There are 11 ways to get from Zurich to Turkey by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Fly Zurich Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane ZRH - ADB
5h 36m₺3,108–11,457Fly 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 26m₺2,277–15,434Train, bus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to St. Margrethen SGtrain Ec
- Take the bus from Lindau to Istanbulbus
33h 32m₺5,415–8,303Train, 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
37h 15m₺16,184–24,342Drive 2,095.8 km
- Drive from Zurich to Istanbulcar 2,095.8 km
21h 13m₺18,245–26,354Fly Zurich Airport to Istanbul
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Istanbul (IST)plane ZRH - IST
6h 19m₺4,864–13,413Fly Zurich Airport to Antalya Airport
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Antalya Airport (AYT)plane ZRH - AYT
7h 6m₺3,186–13,435Train 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
7h 34m₺2,430–17,841Train to Basel, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Istanbul (IST)plane BSL - IST
7h 27m₺4,517–18,820Bus
- Take the bus from Zurich to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus Citylines 40 / ...
37h 46m₺6,637–8,831Drive, car train
- Drive from Zurich to Villach Hbf/Bbfcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirnecartrain
- Drive from Edirne to Istanbulcar
40h 49m₺15,715–63,466
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Turkey is to fly which costs 2.200 ₺ - 16.000 ₺ and takes 6h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Turkey is to fly which takes 5h 36m and costs 3.100 ₺ - 12.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct train from Zurich to Turkey. However, there are services departing from Zuerich Hb and arriving at Yenikapi via Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 15m.
The distance between Zurich and Turkey is 1845 km. The road distance is 2095.8 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Turkey without a car is to train and bus which takes 33h 32m and costs 5.000 ₺ - 8.500 ₺.
It takes approximately 5h 36m to get from Zurich to Turkey, including transfers.
Zurich to Turkey train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Zuerich Hb station.
The best way to get from Zurich to Turkey is to fly which takes 5h 36m and costs 3.100 ₺ - 12.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 6.500 ₺ - 9.000 ₺ and takes 37h 46m.
Turkey is 2h ahead of Zurich. It is currently 8:29 AM in Zurich and 10:29 AM in Turkey.
Zurich to Turkey train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Wien Hbf station.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Turkey?
SunExpress, Pegasus Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zurich to Aksaray via Sofia, Sofia Serdica Bus Station, Istanbul Büyük Otogari, and Esenler Otogar in around 37h 46m.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–17,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–17,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–16,000
Flights from Basel to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–19,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–10,000
Flights from Basel to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–8,500
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–7,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–11,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Antalya Airport via İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–11,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–8,500
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–18,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–14,000
Flights from Basel to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–15,000
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–10,000
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–16,000
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to St. Margrethen SG
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺500–700
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺430–550
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- 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
- ₺900–1,600
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺900–1,300
- 1st Class
- ₺1,200–1,600
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–1,600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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
- ₺10,373–51,563
- Schedules at
- optimatours.de
- Couch Wagon BC-4
- ₺10,373
- Couch Wagon BC-1
- ₺28,062
- Sleeper Wagon
- ₺32,070
- Couch Wagon BC-4 Car
- ₺29,865
- Couch Wagon BC-1 Car
- ₺47,554
- Sleeper Wagon Car
- ₺51,563
- 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/
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Zurich to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–7,500
- 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
- ₺1,600–2,200
- 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/?l=EN
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