There are 11 ways to get from Aberdeen to Istanbul by plane, train, bus, night train, car, car ferry, or busferry
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Fly Aberdeen Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
best- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane ABZ - SAW
11h 2m₺7,345–12,992Train, bus, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Aberdeen to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Oborbus
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
41h 33m₺4,406–12,016Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Aberdeen to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Istanbulcar
36h 58m₺30,799–45,754Fly Aberdeen Airport to Istanbul, bus
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Istanbul (IST)plane ABZ - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
10h 17m₺5,990–15,954Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane EDI - SAW
10h 15m₺5,940–14,741Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Istanbul (IST)plane EDI - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
10h 46m₺5,557–20,000Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Inverness Airport Stationtrain
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane INV - SAW
13h 11m₺6,824–29,340Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Inverness Airport Stationtrain
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Istanbul (IST)plane INV - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
12h 42m₺5,941–20,599Bus
- Take the bus from Aberdeen Bus Station to London, Finchley Road ("Subway" restaurant)bus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
2d 9h₺10,772–16,080Bus via Munich
- Take the bus from Union Square Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
2d 15h₺9,175–20,090Train, bus and ferry, night train
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharestbusferry
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
3d 12h₺7,429–18,713
Aberdeen to Istanbul by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Aberdeen to Istanbul is to train and bus and night train which costs 4.400 ₺ - 12.000 ₺ and takes 41h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Aberdeen to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 10h 15m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 15.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Aberdeen station to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Union Square Bus Station and arriving at Istanbul via London Victoria and Munich. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 15h.
The distance between Aberdeen and Istanbul is 2933 km.
The best way to get from Aberdeen to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus and night train which takes 41h 33m and costs 4.400 ₺ - 12.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 11h 2m to get from Aberdeen to Istanbul, including transfers.
Aberdeen to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Union Square Bus Station.
The best way to get from Aberdeen to Istanbul is to fly which takes 11h 2m and costs 7.000 ₺ - 13.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 10.000 ₺ - 17.000 ₺ and takes 2 days 9h.
Aberdeen to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Istanbul is 3h ahead of Aberdeen. It is currently 2:52 PM in Aberdeen and 5:52 PM in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Aberdeen, Scotland and Istanbul, Turkey?
KLM, Pegasus Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Aberdeen Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus station via London, Finchley Road ("Subway" restaurant), Finchley Road Station, Green Line Coach Station, London Victoria, Bucharest, Gara de Nord, Valea Cascadelor, and București, Autogara Militari in around 2d 9h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–33,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Istanbul via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–33,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Istanbul via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–34,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–15,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Istanbul via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–34,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Istanbul via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–34,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Istanbul via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–34,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–33,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–27,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–26,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–27,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–29,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–28,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Dalaman
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–31,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–22,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–28,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Istanbul via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–18,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Istanbul via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–18,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Istanbul via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–48,000
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Aberdeen to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–4,200
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness Airport Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺700–2,200
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺900–3,000
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Aberdeen to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺750–4,200
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,500
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺650–4,200
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺500–2,800
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–4,500
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–4,100
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,600
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺900–1,300
- 1st Class
- ₺1,200–1,600
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–4,500
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- ₺12,000–13,500
- Sleeper Seat
- ₺3,500–4,500
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- ₺14,000–17,000
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–1,700
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺130–280
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Aberdeen Bus Station to London, Finchley Road ("Subway" restaurant)
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–5,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–3,800
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Union Square Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–5,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺3,200–9,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺6,927
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
- Phone
- 01204 327509
- info@atlantictravel.co.uk
- Website
- atlantictravel.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,000
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–8,500
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–2,200
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- ₺3,900–9,500
- On Foot
- ₺1,800–2,200
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