There are 11 ways to get from Zug to Istanbul by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Fly Zurich Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, Metro
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)ZRH - SAW
- Take the train from Sabiha Gokcen Airport to Ayrılık Çeşmesi
7hTrain to Basel, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)BSL - SAW
8h 42m₺4,208–15,397Bus via Belgrade
- Take the bus from Luzern, Bahnhof to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenler
27h 1mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien MeidlingRjx
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkali
38h 58m₺16,843–25,681Drive 2,109.6 km
- Drive from Zug to Istanbul2,109.6 km
20h 52m₺18,159–26,229Fly Zurich Airport to Istanbul, bus
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Istanbul (IST)ZRH - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
7h 33m₺5,537–13,405Train to Basel, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Istanbul (IST)BSL - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
9h 16m₺6,025–20,596Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the train from Zug to Lugano
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Istanbul (IST)MXP - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
10h 22m₺5,761–14,991Bus
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Munich central bus stationX06 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbul
32h 11m₺5,815–8,736Bus via Sofia
- Take the bus from Zurich Limmatstrasse to Sofia Serdica Bus StopUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3636
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük OtogariCitylines 40 / ...
34h 5m₺5,115–7,336Drive, car train
- Drive from Zug to Villach Hbf/Bbf
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirne
- Drive from Edirne to Istanbul
40h 32m₺15,780–63,460
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zug to Istanbul is to bus via Sofia which costs 5.000 ₺ - 7.500 ₺ and takes 34h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Zug to Istanbul is to fly and bus which takes 7h 33m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 14.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct train from Zug to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Zug and arriving at Yenikapi via Zuerich Hb, Wien Meidling, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 58m.
The distance between Zug and Istanbul is 1879 km. The road distance is 2109.6 km.
The best way to get from Zug to Istanbul without a car is to bus via Belgrade which takes 27h 1m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h to get from Zug to Istanbul, including transfers.
Zug to Istanbul train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Zuerich Hb station.
Istanbul is 2h ahead of Zug. It is currently 10:59 PM in Zug and 12:59 AM in Istanbul.
Zug to Istanbul train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Wien Meidling station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zug to Istanbul is 2110 km. It takes approximately 20h 52m to drive from Zug to Istanbul.
What companies run services between Zug, Switzerland and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a train from Zug to İstanbul Esenler via Luzern, Luzern, Bahnhof, and Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 27h 1m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–9,500
Flights from Basel to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–8,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–13,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–16,000
Flights from Basel to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–18,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–9,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–8,500
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–11,000
Flights from Basel to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–9,000
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–9,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Istanbul via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–17,000
- Website
- airalbania.com.al
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Istanbul via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–14,000
- Phone
- +90 850 252 88 00
- info@metro.istanbul
- Website
- metro.istanbul
Train from Sabiha Gokcen Airport to Ayrılık Çeşmesi
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Schedules at
- metro.istanbul
Train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- 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 Meidling to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- 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
- ₺900–1,600
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺900–1,300
- 1st Class
- ₺1,200–1,600
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–2,100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zug to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–3,400
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺300–380
- 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
- ₺10,386–51,625
- Schedules at
- optimatours.de
- Couch Wagon BC-4
- ₺10,386
- Couch Wagon BC-1
- ₺28,096
- Sleeper Wagon
- ₺32,109
- Couch Wagon BC-4 Car
- ₺29,902
- Couch Wagon BC-1 Car
- ₺47,612
- Sleeper Wagon Car
- ₺51,625
- Phone
- + (381) 20 316 581
- office@gameks.biz
- Website
- gameks.biz
Bus from Luzern, Bahnhof to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- gameks.biz
- 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
- polazak.rs
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺130–220
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,700
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,000
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺600–900
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Zurich Limmatstrasse to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,200–4,600
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,000
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- 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
- ₺1,600–2,200
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- 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
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,500
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/
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