There are 12 ways to get from Turkey to Switzerland by plane, bus, train, night train, or car
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Fly İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Zurich Airport
best- Fly from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ADB - ZRH
5h 59mCHF 85–274Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Zurich Airport
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane SAW - ZRH
6h 50mCHF 66–315Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Lindaubus
- Take the train from St. Margrethen Sg to Winterthurtrain Ec / ...
32h 32mCHF 93–228Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Videlenighttrain
- Take the train from Videle to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Sarganstrain Rjx
- Take the train from Sargans to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
39h 45mCHF 191–357Drive 2,094.9 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Zurichcar 2,094.9 km
21h 21mCHF 340–491Fly Istanbul to Zurich Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane IST - ZRH
6h 25mCHF 101–255Fly Istanbul to Basel
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Basel (BSL)plane IST - BSL
6h 21mCHF 95–306Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Basel
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Basel (BSL)plane SAW - BSL
6h 41mCHF 75–276Fly Istanbul to Geneva International Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane IST - GVA
6h 37mCHF 119–298Fly Istanbul to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane IST - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
7h 57mCHF 87–249Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane SAW - BGY
- Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
8h 53mCHF 112–410Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Citylines 19 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Zurichbus
40h 23mCHF 123–179
İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Turkey to Switzerland is to bus and train which costs SFr 90 - SFr 230 and takes 32h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Turkey to Switzerland is to fly which takes 5h 59m and costs SFr 85 - SFr 280.
No, there is no direct bus from Turkey to Switzerland. However, there are services departing from Istanbul Büyük Otogari and arriving at Zurich via Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 23m.
No, there is no direct train from Turkey to Switzerland. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Zürich Stadelhofen via Halkali, Videle, Budapest-Keleti, Sargans and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 45m.
The distance between Turkey and Switzerland is 1845 km. The road distance is 2094.9 km.
The best way to get from Turkey to Switzerland without a car is to bus and train which takes 32h 32m and costs SFr 90 - SFr 230.
It takes approximately 5h 59m to get from Turkey to Switzerland, including transfers.
Turkey to Switzerland bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Istanbul Büyük Otogari station.
Turkey to Switzerland train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
The best way to get from Turkey to Switzerland is to fly which takes 5h 59m and costs SFr 85 - SFr 280. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 120 - SFr 180 and takes 40h 23m.
What companies run services between Turkey and Switzerland?
SunExpress, Pegasus Airlines, and three other airlines fly from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Aksaray to Zürich Stadelhofen, Bahnhof via Esenler Otogar, Istanbul Büyük Otogari, Sofia Serdica Bus Station, Sofia Central Bus Station, Zurich, and Zürich, Bahnhofstrasse/HB in around 40h 23m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–240
Flights from Istanbul to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–270
Flights from Istanbul to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–240
Flights from Istanbul to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–340
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–330
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–290
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–270
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–240
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Zurich Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–270
Flights from Istanbul to Zurich Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–180
Flights from Istanbul to Geneva International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–340
Flights from Istanbul to Milano Malpensa Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–440
Flights from Istanbul to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–300
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–260
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–240
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–220
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–320
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Zurich Airport via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–500
Train from St. Margrethen Sg to Winterthur
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Sargans to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from St. Margrethen Sg to Winterthur
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from St. Margrethen Sg to Winterthur
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–30
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Sargans to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–35
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- Thurbo
Train from St. Margrethen Sg to Winterthur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–21
- Schedules at
- Thurbo
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 10–14
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 17–21
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Halkali to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–25
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- CHF 8–12
- 1st Class
- CHF 9–12
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Videle to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 54–59
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Sargans
- *
- CHF 110–180
Train from Sargans to Zuerich Hb
- *
- CHF 17–25
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 40–65
- 2nd Class
- CHF 21–29
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Lindau
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–110
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- [email protected]
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–23
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–40
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–70
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- [email protected]
- Website
- Huntur
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–35
- Website
- Huntur
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- [email protected]
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–140
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
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More Questions & Answers
Turkey to Switzerland bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Sofia Serdica Bus Station.
Switzerland is 1h behind Turkey. It is currently 11:58 PM in Turkey and 10:58 PM in Switzerland.
Turkey to Switzerland train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Videle station.
Yes, the driving distance between Turkey to Switzerland is 2095 km. It takes approximately 21h 21m to drive from Turkey to Switzerland.
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