There are 13 ways to get from Sion to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, car, car train, or rideshare
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 Geneva International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
best- Take the train from Sion to Genève-Aéroport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)GVA - SAW
8h 39m₺3,686–18,237Train, train to Basel, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Sion to Visp
- Take the train from Visp to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)BSL - SAW
9h 52m₺3,533–23,455Train, bus via Munich
- Take the train from Sion to VispIr
- Take the train from Visp to Basel SBBIc6 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to München Hbf60
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbul
36h 20m₺9,730–17,784Drive, car train
- Drive from Sion to Villach Hbf/Bbf
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirne
- Drive from Edirne to Istanbul
41h 29m₺17,288–65,738Airport Transfer
- Take the rideshare from Sion-SIR to Istanbul2,174.2 km
20h 35mDrive 2,174.2 km
- Drive from Sion to Istanbul2,174.2 km
20h 35m₺18,771–27,113Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the train from Sion to Genève-Aéroport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Istanbul (IST)GVA - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
9h 15m₺6,303–16,496Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Sion to Visp
- Take the train from Visp to Bern
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)ZRH - SAW
9h 41m₺6,343–24,205Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the train from Sion to Brig
- Take the train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Istanbul (IST)MXP - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
10h 35m₺5,582–16,095Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Sion to Brig
- Take the train from Domodossola to Milano Centrale
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)BGY - SAW
11h 16m₺5,045–16,376Train, bus
- Take the train from Sion to VispIr
- Take the train from Visp to RomanshornIc8
- Take the train from Romanshorn to Lindau-Reutin
- Take the bus from Lindau to Istanbul
37h 36m₺10,580–18,434Train, bus via Sofia
- Take the train from Sion to VispIr
- Take the train from Visp to Basel SBBIc6 / ...
- Take the bus from Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalı
42h 45m₺5,306–15,929Bus
- Take the bus from Sion, poste/gare to Kraljevo, Autobuska Stanica
- Take the bus from Kraljevo to Istanbul Hotel MontenegroCitylines 85 / ...
46h 55m₺8,915–9,815
Sion to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sion to Istanbul is to train and fly which costs 3.600 ₺ - 19.000 ₺ and takes 8h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Sion to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 8h 39m and costs 3.600 ₺ - 19.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Sion to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Sion, poste/gare and arriving at Istanbul Hotel Montenegro via Kraljevo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 55m.
The distance between Sion and Istanbul is 2152 km. The road distance is 2174.2 km.
The best way to get from Sion to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus via Munich which takes 36h 20m and costs 9.500 ₺ - 18.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 8h 39m to get from Sion to Istanbul, including transfers.
Sion to Istanbul bus services, operated by Dacić Tours, depart from Sion, poste/gare station.
Sion to Istanbul bus services, operated by Dacić Tours, arrive at Kraljevo, Autobuska Stanica station.
Istanbul is 2h ahead of Sion. It is currently 11:22 AM in Sion and 1:22 PM in Istanbul.
Yes, the driving distance between Sion to Istanbul is 2174 km. It takes approximately 20h 35m to drive from Sion to Istanbul.
What companies run services between Sion, Switzerland and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Sion, poste/gare to Istanbul Hotel Montenegro via Kraljevo, Autobuska Stanica and Kraljevo in around 46h 55m.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–19,000
Flights from Basel to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–20,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–17,000
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,200–16,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–12,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–11,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–12,000
Flights from Basel to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–14,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–14,000
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,200–12,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–13,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–8,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Istanbul via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–18,000
- Website
- airalbania.com.al
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Istanbul via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–14,000
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Istanbul via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–18,000
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Sion to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–3,300
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Sion to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Visp to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–5,500
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Visp to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–3,100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–3,400
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Sion to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺600–1,200
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Visp to Romanshorn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–9,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 27 720 47 47
- info@regionalps.ch
- Website
- regionalps.ch
Train from Sion to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,700
- Schedules at
- regionalps.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- ₺850–1,000
- 1st Class Ticket
- ₺1,500–1,700
Train from Sion to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺950–2,000
- Schedules at
- regionalps.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- ₺950–1,200
- 1st Class Ticket
- ₺1,700–2,000
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Visp to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–4,600
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- ₺3,300–4,600
- 2nd Class
- ₺2,300–3,100
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Visp to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,100
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–4,600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 89 54880111
- info@optimatours.de
- Website
- optimatours.de
Car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirne
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺10,435–51,870
- Schedules at
- optimatours.de
- Couch Wagon BC-4
- ₺10,435
- Couch Wagon BC-1
- ₺28,229
- Sleeper Wagon
- ₺32,262
- Couch Wagon BC-4 Car
- ₺30,044
- Couch Wagon BC-1 Car
- ₺47,838
- Sleeper Wagon Car
- ₺51,870
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺320–400
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Domodossola to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺440–550
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺320–460
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- thurbo.ch
Train from Romanshorn to Lindau-Reutin
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺350–750
- Schedules at
- thurbo.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- ₺350–480
- 1st Class Ticket
- ₺600–750
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Sofia to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺650–3,761
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Double Room
- ₺2,087
- Single Room
- ₺3,761
- Four Person Room
- ₺1,835
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,000
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
Bus from Lindau to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–7,000
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺130–280
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺400–550
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +39 02 3008 9000
- mail@autostradale.it
- Website
- autostradale.it
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺210–850
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
- Standard Rate
- ₺650–850
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–4,900
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +381 020 313101
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Sion, poste/gare to Kraljevo, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺6,516
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Kraljevo to Istanbul Hotel Montenegro
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–3,300
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
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