There are 11 ways to get from Thun to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the train from Thun to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Istanbul (IST)plane ZRH - IST
7h 41m₺6,465–16,576Train to Basel, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Thun to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BSL - SAW
8h 4m₺2,403–19,236Train, bus
- Take the train from Thun to Romanshorntrain Ic8
- Take the train from Romanshorn to Lindau-Reutintrain
- Take the bus from Lindau to Istanbulbus
35h 30m₺9,134–14,943Train, night train
- Take the train from Thun to Zürich HBtrain Ic8 / ...
- 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 39m₺18,070–28,303Drive 2,198.4 km
- Drive from Thun to Istanbulcar 2,198.4 km
21h 31m₺19,295–27,870Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Thun to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane ZRH - SAW
7h 48m₺4,078–17,597Train to Basel, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Thun to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Istanbul (IST)plane BSL - IST
7h 57m₺4,690–21,215Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane GVA - SAW
9h 31m₺4,067–19,655Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Thun to Brigtrain
- Take the train from Domodossola to Gallaratetrain
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Istanbul (IST)plane MXP - IST
10h₺5,289–13,937Drive, car train
- Drive from Thun to Villach Hbf/Bbfcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirnecartrain
- Drive from Edirne to Istanbulcar
42h 4m₺16,898–65,031Bus
- Take the bus from Bern to București, Autogara Militaribus 1921
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus N1998
45h 10m₺5,556–12,198
Thun to Istanbul by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Thun to Istanbul is to train and fly which costs 4.000 ₺ - 20.000 ₺ and takes 9h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Thun to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 7h 41m and costs 6.000 ₺ - 17.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct train from Thun to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Thun and arriving at Yenikapi via Zuerich Hb, Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 39m.
The distance between Thun and Istanbul is 1940 km. The road distance is 2198.4 km.
The best way to get from Thun to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus which takes 35h 30m and costs 9.000 ₺ - 15.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 7h 41m to get from Thun to Istanbul, including transfers.
Thun to Istanbul train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Thun station.
Istanbul is 2h ahead of Thun. It is currently 12:27 AM in Thun and 2:27 AM in Istanbul.
Thun to Istanbul train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Zürich HB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Thun to Istanbul is 2198 km. It takes approximately 21h 31m to drive from Thun to Istanbul.
What companies run services between Thun, Switzerland and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a train from Thun to İstanbul Esenler bus station via Bern, Bern, Hauptbahnhof, Bern, Neufeld P+R, Bern, and București, Autogara Militari in around 45h 10m.
- 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
- ₺4,500–9,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–20,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–17,000
Flights from Basel to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–20,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–19,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–8,500
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 Zurich Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–14,000
Flights from Basel to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–11,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–11,000
- 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
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Thun to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–3,600
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Thun to Romanshorn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–7,500
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Thun to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–3,600
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Thun to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–2,900
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–3,400
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Thun to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,300
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- 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
- ₺360–800
- Schedules at
- thurbo.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- ₺360–490
- 1st Class Ticket
- ₺600–800
Train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- 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 Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- 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
- ₺900–1,700
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺900–1,300
- 1st Class
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Thun to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺600–750
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Thun to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺390–490
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Thun to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–4,000
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- ₺2,800–4,000
- 2nd Class
- ₺1,700–2,400
- Phone
- +41 58 327 32 71
- Website
- bls.ch
Train from Thun to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺700–1,000
- Website
- https://www.bls.ch/en
- 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
- ₺320–400
- 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
- ₺428–431
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
- ₺10,617–52,775
- Schedules at
- optimatours.de
- Couch Wagon BC-4
- ₺10,617
- Couch Wagon BC-1
- ₺28,721
- Sleeper Wagon
- ₺32,824
- Couch Wagon BC-4 Car
- ₺30,567
- Couch Wagon BC-1 Car
- ₺48,672
- Sleeper Wagon Car
- ₺52,775
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bern to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–6,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–3,100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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