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There are 10 ways to get from Lucerne to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, or car

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  1. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Istanbul

    best
    1. Take the train from Luzern to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane ZRH - IST
    7h 5m
    ₺5,980–15,577

  2. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Luzern to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane ZRH - SAW
    7h 17m
    ₺3,583–19,600

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Luzern, Bahnhof to Ferizajbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Ferizaj to Esenler Otogarbus bus
    31h 52m
    ₺5,598–6,095

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HBtrain train N7 / ...
    2. Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbftrain train Rjx
    3. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    4. Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    40h 6m
    ₺19,660–36,790

  5. Drive  2,151.8 km

    1. Drive from Lucerne to Istanbulcar car 2,151.8 km
    20h 40m
    ₺21,169–30,577

  6. Train to Basel, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane BSL - SAW
    7h 37m
    ₺4,819–21,762

  7. Train to Basel, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane BSL - IST
    7h 30m
    ₺6,916–19,739

  8. Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Luganotrain train
    2. Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train train
    3. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane MXP - IST
    9h 53m
    ₺8,558–25,911

  9. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Luzern to St. Gallentrain train Vae
    2. Take the bus from Lindau to Istanbulbus bus
    35h 38m
    ₺7,407–12,417

  10. Bus via Paraćin

    1. Take the bus from Lucerne to Paraćinbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Paraćin AS to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus N1920
    37h
    ₺8,254–18,184

Lucerne to Istanbul by train and bus

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration35h 38mAverage Duration
Ticket₺7,407Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,846 km
  • Duration: 7h 5m

What companies run services between Lucerne, Switzerland and Istanbul, Turkey?

You can take a bus from Luzern, Bahnhof to Esenler Otogar via Ferizaj in around 31h 52m.

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