There are 9 ways to get from Zug to Istanbul by plane, bus, train, 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 48m₺6,875–16,409Fly Zurich Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, Metro
cheapest- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane ZRH - SAW
- Take the train from Sabiha Gokcen Airport to Ayrılık Çeşmesitrain
7h₺4,378–30,432Bus
- Take the bus from Zürich to Munich - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
33h 39m₺6,552–10,331Train, night train
- 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 51m₺18,912–34,821Drive 2,109.3 km
- Drive from Zug to Istanbulcar 2,109.3 km
20h 58m₺20,172–29,136Train 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 35m₺7,939–27,098Train 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 28m₺7,936–25,075Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Zug to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Istanbul (IST)plane MXP - IST
9h 41m₺8,280–22,501Bus via Sofia
- 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 9m₺8,052–11,131
Zug to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zug to Istanbul is to fly which costs 6.500 ₺ - 17.000 ₺ and takes 6h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Zug to Istanbul is to fly which takes 6h 48m and costs 6.500 ₺ - 17.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Zug to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Zürich and arriving at Istanbul via Munich. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 39m.
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 Hbf, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 51m.
The distance between Zug and Istanbul is 1820 km. The road distance is 2109.3 km.
The best way to get from Zug to Istanbul without a car is to bus which takes 33h 39m and costs 6.500 ₺ - 11.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 6h 48m to get from Zug to Istanbul, including transfers.
Zug to Istanbul bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Zürich station.
Zug to Istanbul train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Zuerich Hb station.
The best way to get from Zug to Istanbul is to fly which takes 6h 48m and costs 6.500 ₺ - 17.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 6.500 ₺ - 11.000 ₺ and takes 33h 39m.
What companies run services between Zug, 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 Zug to Istanbul via Zürich HB, Zürich, and Munich in around 33h 39m.
- 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
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–24,000
- 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
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–10,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–14,000
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–29,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–14,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–27,000
Flights from Basel to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–15,000
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–9,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- ₺5,500–9,000
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once 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
- ₺500–1,444
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺500–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
- 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
- Estimated price
- ₺42
- Schedules at
- metro.istanbul
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
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
Train from Zug to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–9,000
- 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
- ₺330–410
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Zürich to Munich - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,600
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,500
- 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
- ₺1,700–2,300
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- 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
- ₺2,400–4,100
- 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
Zug to Istanbul bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Munich - Bus Station.
Istanbul is 1h ahead of Zug. It is currently 9:57 PM in Zug and 10:57 PM in Istanbul.
Zug to Istanbul train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Wien Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zug to Istanbul is 2109 km. It takes approximately 20h 58m to drive from Zug to Istanbul.
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