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There are 12 ways to get from Lauterbrunnen to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, or car

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  1. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Istanbul Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Interlaken Ost to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane plane ZRH - IST
    9h 39m
    ₺9,050–20,412

  2. Train to Basel, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Interlaken Ost to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane BSL - SAW
    9h 48m
    ₺3,587–21,728

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Interlaken Ost to Luzerntrain train Lix
    2. Take the bus from Lucerne to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus
    36h 30m

  4. Train, night train, bus

    1. Take the train from Interlaken Ost to Zürich HBtrain train Ext
    2. Take the nighttrain from Zuerich Hb to Ljubljananighttrain night train En
    3. Take the bus from Ljubljana to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain train
    41h 58m
    ₺20,497–33,724

  5. Drive  2,178.5 km

    1. Drive from Lauterbrunnen to Istanbulcar car 2,178.5 km
    21h 23m
    ₺25,607–36,988

  6. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Interlaken Ost to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane ZRH - SAW
    9h 51m
    ₺6,253–29,435

  7. Train to Basel, fly to Istanbul Airport

    1. Take the train from Interlaken Ost to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane plane BSL - IST
    9h 41m
    ₺6,384–28,705

  8. Train, bus to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Istanbul Airport

    1. Take the train from Spiez to Domodossolatrain train
    2. Take the bus from Domodossola to Gallaratebus bus
    3. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane plane MXP - IST
    11h 35m

  9. Train, bus, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Spiez to Domodossolatrain train
    2. Take the bus from Domodossola to Milano Centralebus bus
    3. Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus bus
    4. Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane BGY - SAW
    12h 42m

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Interlaken Bahnhof Ost to Zürich HB Schweizerhofbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Lindaubus bus
    3. Take the bus from Lindau to Istanbulbus bus
    39h 4m
    ₺6,764–9,773

  11. Train, bus via Paraćin

    1. Take the train from Interlaken Ost to Luzerntrain train Lix
    2. Take the bus from Lucerne to Paraćinbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Paraćin AS to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus
    41h 13m
    ₺10,660–21,606

  12. Train, bus via Sofia

    1. Take the train from Interlaken Ost to Zürich HBtrain train Ext
    2. Take the bus from Zurich to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain train
    46h 23m
    ₺10,057–17,284

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Istanbul Airport (IST) flights

Calendar40Weekly Planes
Duration3h 44mAverage Duration
Ticket₺5,865Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,980 km
  • Duration: 9h 39m

What companies run services between Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland and Istanbul, Turkey?

You can take a bus from Lauterbrunnen, Bahnhof to Istanbul via Interlaken Bahnhof Ost, Zürich HB Schweizerhof, Zurich Bus Station, Lindau, and Lindau in around 39h 4m.

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