There are 12 ways to get from Varese to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, car, car train, or night 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 Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the train from Varese to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Istanbul (IST)plane MXP - IST
6h 32m₺3,608–8,254Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Varese to Rho Fiera Milanotrain
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Bergamobus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BGY - SAW
8h 33m₺3,324–12,213Train, bus
- Take the train from Varese to Bellinzonatrain S50
- Take the bus from Bellinzona to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenlerbus
27h 52mDrive, car train
- Drive from Varese to Villach Hbf/Bbfcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirnecartrain
- Drive from Edirne to Istanbulcar
38h 49m₺15,723–63,333Drive 1,991.6 km
- Drive from Varese to Istanbulcar 1,991.6 km
18h 27m₺15,718–22,704Train, train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Varese to Rho Fiera Milanotrain
- Take the train from Rho-Fiera Milano to Torino Porta Susatrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Istanbul (IST)plane TRN - IST
8h 39m₺4,773–12,474Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Lugano to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Istanbul (IST)plane ZRH - IST
9h 24m₺6,762–16,774Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Lugano to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane ZRH - SAW
9h 32m₺4,575–18,795Bus
- Take the bus from Como to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenlerbus
32h 24m₺3,981–4,922Train, bus via Sofia
- Take the train from Varese to Milano Repubblicatrain S5
- Take the bus from Stazione Centrale - Piazza Duca d'Aosta to Sofiabus
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
37h 25m₺6,938–11,765Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Varese to Castionetrain S50
- Take the bus from Bellinzona to Lindaubus 076
- Take the bus from Lindau to Istanbulbus
37h 33m₺5,927–8,637Train, night train
- Take the train from Lugano to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
- 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
41h 48m₺18,370–29,579
Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Varese to Istanbul is to bus which costs 3.900 ₺ - 5.000 ₺ and takes 32h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Varese to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 6h 32m and costs 3.600 ₺ - 8.500 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Varese to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Varese - Stazione FNM and arriving at İstanbul Esenler via Como and Beograd, Autobuska stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 24m.
No, there is no direct train from Varese to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Varese and arriving at Yenikapi via Lugano, Zuerich Hb, Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 48m.
The distance between Varese and Istanbul is 1767 km. The road distance is 1991.6 km.
The best way to get from Varese to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus which takes 27h 52m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 32m to get from Varese to Istanbul, including transfers.
Varese to Istanbul bus services, operated by Zlatan Prevoz D.O.O., depart from Como station.
Varese to Istanbul train services, operated by Trenitalia EuroCity, depart from Lugano station.
Varese to Istanbul bus services, operated by Zlatan Prevoz D.O.O., arrive at Beograd, Autobuska stanica station.
What companies run services between Varese, Italy and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Varese - Stazione FNM to İstanbul Esenler via Como - Stazione FNM, Como, and Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 32h 24m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–20,000
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–7,500
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Istanbul via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–7,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–9,500
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–7,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–9,500
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–17,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–17,000
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–17,000
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Istanbul via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–7,500
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–11,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–14,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–26,000
- 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 Varese to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–2,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–4,100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Varese to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺200–260
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Varese to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺260–330
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Varese to Rho Fiera Milano
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺230–290
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Varese to Milano Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺260–320
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Varese to Castione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺270–340
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- 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
- ₺10,743–53,400
- Schedules at
- optimatours.de
- Couch Wagon BC-4
- ₺10,743
- Couch Wagon BC-1
- ₺29,062
- Sleeper Wagon
- ₺33,213
- Couch Wagon BC-4 Car
- ₺30,930
- Couch Wagon BC-1 Car
- ₺49,249
- Sleeper Wagon Car
- ₺53,400
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Rho-Fiera Milano to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–2,000
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Rho-Fiera Milano to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺587
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Rho-Fiera Milano to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,900
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- 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
- ₺650–3,872
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Double Room
- ₺2,149
- Single Room
- ₺3,872
- Four Person Room
- ₺1,889
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lugano to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–4,600
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- ₺3,200–4,600
- 2nd Class
- ₺2,200–3,000
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
- ₺950–1,700
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺950–1,400
- 1st Class
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Phone
- +381 63 608508
- belegijaprevozmsi12@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bellinzona to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺460–800
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bellinzona to Lindau
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,300
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺290–400
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺310–750
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 00 381 31 510 060
- zlatanprevoz@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Como to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–2,800
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Stazione Centrale - Piazza Duca d'Aosta to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–7,500
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- 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/
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