There are 10 ways to get from Lindau to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, or car
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Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Istanbul Airport
best- Take the train from Lindau-Insel to Pasingtrain
- Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane MUC - IST
9h 16m₺7,843–20,343Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Bregenz to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane ZRH - SAW
8h 44m₺4,494–27,987Bus
- Take the bus from Lindau to Istanbulbus
31h₺4,700–7,000Train, night train
- Take the train from Bregenz Riedenburg to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
37h 15m₺16,739–26,806Drive 2,058.5 km
- Drive from Lindau to Istanbulcar 2,058.5 km
18h 46m₺20,754–29,978Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Istanbul Airport
- Take the train from Bregenz to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane ZRH - IST
8h 32m₺7,291–18,964Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Lindau-Insel to Pasingtrain
- Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane MUC - SAW
9h 33m₺5,246–19,366Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane STR - SAW
10h 10m₺5,066–25,865Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Istanbul Airport
- Take the train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane STR - IST
10h 2m₺6,763–19,842Train, bus
- Take the train from Lindau-Insel to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain 979
- Take the bus from Innsbruck Hbf to Burgas Southbus
- Take the bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus
38h 9m₺10,789–15,313
Lindau to Istanbul by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lindau to Istanbul is to bus which costs 4.700 ₺ - 7.000 ₺ and takes 31h.
The fastest way to get from Lindau to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 8h 32m and costs 7.000 ₺ - 19.000 ₺.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Lindau and arriving at Istanbul. Services depart once a week, and operate Friday. The journey takes approximately 31h.
No, there is no direct train from Lindau to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Lindau-Insel and arriving at Yenikapi via Bregenz Riedenburg, Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 15m.
The distance between Lindau and Istanbul is 1846 km. The road distance is 2058.5 km.
The best way to get from Lindau to Istanbul without a car is to bus which takes 31h and costs 4.700 ₺ - 7.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 9h 16m to get from Lindau to Istanbul, including transfers.
Lindau to Istanbul bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, depart from Lindau station.
Lindau to Istanbul train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Bregenz Riedenburg station.
Lindau to Istanbul bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, arrive at Istanbul station.
What companies run services between Lindau, Bavaria, Germany and Istanbul, Turkey?
Alpar Turizm operates a bus from Lindau to Istanbul once a week. Tickets cost ₺4,700–7,000 and the journey takes 31h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–12,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–13,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–13,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–17,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–18,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–20,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–16,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–11,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Istanbul Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–9,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–22,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,900–16,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–16,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–32,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Istanbul Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–24,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Lindau-Insel to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,863
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Pasing to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺397
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Lindau-Insel to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,863
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Pasing to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺397
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,734
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,734
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
Train from Lindau-Insel to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
Train from Lindau-Insel to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–17,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺550–1,481
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₺550–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
Train from Bregenz to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–3,700
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bregenz to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–3,700
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Bregenz to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,652
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Bregenz to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,652
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–3,200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–3,200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–1,700
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–1,700
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Lindau-Insel to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–3,600
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Lindau to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–7,000
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Phone
- +359 0882455155
- [email protected]
- Website
- Burgas Bus
Bus from Innsbruck Hbf to Burgas South
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–9,500
- Website
- Burgas Bus
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,300
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,224
- Website
- Arda Tur
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