There are 11 ways to get from Lausanne to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, car or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Train to Geneva, fly to Istanbul • 6h 43m
Cheapest option
9 alternative options
Bus via Skopje • 35h 11m
Bus • 44h 30m
Train, bus • 45h 12m
Train, night train • 45h 55m
Drive, car train • 42h
Drive • 21h 55m
Lausanne to Istanbul by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lausanne to Istanbul is to bus via Skopje which costs SFr 100 - SFr 160 and takes 35h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Lausanne to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 6h 43m and costs SFr 150 - SFr 500.
No, there is no direct bus from Lausanne to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Lausanne and arriving at Istanbul via Ferizaj and Skopje. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 11m.
No, there is no direct train from Lausanne to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Lausanne and arriving at Yenikapi via Zuerich Hb, Budapest-Keleti, Videle and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 55m.
The distance between Lausanne and Istanbul is 2000 km. The road distance is 2283.9 km.
The best way to get from Lausanne to Istanbul without a car is to bus via Skopje which takes 35h 11m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 160.
It takes approximately 6h 43m to get from Lausanne to Istanbul, including transfers.
Lausanne to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lausanne station.
Lausanne to Istanbul train services, operated by Swiss Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS), depart from Lausanne station.
Lausanne to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at İstanbul Esenler bus station.
- Distance: 1999.8 km
- Duration: 6h 43m
What companies run services between Lausanne, Switzerland and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Lausanne to Istanbul Esenler Otogar via Ferizaj and Skopje in around 35h 11m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Geneva to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 4.200 ₺ - 27.000 ₺
Flights from Zurich to Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 2.700 ₺ - 35.000 ₺
Flights from Basel to Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 2.600 ₺ - 22.000 ₺
Flights from Basel to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 3.900 ₺ - 24.000 ₺
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Geneva to Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 4.500 ₺ - 22.000 ₺
Flights from Zurich to Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 2.300 ₺ - 27.000 ₺
Flights from Basel to Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 2.700 ₺ - 24.000 ₺
- Phone
- +41 848 44 66 88
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- 900 ₺ - 1.700 ₺
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 2.500 ₺ - 4.500 ₺
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- 1.200 ₺ - 2.200 ₺
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 1.000 ₺ - 1.800 ₺
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Zürich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- 2.400 ₺ - 4.400 ₺
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +35929311111
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 400 ₺ - 850 ₺
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- 400 ₺ - 600 ₺
- 1st Class
- 600 ₺ - 850 ₺
Night train from Videle to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- 470 ₺ - 1.000 ₺
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- 470 ₺ - 700 ₺
- 1st Class
- 700 ₺ - 1.000 ₺
Train from Zuerich Hb to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 4.800 ₺ - 7.000 ₺
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 2.200 ₺ - 2.500 ₺
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/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
- 7.000 ₺ - 36.000 ₺
- Schedules at
- optimatours.de
- Couch Wagon BC-4
- 7.211 ₺
- Couch Wagon BC-1
- 19.507 ₺
- Sleeper Wagon
- 22.294 ₺
- Couch Wagon BC-4 Car
- 20.761 ₺
- Couch Wagon BC-1 Car
- 33.057 ₺
- Sleeper Wagon Car
- 35.844 ₺
- Phone
- +383 49 871 234
- ardititours@hotmail.com
- Website
- sr-rs.facebook.com
Bus from Lausanne to Ferizaj
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- 2.400 ₺ - 3.600 ₺
- Schedules at
- sr-rs.facebook.com
- Website
- gjirafa.com
Bus from Ferizaj to Skopje
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en
- Phone
- 045 119 284
- info@vectortravelgroup.com
- Website
- vectortravelgroup.com
Bus from Ferizaj to Skopje
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 140 ₺ - 280 ₺
- Schedules at
- vectortravelgroup.com
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Skopje to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 1.100 ₺ - 1.600 ₺
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Lausanne to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- 5.500 ₺ - 8.000 ₺
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bucharest to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 1.700 ₺ - 2.400 ₺
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Frequently asked questions
- Phone
- 02 981 1040
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Zurich to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- 3.900 ₺ - 5.000 ₺
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
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Istanbul is 2h ahead of Lausanne. It is currently 4:24 PM in Lausanne and 6:24 PM in Istanbul.
Lausanne to Istanbul train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Halkali station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lausanne to Istanbul is 2284 km. It takes approximately 21h 55m to drive from Lausanne to Istanbul.
Book your Lausanne to Istanbul bus tickets online with FlixBus.
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