There are 12 ways to get from Sion to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, car, or car train
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Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the train from Sion to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Istanbul (IST)plane GVA - IST
8h 35m₺8,012–23,284Train, train to Basel, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Sion to Visptrain
- Take the train from Visp to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BSL - SAW
9h 59m₺3,596–21,135Train, bus via Rorschach
- Take the train from Sion to Visptrain
- Take the train from Visp to Oltentrain Ic6 / ...
- Take the train from Olten to Rorschachtrain Ic5
- Take the train from St. Margrethen Sg to Muenchen Hbf Gl.27-36train Ec
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
36h 6m₺11,193–21,054Drive 2,174.7 km
- Drive from Sion to Istanbulcar 2,174.7 km
20h 45m₺19,262–27,823Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Sion to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane GVA - SAW
8h 43m₺4,925–20,305Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Sion to Brigtrain
- Take the train from Domodossola to Gallaratetrain
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Istanbul (IST)plane MXP - IST
9h 56m₺5,889–14,288Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Sion to Visptrain
- Take the train from Visp to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane ZRH - SAW
9h 40m₺7,306–23,975Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Sion to Brigtrain
- Take the train from Domodossola to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BGY - SAW
11h 25m₺4,942–16,729Train, bus
- Take the train from Sion to Lausannetrain Ec / ...
- Take the bus from Lausanne to Munich Hbfbus
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
37h 4mTrain, bus #2
- Take the train from Sion to Visptrain
- Take the train from Visp to Romanshorntrain Ic8
- Take the train from Romanshorn to Lindau-Reutintrain
- Take the bus from Lindau to Istanbulbus
37h 40m₺10,963–19,354Bus
- Take the bus from Sion, poste/gare to Kraljevo, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Kraljevo to Istanbul Hotel Montenegrobus Citylines 85 / ...
46h 55m₺9,358–10,258Drive, car train
- Drive from Sion to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Istanbulcar
22h 30m₺22,317–31,379
Sion to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sion to Istanbul is to train and bus and fly which costs 4.900 ₺ - 17.000 ₺ and takes 11h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Sion to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 8h 35m and costs 8.000 ₺ - 24.000 ₺.
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 2094 km. The road distance is 2174.7 km.
The best way to get from Sion to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus via Rorschach which takes 36h 6m and costs 11.000 ₺ - 22.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 8h 35m 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 5:14 PM in Sion and 7:14 PM in Istanbul.
Yes, the driving distance between Sion to Istanbul is 2175 km. It takes approximately 20h 45m 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
- ₺4,000–20,000
Flights from Basel to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–21,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–17,000
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–17,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–10,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–19,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–15,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–7,500
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–12,000
Flights from Basel to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–11,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–14,000
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–10,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Istanbul via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–20,000
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Sion to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–5,500
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Sion to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–2,100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Visp to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,900–5,500
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Olten to Rorschach
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–4,500
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Visp to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–6,500
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Sion to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–2,400
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Visp to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–3,500
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–4,400
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Sion to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–3,500
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Visp to Romanshorn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–9,500
- 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
- ₺850–1,800
- Schedules at
- regionalps.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- ₺850–1,100
- 1st Class Ticket
- ₺1,600–1,800
Train from Sion to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–2,100
- Schedules at
- regionalps.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- ₺1,000–1,200
- 1st Class Ticket
- ₺1,800–2,100
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Visp to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–4,300
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- ₺3,100–4,300
- 2nd Class
- ₺2,000–2,700
Train from Visp to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–4,800
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- ₺3,400–4,800
- 2nd Class
- ₺2,400–3,200
Train from Sion to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–3,600
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- ₺2,500–3,600
- 2nd Class
- ₺1,400–1,900
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Visp to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺700–900
- Schedules at
- 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
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from St. Margrethen Sg to Muenchen Hbf Gl.27-36
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–3,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺330–410
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Domodossola to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺450–600
- 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
- ₺330–480
- 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
- ₺370–800
- Schedules at
- thurbo.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- ₺370–490
- 1st Class Ticket
- ₺650–800
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–6,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- 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/
- 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
- ₺410–650
- 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
- ₺220–900
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
- Standard Rate
- ₺650–900
Bus from Lausanne to Munich Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- https://web.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086702768199
- 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
- ₺6,858
- 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
- ₺2,000–3,400
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
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