Altdorf UR to Izmir by train
Travel from Altdorf UR (Switzerland) to Izmir (Turkey) by train (1774km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Altdorf UR in Switzerland to Izmir in Turkey, please read the following information and blog posts.
There are two main routes. Compare them and decide which one feeds your needs best.
- 1Altdorf UR (Switzerland) - Budapest (Hungary) - Bucharest (Romania) - Istanbul (Turkey) - Izmir (Turkey)
- 2Altdorf UR (Switzerland) - Zagreb (Croatia) - Belgrade (Serbia) - Sofia (Bulgaria) - Istanbul (Turkey) - Izmir (Turkey)
1774 km
How to use the following information: we show you the best routes and where to buy tickets. On longer routes you may need more than one ticket. Book your tickets step by step as explained. If you have questions about the route from Altdorf UR to Izmir, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.
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Izmir - Altdorf UR / Basel - Ankara / Zurich - Istanbul / Zurich - Istanbul / Zurich - Istanbul / Bern - Istanbul / Lucerne - Istanbul / Lausanne - Istanbul / Geneva - Istanbul / Zermatt - Istanbul1 Altdorf UR (Switzerland) - Budapest (Hungary) - Bucharest (Romania) - Istanbul (Turkey) - Izmir (Turkey)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
1a Travelling from Altdorf UR (Switzerland) to Budapest (Hungary)
Travel from Switzerland to Hungary by direct train.
On the travel route Zurich to Budapest there is a direct overnight train (Nightjet) and one direct day train (Railjet) with a journey times of 11:40 hours. Train tickets are available from 29/44 EUR.
You will find much more train connections with a change in Vienna (Austria).
Find the exact train schedules for your travel journey and buy your train tickets via the given booking websites.
Where to buy a ticket from Altdorf UR to Budapest?
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Railjet (RJ)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 40467 Zurich - Budapest / EN 40462 Budapest - Zurich
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Budapest - Altdorf UR / Basel - Budapest / Bern - Budapest / Geneva - Budapest / Lausanne - Budapest / Lucerne - Budapest / Lugano - Budapest / Montreux - Budapest / St. Moritz - Budapest / Zermatt - Budapest / Zurich - Budapest
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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1b Travelling from Budapest (Hungary) to Bucharest (Romania)
Travel from Budapest to Bucharest by overnight train or by day train. The journey time is 15 hours. Train tickets start from 29 EUR.
The overnight train is comfortable and the recommended way of travel. It offers couchettes for 4 or 6 persons per compartment with ticket fares from 39 EUR. And sleeper compartments for one to three travellers with ticket fares from 55 EUR. The departure time in Budapest is 19:10 and the arrival time in Bucharest is 12:30.
Beside the overnight train there is a comfortable air-conditioned Intercity train which run at daytime. Ticket fares start from 29 EUR. The departure time in Budapest is at 07:10 and the arrival time in Bucharest is 23:59.
As third option there is the overnight train "Dacia Express". It offers sleeper compartments as well with shower and toilet. The departure station of the train is Vienna (Austria), therefore the arrival time in Bucharest is very late the next day at 16:00. The departure time in Budapest is 23:10. You can board the train already one hour earlier. The ticket fares are the same like mentioned above.
All in all it is a recommended rail trip trough the beautiful scenery trough Transylvania and of the Carpathian mountains.
Find the exact train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Budapest to Bucharest?
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night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 347 Vienna - Bucharest / EN 473 Budapest - Bucharest
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Bucharest - Budapest
1c Travelling from Bucharest (Romania) to Istanbul (Turkey)
Travel from Bucharest to Istanbul by direct overnight train Bosphorus Express. This daily overnight train has a journey time of 18:30 hours. Train tickets start from 52 EUR.
At off-season (October to May) you have to use connection trains to get to Dimitrovgrad (Bulgaria) where you can enter the overnight train. Travel from Bucharest via Ruse and Gorna Oryahovitsa to Dimitrovgrad (Bulgaria) where the night train departs at 22:40. You have enough time to change trains at each of these railway station.
The direct overnight train Bucharest to Istanbul departs at "Bucharest Gara de Nord" railway station at 11:00. The arrival time in Istanbul Halkali railway station is at 05:20 in the morning. After midnight you have to leave the train at the Turkish border with all your luggage and put your luggage through an X-ray machine.
The ticket price is 38 EUR plus a supplement of 14 EUR for a berth in a 4 person compartment. Buy the ticket at the railway station in Bucharest or on the website of Romania railways CFR. Select "Halkali" as destination.
The arrival station Istanbul Halkali is located 25 kilometres outside of the historic city centre. Get by Marmaray suburban train directly to Istanbul Sirkeci railway station (the former historic railway station) and on to "Söğütlüçeşme", the departure station for the high-speed-trains in direction of Ankara. These suburban trains run every 15 minutes with a ticket fare of less than 2 EUR. The journey time from the Istanbul Halkali station to the historic city centre is 35 minutes.
Where to buy a ticket from Bucharest to Istanbul?
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night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
Bosfor Bucharest - Istanbul / Bosfor Istanbul - Bucharest
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Istanbul - Bucharest
1d Travelling from Istanbul (Turkey) to Izmir (Turkey)
To travel from Istanbul to Izmir, there are two route options.
1) Train:
Istanbul Pendik to Eskişehir by train. Journey time is 3 hours.
Eskişehir to Izmir by night train (Izmir Mavi Treni). Journey time is 10 hours.
You can leave Istanbul at 18:00h and arrive in Izmir at 09:45h.
