There are 10 ways to get from Ascona to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the train from Locarno to Mendrisiotrain
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Istanbul (IST)plane MXP - IST
8h 46m₺5,546–20,071Bus via Ferizaj
- Take the bus from Bellinzona to Ferizajbus
- Take the bus from Ferizaj to Esenler Otogarbus
32h 7m₺5,759–7,184Drive 2,018.4 km
- Drive from Ascona to Istanbulcar 2,018.4 km
19h 23m₺19,393–28,013Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Zuerich Hbtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Istanbul (IST)plane ZRH - IST
9h 3m₺8,926–20,721Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Zuerich Hbtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane ZRH - SAW
9h 16m₺6,629–29,744Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Locarno to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BGY - SAW
9h 59m₺7,699–27,694Train to Basel, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BSL - SAW
10h 36m₺6,849–35,854Train, train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Locarno to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta di Susatrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Istanbul (IST)plane TRN - IST
10h 44m₺9,496–25,371Bus
- Take the bus from Bellinzona to Lindaubus FlixBus 076
- Take the bus from Lindau to Istanbulbus
38h 16m₺6,546–9,992Train, bus
- Take the train from Locarno to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Milano, Stazione Centrale to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
38h 25m₺6,303–9,824
Ascona to Istanbul by bus, train, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ascona to Istanbul is to bus via Ferizaj which costs 5.500 ₺ - 7.500 ₺ and takes 32h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Ascona to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 8h 46m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 21.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Ascona to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Ascona, Centro and arriving at Esenler Otogar via Bellinzona and Ferizaj. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 7m.
The distance between Ascona and Istanbul is 1841 km. The road distance is 2018.4 km.
The best way to get from Ascona to Istanbul without a car is to bus via Ferizaj which takes 32h 7m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 7.500 ₺.
It takes approximately 8h 46m to get from Ascona to Istanbul, including transfers.
Ascona to Istanbul bus services, operated by Arditi Tours, depart from Bellinzona station.
Ascona to Istanbul bus services, operated by Arditi Tours, arrive at Ferizaj station.
Istanbul is 1h ahead of Ascona. It is currently 4:43 PM in Ascona and 5:43 PM in Istanbul.
Yes, the driving distance between Ascona to Istanbul is 2018 km. It takes approximately 19h 23m to drive from Ascona to Istanbul.
What companies run services between Ascona, Switzerland and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Ascona, Centro to Esenler Otogar via Locarno, Debarcadero, Locarno, Bellinzona, Bellinzona, and Ferizaj in around 32h 7m.
Airlines
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–25,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–14,000
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–15,000
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Istanbul via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–15,000
- 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 Il Caravaggio International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–19,000
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 Milano Malpensa Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–14,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–11,000
- 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
- ₺4,000–19,000
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Istanbul via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–15,000
- 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 Il Caravaggio International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–19,000
Flights from Basel to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–15,000
- 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
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–14,000
Train operators
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Locarno to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–3,200
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–3,600
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Locarno to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–7,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bellinzona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–14,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Locarno to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–7,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Locarno to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺250–320
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺270–340
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Locarno to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺440–550
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bellinzona to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–4,500
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- ₺3,200–4,500
- 2nd Class
- ₺2,100–2,800
Train from Bellinzona to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–4,500
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- ₺3,200–4,500
- 2nd Class
- ₺2,100–2,800
Train from Bellinzona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,900–5,500
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- ₺3,900–5,500
- 2nd Class
- ₺2,900–3,900
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Bellinzona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–5,500
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Bellinzona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,300
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta di Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,900
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- [email protected]
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Sofia to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺750–4,096
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Double Room
- ₺2,274
- Single Room
- ₺4,096
- Four Person Room
- ₺1,999
Bus operators
- Phone
- +383 49 871 234
- [email protected]
- Website
- sr-rs.facebook.com
Bus from Bellinzona to Ferizaj
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–3,500
- Website
- https://sr-rs.facebook.com/ardititours/
- Phone
- +383 44 777 071
- [email protected]
Bus from Ferizaj to Esenler Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,197
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/p/Luks-Tempo-Turizm-61561171973637
- [email protected]
- Website
- terravision.eu
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺270–1,400
- Website
- https://www.terravision.eu/
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- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bellinzona to Lindau
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,600
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- 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
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Milano, Stazione Centrale to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,942
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
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