There are 8 ways to get from Winterthur to Istanbul by plane, train, bus, night train, or car
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Fly Zurich Airport to Istanbul
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Istanbul (IST)plane ZRH - IST
6h 18m₺6,305–15,294Fly Zurich Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane ZRH - SAW
6h 30m₺4,008–24,317Train, bus
- Take the train from Winterthur to St. Margrethen Sgtrain Ec / ...
- Take the bus from Lindau to Istanbulbus
33h 41m₺5,390–12,643Train, night train
- Take the train from Winterthur to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
37h 50m₺18,330–33,039Drive 2,086.7 km
- Drive from Winterthur to Istanbulcar 2,086.7 km
20h 43m₺19,988–28,871Train to Basel, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BSL - SAW
8h 31m₺7,385–27,687Train to Basel, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Istanbul (IST)plane BSL - IST
8h 24m₺7,382–25,664Bus
- Take the bus from Zurich to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus Citylines 40 / ...
39h 5m₺7,498–11,720
Winterthur to Istanbul by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Winterthur to Istanbul is to train and bus which costs 5.000 ₺ - 13.000 ₺ and takes 33h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Winterthur to Istanbul is to fly which takes 6h 18m and costs 6.000 ₺ - 16.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Winterthur to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Zurich and arriving at Istanbul Büyük Otogari via Sofia Serdica Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Winterthur to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Winterthur and arriving at Yenikapi via Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 50m.
The distance between Winterthur and Istanbul is 1802 km. The road distance is 2086.7 km.
The best way to get from Winterthur to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus which takes 33h 41m and costs 5.000 ₺ - 13.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 6h 18m to get from Winterthur to Istanbul, including transfers.
Winterthur to Istanbul bus services, operated by Yubim, depart from Zurich station.
Winterthur to Istanbul train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Winterthur station.
The best way to get from Winterthur to Istanbul is to fly which takes 6h 18m and costs 6.000 ₺ - 16.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 7.500 ₺ - 12.000 ₺ and takes 39h 5m.
What companies run services between Winterthur, Switzerland and Istanbul, Turkey?
Turkish Airlines, Croatia Airlines, and Air Serbia fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Istanbul (IST) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Winterthur to Istanbul Büyük Otogari via Zürich HB, Zurich, Sofia Central Bus Station, and Sofia Serdica Bus Station in around 39h 5m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–14,000
Flights from Basel to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–16,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–21,000
Flights from Basel to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–23,000
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–31,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–14,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–11,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–23,000
Flights from Basel to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–15,000
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Winterthur to St. Margrethen Sg
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–5,500
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–5,500
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–5,500
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Winterthur to St. Margrethen Sg
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺460–600
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- thurbo.ch
Train from Winterthur to St. Margrethen Sg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺600–1,200
- Schedules at
- thurbo.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- ₺600–800
- 1st Class Ticket
- ₺1,000–1,200
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Winterthur to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–23,000
- 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
- ₺500–1,447
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺500–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Lindau to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once 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
- ₺6,000–8,000
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–2,400
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–4,200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–3,600
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- huntur.com.tr
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,900
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/?l=EN
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More Questions & Answers
Winterthur to Istanbul bus services, operated by Yubim, arrive at Sofia Central Bus Station.
Istanbul is 1h ahead of Winterthur. It is currently 11:48 PM in Winterthur and 12:48 AM in Istanbul.
Winterthur to Istanbul train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Wien Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Winterthur to Istanbul is 2087 km. It takes approximately 20h 43m to drive from Winterthur to Istanbul.
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