There are 11 ways to get from Solothurn to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
best- Take the train from Solothurn to Zürich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)ZRH - SAW
7h 19m₺3,753–17,457Bus
- Take the bus from Solothurn to Hohenems
- Take the bus from Lindau to Istanbul
34h 39mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Solothurn to Zürich HBIc5
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien MeidlingRjx
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkali
39h 18m₺17,184–26,938Drive 2,203.2 km
- Drive from Solothurn to Istanbul2,203.2 km
21h 46m₺19,031–27,489Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the train from Solothurn to Zürich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Istanbul (IST)ZRH - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
7h 54m₺5,970–15,716Train, train to Basel, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, Metro
- Take the train from Solothurn to Olten
- Take the train from Olten to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)BSL - SAW
- Take the train from Sabiha Gokcen Airport to Ayrılık Çeşmesi
7h 44mFly Basel to Istanbul, bus
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Istanbul (IST)BSL - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
8h 20m₺4,826–19,521Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Solothurn to Renens VD
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)GVA - SAW
8h 52m₺5,216–19,650Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the train from Solothurn to Renens VD
- Take the train from Renens VD 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 28m₺7,633–17,909Bus via Pristina
- Take the bus from Solothurn to Pristina
- Take the bus from Pristina to Esenler Otogar
35h 54mDrive, car train
- Drive from Solothurn to Villach Hbf/Bbf
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirne
- Drive from Edirne to Istanbul
41h 26m₺16,605–64,751
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Solothurn to Istanbul is to train and fly which costs 3.700 ₺ - 18.000 ₺ and takes 7h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Solothurn to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 7h 19m and costs 3.700 ₺ - 18.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Solothurn to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Solothurn and arriving at Esenler Otogar via Pristina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 54m.
No, there is no direct train from Solothurn to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Solothurn and arriving at Yenikapi via Zuerich Hb, Wien Meidling, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 18m.
The distance between Solothurn and Istanbul is 1938 km. The road distance is 2203.2 km.
The best way to get from Solothurn to Istanbul without a car is to bus which takes 34h 39m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 19m to get from Solothurn to Istanbul, including transfers.
Solothurn to Istanbul bus services, operated by Kavim Tours, depart from Solothurn station.
Solothurn to Istanbul train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Solothurn station.
Solothurn to Istanbul bus services, operated by Kavim Tours, arrive at Pristina station.
What companies run services between Solothurn, Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Solothurn to Istanbul via Hohenems, Hohenems, Lindau-Reutin, and Lindau in around 34h 39m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–9,500
Flights from Basel to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–8,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–12,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
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 Basel to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–19,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–18,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–8,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, 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
- ₺2,300–14,000
Flights from Basel to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–12,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–10,000
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–9,500
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Istanbul via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–19,000
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Solothurn to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,500
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Solothurn to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–2,300
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Solothurn to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺550–1,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Olten to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Solothurn to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–4,200
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,500
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–8,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- ₺5,000–8,000
Train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–15,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,600
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺900–1,300
- 1st Class
- ₺1,200–1,600
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Olten to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Olten to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺300–500
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- ₺300–430
- 2nd Class
- ₺370–500
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Olten to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺130–170
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- 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
- Schedules at
- metro.istanbul
- 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
- ₺10,444–51,913
- Schedules at
- optimatours.de
- Couch Wagon BC-4
- ₺10,444
- Couch Wagon BC-1
- ₺28,252
- Sleeper Wagon
- ₺32,288
- Couch Wagon BC-4 Car
- ₺30,068
- Couch Wagon BC-1 Car
- ₺47,877
- Sleeper Wagon Car
- ₺51,913
Bus from Solothurn to Hohenems
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- https://web.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086702768199
Bus from Solothurn to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- https://web.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086702768199
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
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
- Phone
- +383 44 190 915
- erhantrans@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Esenler Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,018
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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More Questions & Answers
Istanbul is 2h ahead of Solothurn. It is currently 10:31 PM in Solothurn and 12:31 AM in Istanbul.
Solothurn to Istanbul train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Zürich HB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Solothurn to Istanbul is 2203 km. It takes approximately 21h 46m to drive from Solothurn to Istanbul.
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