There are 13 ways to get from Turkey to Swiss Alps by plane, train, 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.
Fly Istanbul to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane IST - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Airolotrain
10h 21mFly Istanbul to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane IST - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Bellinzonatrain
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Airolotrain
11h 16mCHF 77–165Bus, train
- Take the bus from Esenler Otogar to Ferizajbus
- Take the bus from Ferizaj to Bellinzonabus
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Airolotrain
32h 41mDrive 2,081.1 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Swiss Alpscar 2,081.1 km
20h 3mCHF 325–469Fly Antalya Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane AYT - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Airolotrain
10h 31mFly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane SAW - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Airolotrain
10h 47mFly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Basel (BSL)plane SAW - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Airolotrain
12h 2mFly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane SAW - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bellinzonatrain
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Airolotrain
12h 18mCHF 81–308Fly Istanbul to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane IST - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bellinzonatrain
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Airolotrain
12h 46mCHF 120–305Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Splügenbus
- Drive from S. Bernardino, Villaggio to Swiss Alpscar
34h 20mCHF 111–165Bus, train via Niš
- Take the bus from Montenegro Hotel to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Bellinzonabus
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Airolotrain
37h 19mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Halkalı to Sofiatrain
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Zurich Limmatstrassebus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Airolotrain
44h 58mDrive, car train
- Drive from Istanbul to Villach Hbf ARZcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ostcartrain
- Drive from München Ost to Swiss Alpscar
20h 31mCHF 369–515
Istanbul (IST) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Turkey to Swiss Alps is to fly and train which costs SFr 75 - SFr 170 and takes 11h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Turkey to Swiss Alps is to fly and train which takes 11h 16m and costs SFr 75 - SFr 170.
The distance between Turkey and Swiss Alps is 1926 km. The road distance is 2081.1 km.
The best way to get from Turkey to Swiss Alps without a car is to bus and train which takes 32h 41m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 21m to get from Turkey to Swiss Alps, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Turkey to Swiss Alps is 2081 km. It takes approximately 20h 3m to drive from Turkey to Swiss Alps.
There are 450+ hotels available in Swiss Alps.
What companies run services between Turkey and Swiss Alps, Canton Ticino, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Turkey to Swiss Alps. However, you can take the train to Gayrettepe, take the train to Istanbul Airport, walk to Istanbul (IST) airport, fly to Zurich Airport (ZRH), walk to Zürich Flughafen, take the train to Zürich HB, take the train to Airolo, walk to Airolo, Stazione, then take the line 110 bus to Gotthard Passhöhe. Alternatively, you can take a train from Aksaray to Gotthard Passhöhe via Esenler Otogar, Esenler Otogar, Ferizaj, Bellinzona, Bellinzona, Airolo, and Airolo, Stazione in around 32h 41m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–160
Flights from Istanbul to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–340
Flights from Istanbul to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–350
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–280
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–270
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–310
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–240
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Zurich Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–170
Flights from Istanbul to Milano Malpensa Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–130
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–320
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–240
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–200
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–180
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–200
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–280
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Bellinzona to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Bellinzona to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–14
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Bellinzona to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–9
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 45–65
- 2nd Class
- CHF 25–35
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–45
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Halkalı to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–18
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–100
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +383 44 777 071
- lukstempotur@gmail.com
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Ferizaj
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/p/Luks-Tempo-Turizm-61561171973637
- Phone
- +383 49 871 234
- ardititours@hotmail.com
- Website
- sr-rs.facebook.com
Bus from Ferizaj to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–60
- Website
- https://sr-rs.facebook.com/ardititours/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–110
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Munich central bus station to Splügen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 062 8103637
- office@balbuss.rs
- Website
- balbuss.rs
Bus from Montenegro Hotel to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 38
- Schedules at
- balbuss.rs
- Book at
- balbuss.rs
- Phone
- +381 63 608508
- belegijaprevozmsi12@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Zurich Limmatstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–85
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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