2) Ferry and train:
Istanbul Yenikapi by ferry to Bandirma Sehir. Journey time is 2,5 hours.
Bandirma Gar to Izmir Basmane by train. Journey time is six hours.
You can leave Istanbul at 12:00h and arrive in Izmir at 22:00h.
Tickets are available via the booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Istanbul to Izmir?
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Izmir - Istanbul
2 Altdorf UR (Switzerland) - Zagreb (Croatia) - Belgrade (Serbia) - Sofia (Bulgaria) - Istanbul (Turkey) - Izmir (Turkey)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
2a Travelling from Altdorf UR (Switzerland) to Zagreb (Croatia)
If you want to travel from Switzerland to Croatia by train, buy your train ticket via one of the given booking links or locally at a train station in Switzerland.
There is one daily night train available from Zurich (Switzerland) to Zagreb (Croatia).
Where to buy a ticket from Altdorf UR to Zagreb?
Buy the train ticket at a railway station. Note: in some countries you have to pay a service fee at the ticket counter. The ticket can be purchased at a station in the country of departure, also sometimes in other countries.
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night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 414 Belgrade - Zurich / EN 415 Zurich - Belgrade
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Zagreb - Altdorf UR / Bern - Zagreb / Bern - Zagreb / Bern - Zagreb / Bern - Zagreb / Ljubljana - Zagreb / Bern - Zagreb / Bern - Zagreb / Bern - Zagreb / Bern - Zagreb / Bern - Zagreb
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2b Travelling from Zagreb (Croatia) to Belgrade (Serbia)
Travel from Croatia to Serbia by direct train. There is one daily train connection on the main railway line between Zagreb and Belgrade. The journey time is seven hours. The train ticket fare is 29 EUR.
The departure time in Zagreb is 11:00. The arrival time in Belgrade 18:15.
Find the exact train schedules and buy your train ticket via the given booking links.
Important note (2023): the direct train connections from Croatia to Serbia are currently suspended.
Where to buy a ticket from Zagreb to Belgrade?
Buy the train ticket at a railway station. Note: in some countries you have to pay a service fee at the ticket counter. The ticket can be purchased at a station in the country of departure, also sometimes in other countries.
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train company:
HŽ Hrvatske Željeznice Putnički Prijevoz / SV Srbija Voz
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Belgrade - Zagreb / Zagreb - Novi Sad / Zagreb - Niš / Dubrovnik - Belgrade / Osijek - Belgrade / Pula - Belgrade / Rijeka - Belgrade / Split - Belgrade / Zadar - Belgrade / Knin - Belgrade
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2c Travelling from Belgrade (Serbia) to Sofia (Bulgaria)
Travel from Belgrade to Sofia by direct day train connection. In off-season (October to May) you have to change trains in Nis and Dimitrovgrad. Sometimes an overnight train is offered as well.
The journey time from Belgrade to Sofia by direct day train is 11:30 hours. Train tickets are available from 21 EUR in 2nd class. Buy your ticket locally at the railway station. The departure time in Belgrade (Topcider) is 09:15. The arrival time in Sofia is 20:45.
If no direct train is available, you have to travel in several steps:
1. Belgrade to Nis. It might be the case that you have to stay overnight in Nis.
2. Nis to Dimitrovgrad.
3. Dimitrovgrad to Sofia.
Find the exact schedules via the booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Belgrade to Sofia?
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Sofia - Belgrade
2d Travelling from Sofia (Bulgaria) to Istanbul (Turkey)
Travel from Sofia to Istanbul by direct overnight train. The daily train has a journey time of 11 hours. Train tickets start from 29 EUR.
The departure time in Sofia is 18:30 and the arrival time in Istanbul is 05:30. Buy your train ticket locally at the railway station of Sofia. The ticket price is 19 EUR plus a supplement of 10 EUR for a 4-berth couchette or 15 EUR for a 2-bed sleeper. The private sleeper compartment for one single traveller is 28 EUR plus a supplement of 35 EUR. In the middle of the night at the border, you have to get out of the train with all your luggage put it through an X-ray machine.
The arrival station is Istanbul Halkali which is located 25 kilometres outside of the historic city centre. Get by Marmaray suburban train in direction of the city centre, to the old Istanbul Sirkeci railway station. These suburban trains run every 15 minutes with a ticket fare of less than 2 EUR. The journey time is 35 minutes.
If you want to continue your journey in direction of Ankara, continue by Marmaray suburban train until the station "Söğütlüçeşme. Here is the departure of the high-speed-trains to Ankara.
Where to buy a ticket from Sofia to Istanbul?
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night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
D 493 Sofia - Istanbul / D 81032 Istanbul - Sofia
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Istanbul - Sofia
2e Travelling from Istanbul (Turkey) to Izmir (Turkey)
To travel from Istanbul to Izmir, there are two route options.
1) Train:
Istanbul Pendik to Eskişehir by train. Journey time is 3 hours.
Eskişehir to Izmir by night train (Izmir Mavi Treni). Journey time is 10 hours.
You can leave Istanbul at 18:00h and arrive in Izmir at 09:45h.
2) Ferry and train:
Istanbul Yenikapi by ferry to Bandirma Sehir. Journey time is 2,5 hours.
Bandirma Gar to Izmir Basmane by train. Journey time is six hours.
You can leave Istanbul at 12:00h and arrive in Izmir at 22:00h.
Tickets are available via the booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Istanbul to Izmir?
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train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Izmir - Istanbul
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