There are 12 ways to get from Swiss Alps to Turkey by train, plane, bus, car, or car train
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 Airolo to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Istanbul (IST)plane ZRH - IST
9h 32mDrive 2,081.8 km
cheapest- Drive from Swiss Alps to Istanbulcar 2,081.8 km
19h 52m₺18,821–27,186Train, bus
- Take the train from Airolo to Bellinzonatrain
- Take the bus from Bellinzona to Ferizajbus
- Take the bus from Ferizaj to Esenler Otogarbus
31h 42mTrain to Zurich Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Airolo to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane ZRH - SAW
9h 45mTrain to Zurich Airport, fly to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Take the train from Airolo to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane ZRH - ADB
9h 29mTrain, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Airolo to Bellinzonatrain
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Istanbul (IST)plane MXP - IST
10h 18mTrain to Zurich Airport, fly to Antalya Airport
- Take the train from Airolo to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Antalya Airport (AYT)plane ZRH - AYT
10h 34mTrain, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Airolo to Bellinzonatrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BGY - SAW
11h 9mTrain, bus via Niš
- Take the train from Airolo to Bellinzonatrain
- Take the bus from Bellinzona to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Montenegro Hotelbus
34h 2mDrive, bus
- Drive from Swiss Alps to S. Bernardino, Villaggiocar
- Take the bus from Splügen to Lindaubus
- Take the bus from Lindau to Istanbulbus
37h 43mTrain, bus via Sofia
- Take the train from Airolo to Zürich HBtrain
- Take the bus from Zurich to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
46h 24mDrive, car train
- Drive from Swiss Alps to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Istanbulcar
20h 44m₺21,412–30,928
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Swiss Alps to Turkey is to drive which costs 18.000 ₺ - 28.000 ₺ and takes 19h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Swiss Alps to Turkey is to drive which takes 19h 52m and costs 18.000 ₺ - 28.000 ₺.
The distance between Swiss Alps and Turkey is 1926 km. The road distance is 2081.8 km.
The best way to get from Swiss Alps to Turkey without a car is to train and bus which takes 31h 42m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 32m to get from Swiss Alps to Turkey, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Swiss Alps to Turkey is 2082 km. It takes approximately 19h 52m to drive from Swiss Alps to Turkey.
There are 4288+ hotels available in Turkey.
What companies run services between Swiss Alps, Canton Ticino, Switzerland and Turkey?
There is no direct connection from Swiss Alps to Turkey. However, you can take the line 110 bus to Airolo, Stazione, walk to Airolo, take the train to Zürich HB, take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Istanbul (IST), walk to Istanbul Airport, take the train to Gayrettepe, then take the train to Vezneciler. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Gotthard Passhöhe to Aksaray via Airolo, Stazione, Airolo, Bellinzona, Bellinzona, Ferizaj, Esenler Otogar, and Esenler Otogar in around 31h 42m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–9,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–8,500
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–19,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–21,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–20,000
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,200–17,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–8,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–17,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–7,000
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–15,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–8,500
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–9,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Istanbul via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–8,500
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–9,500
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–9,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–19,000
- Website
- corendon.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–11,000
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–26,000
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Airolo to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- trenord.it
Train from Bellinzona to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- trenord.it
- 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
- ₺650–3,927
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Double Room
- ₺2,180
- Single Room
- ₺3,927
- Four Person Room
- ₺1,917
- 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
- ₺5,000–6,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +383 49 871 234
- ardititours@hotmail.com
- Website
- sr-rs.facebook.com
Bus from Bellinzona to Ferizaj
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–3,300
- Website
- https://sr-rs.facebook.com/ardititours/
- Phone
- +383 44 777 071
- lukstempotur@gmail.com
Bus from Ferizaj to Esenler Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/p/Luks-Tempo-Turizm-61561171973637
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- terravision.eu
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺260–1,300
- Website
- https://www.terravision.eu/
- Phone
- +381 63 608508
- belegijaprevozmsi12@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bellinzona to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 062 8103637
- office@balbuss.rs
- Website
- balbuss.rs
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Montenegro Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,190
- Schedules at
- balbuss.rs
- Book at
- balbuss.rs
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Splügen to Lindau
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- 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
- 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
- ₺5,500–7,500
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
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