There are 10 ways to get from Solothurn 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 Solothurn to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Istanbul (IST)plane ZRH - IST
7h 6m₺7,549–19,615Train, train to Basel, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, Metro
cheapest- Take the train from Solothurn to Oltentrain
- 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 56m₺4,709–21,486Train, bus
- Take the train from Solothurn to Zürich HBtrain Ic5
- Take the bus from Zürich to Munich - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
33h 49m₺7,165–13,667Train, night train
- Take the train from Solothurn 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
39h 3m₺20,275–37,257Drive 2,202.9 km
- Drive from Solothurn to Istanbulcar 2,202.9 km
21h 52m₺20,557–29,693Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Solothurn to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane ZRH - SAW
7h 19m₺5,352–28,638Train, train to Basel, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Solothurn to Oltentrain
- Take the train from Olten to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Istanbul (IST)plane BSL - IST
7h 48m₺6,006–21,463Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Solothurn to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Istanbul (IST)plane GVA - IST
8h 43m₺9,265–26,567Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Solothurn to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane GVA - SAW
8h 52m₺6,668–65,590Bus
- Take the bus from Solothurn to Ferizajbus
- Take the bus from Ferizaj to Esenler Otogarbus
39h 34m
Solothurn to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Solothurn to Istanbul is to train and fly and Metro which costs 4.700 ₺ - 22.000 ₺ and takes 7h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Solothurn to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 7h 6m and costs 7.500 ₺ - 20.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Solothurn to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Solothurn and arriving at Esenler Otogar via Ferizaj. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 34m.
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 Hbf, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 3m.
The distance between Solothurn and Istanbul is 1881 km. The road distance is 2202.9 km.
The best way to get from Solothurn to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus which takes 33h 49m and costs 7.000 ₺ - 14.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 7h 6m 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 Ferizaj station.
What companies run services between Solothurn, Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Solothurn to Esenler Otogar via Ferizaj in around 39h 34m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–13,000
Flights from Basel to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–15,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–13,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–22,000
Flights from Basel to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–25,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–23,000
- 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 Geneva International Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–9,000
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–26,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–13,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–23,000
Flights from Basel to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–15,000
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Solothurn to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–6,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Solothurn to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–5,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Solothurn to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺650–2,000
- 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
Train from Solothurn to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–7,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–3,500
- 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
- ₺950–1,700
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺950–1,400
- 1st Class
- ₺1,300–1,700
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Olten to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺550–850
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- 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
- ₺320–550
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- ₺320–460
- 2nd Class
- ₺400–550
- 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
- ₺140–180
- 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
- Estimated price
- ₺42
- Schedules at
- metro.istanbul
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Zürich to Munich - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–2,200
- 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/
Bus from Solothurn to Ferizaj
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- https://web.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086702768199
- Phone
- +383 44 777 071
- lukstempotur@gmail.com
Bus from Ferizaj to Esenler Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,146
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/p/Luks-Tempo-Turizm-61561171973637
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More Questions & Answers
Istanbul is 1h ahead of Solothurn. It is currently 3:47 AM in Solothurn and 4:47 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 52m to drive from Solothurn to Istanbul.
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