There are 8 ways to get from Olten to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the train from Olten to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Istanbul (IST)plane ZRH - IST
6h 47m₺6,870–17,702Train to Basel, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, Metro
cheapest- Take the train from Olten to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BSL - SAW
- Take the train from Sabiha Gokcen Airport to Ayrılık Çeşmesitrain
7h 14m₺4,373–21,434Train, bus
- Take the train from Olten to Zürich HBtrain Ic5 / ...
- Take the bus from Zürich to Munich - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
33h 30m₺6,714–10,453Train, night train
- Take the train from Olten to Zürich HBtrain Ic5 / ...
- 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 44m₺19,274–33,843Drive 2,169.4 km
- Drive from Olten to Istanbulcar 2,169.4 km
21h 41m₺20,429–29,508Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Olten to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane ZRH - SAW
6h 59m₺5,373–26,725Fly Basel to Istanbul
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Istanbul (IST)plane BSL - IST
7h 7m₺5,570–20,411Train, bus via Sofia
- Take the train from Olten to Zürich HBtrain Ic5 / ...
- Take the bus from Zurich to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus
39h 9m₺8,414–11,253
Olten to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Olten to Istanbul is to train and bus via Sofia which costs 8.000 ₺ - 12.000 ₺ and takes 39h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Olten to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 6h 47m and costs 6.500 ₺ - 18.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct train from Olten to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Olten and arriving at Yenikapi via Zuerich Hb, Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 44m.
The distance between Olten and Istanbul is 1846 km. The road distance is 2169.4 km.
The best way to get from Olten to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus which takes 33h 30m and costs 6.500 ₺ - 11.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 6h 47m to get from Olten to Istanbul, including transfers.
Olten to Istanbul train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Olten station.
Istanbul is 1h ahead of Olten. It is currently 12:57 AM in Olten and 1:57 AM in Istanbul.
Olten to Istanbul train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Zürich HB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Olten to Istanbul is 2169 km. It takes approximately 21h 41m to drive from Olten to Istanbul.
What companies run services between Olten, Switzerland and Istanbul, Turkey?
Turkish Airlines flies from Basel (BSL) to Istanbul (IST) twice daily.
- 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
- ₺6,000–15,000
- 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
- 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
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–9,500
- 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 Olten to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–3,700
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Olten to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–3,100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Olten to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺750–2,200
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Olten to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,800
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Olten to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,500
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- 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
- ₺500–1,410
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺500–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–700
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Olten to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺280–360
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Olten to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺900–3,100
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- ₺2,200–3,100
- 2nd Class
- ₺900–1,200
- Phone
- +90 850 252 88 00
- info@metro.istanbul
- Website
- metro.istanbul
Train from Sabiha Gokcen Airport to Ayrılık Çeşmesi
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺42
- Schedules at
- metro.istanbul
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Zürich to Munich - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–2,200
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,500
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Zurich to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–8,000
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–2,300
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–3,400
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–3,600
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- huntur.com.tr
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,500
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/?l=EN
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