There are 10 ways to get from Lucerne to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, or car
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Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Istanbul (IST)plane ZRH - IST
6h 59m₺6,840–17,712Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Luzern, Bahnhof to Ferizajbus
- Take the bus from Ferizaj to Esenler Otogarbus
31h 52m₺5,313–5,785Train, night train
- Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HBtrain N7 / ...
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
38h 58m₺19,136–35,018Drive 2,151.8 km
- Drive from Lucerne to Istanbulcar 2,151.8 km
20h 40m₺20,245–29,243Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane ZRH - SAW
7h 12m₺5,343–26,735Train to Basel, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BSL - SAW
7h 37m₺5,830–20,885Train to Basel, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Istanbul (IST)plane BSL - IST
7h 30m₺7,027–19,862Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Luzern to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Istanbul (IST)plane MXP - IST
9h 53m₺8,368–21,386Train, bus
- Take the train from Luzern to St. Gallentrain Vae
- Take the bus from Lindau to Istanbulbus
35h 40m₺7,310–12,170Bus via Belgrade
- Take the bus from Lucerne to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus FlixBus N1920
36h 55m₺5,812–12,141
Lucerne to Istanbul by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lucerne to Istanbul is to bus which costs 5.300 ₺ - 5.800 ₺ and takes 31h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Lucerne to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 6h 59m and costs 6.500 ₺ - 18.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Lucerne to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Luzern, Bahnhof and arriving at Esenler Otogar via Ferizaj. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 52m.
No, there is no direct train from Lucerne to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Luzern and arriving at Yenikapi via Zuerich Hb, Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 58m.
The distance between Lucerne and Istanbul is 1846 km. The road distance is 2151.8 km.
The best way to get from Lucerne to Istanbul without a car is to bus which takes 31h 52m and costs 5.300 ₺ - 5.800 ₺.
It takes approximately 6h 59m to get from Lucerne to Istanbul, including transfers.
Lucerne to Istanbul bus services, operated by Arditi Tours, depart from Luzern, Bahnhof station.
Lucerne to Istanbul train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Luzern station.
Lucerne to Istanbul bus services, operated by Arditi Tours, arrive at Ferizaj station.
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.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–12,000
Flights from Basel to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–15,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–9,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–20,000
Flights from Basel to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–24,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–9,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–8,000
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–30,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–12,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–23,000
Flights from Basel to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,200–15,000
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Luzern to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–3,100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–5,500
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Luzern to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–9,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–8,500
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- ₺5,500–8,500
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–22,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,402
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺500–700
- 1st Class
- ₺550–700
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–2,600
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Luzern to St. Gallen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–3,200
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺320–400
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +383 49 871 234
- ardititours@hotmail.com
- Website
- sr-rs.facebook.com
Bus from Luzern, Bahnhof to Ferizaj
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–3,700
- Website
- https://sr-rs.facebook.com/ardititours/
- Phone
- +383 44 777 071
- lukstempotur@gmail.com
Bus from Ferizaj to Esenler Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,124
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/p/Luks-Tempo-Turizm-61561171973637
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Lindau to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–7,000
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +381 35 433 333
- info@bogojevic.eu
- Website
- bogojevic-reisen.ch
Bus from Lucerne to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–11,000
- Website
- http://www.bogojevic-reisen.ch
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
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More Questions & Answers
Istanbul is 1h ahead of Lucerne. It is currently 1:51 PM in Lucerne and 2:51 PM in Istanbul.
Lucerne to Istanbul train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Zürich HB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lucerne to Istanbul is 2152 km. It takes approximately 20h 40m to drive from Lucerne to Istanbul.
There are 4318+ hotels available in Istanbul.














































