There are 9 ways to get from Istanbul to Zug by bus, plane, night train, train, car, or car train
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Bus to Istanbul, fly to Zurich Airport
best- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane IST - ZRH
7h 15mCHF 103–228Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Zurich Airport
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane SAW - ZRH
7h 22mCHF 60–333Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Stationbus X06 / ...
29h 18mCHF 109–171Night 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
39h 6mCHF 210–300Drive, 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 Zugcar
20h 14mCHF 370–525Bus to Istanbul, fly to Basel, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Basel (BSL)plane IST - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
8h 53mCHF 114–380Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Basel (BSL)plane SAW - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
8h 49mCHF 71–355Bus via Sofia
- Take the bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Citylines 19 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Zurich Limmatstrassebus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3635
35h 11mCHF 96–131Drive 2,109.1 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Zugcar 2,109.1 km
21h 9mCHF 339–489
Istanbul to Zug by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Zug is to bus via Sofia which costs SFr 95 - SFr 140 and takes 35h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Zug is to bus and fly which takes 7h 15m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 230.
No, there is no direct train from Istanbul to Zug. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Zug via Halkali, Videle, Budapest-Keleti and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 6m.
The distance between Istanbul and Zug is 1823 km. The road distance is 2109.1 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Zug without a car is to bus which takes 29h 18m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 180.
It takes approximately 7h 15m to get from Istanbul to Zug, including transfers.
Istanbul to Zug train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Zug is to bus which takes 29h 18m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 180. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs SFr 60 - SFr 340 and takes 7h 22m.
Zug is 2h behind Istanbul. It is currently 3:13 PM in Istanbul and 1:13 PM in Zug.
Istanbul to Zug train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Videle station.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Zug, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Istanbul to Zug via Munich central bus station, Zurich Bus Station, and Zürich HB in around 29h 18m. Alternatively, AJet and Pegasus Airlines fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) 3 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- 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
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–280
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–320
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Zurich Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–360
Flights from Istanbul to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–260
- Website
- ajet.com
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 Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–270
- 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
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/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 2–6
- 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 80–120
- 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 11–17
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Zurich Limmatstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–85
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/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
- CHF 29–40
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- 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
- CHF 23–27
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/?l=EN
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