BSL
8h 18mCHF 91–356Metro to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Ayrılık Çeşmesi to Sabiha Gokcen Airport
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Basel (BSL)SAW - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Olten
- Take the train from Olten to Solothurn
8h 15mBus to Istanbul, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- 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 Renens VD
- Take the train from Renens VD to Solothurn
9h 11mCHF 121–282Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)SAW - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VD
- Take the train from Renens VD to Solothurn
9h 13mCHF 78–317Bus
- Take the bus from Instabul to Pristina
- Take the bus from Pristina to Solothurn
35h 10mDrive 2,202.1 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Solothurn2,202.1 km
21h 55mCHF 351–506
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 75 - SFr 320 and takes 9h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Solothurn is to bus and fly and train which takes 7h 54m 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 1883 km. The road distance is 2202.1 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 190.
It takes approximately 7h 54m 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
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–180
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 85–220
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–310
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–270
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–280
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Zurich Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–160
Flights from Istanbul to Geneva International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–220
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–220
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–260
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–180
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Basel via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–230
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Solothurn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–50
- 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 23–28
- 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 56–60
- 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
- +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
- +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
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- 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 2–6
- 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 80–110
- 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 14–19
- 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 11–17
- 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 12:57 AM in Istanbul and 10:57 PM 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 21h 55m to drive from Istanbul to Solothurn.
There are 299+ hotels available in Solothurn.























































