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)ABZ - SAW
11h 2m₺7,284–12,885Train, bus, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Aberdeen to Haymarket
- Take the train from Haymarket to Manchester Piccadilly
- Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Obor
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkali
41h 33m₺5,601–11,647Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Aberdeen to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Istanbul
36h 49m₺30,733–45,659Fly Aberdeen Airport to Istanbul, bus
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Istanbul (IST)ABZ - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
10h 15m₺5,942–15,764Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Haymarket
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Istanbul (IST)EDI - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
10h 43m₺5,848–18,967Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Haymarket
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)EDI - SAW
10h 14m₺6,131–23,768Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Inverness Airport Station
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)INV - SAW
13h 18m₺6,914–28,498Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Inverness Airport Station
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Istanbul (IST)INV - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
12h 47m₺7,031–20,697Bus
- Take the bus from Union Square Bus Station to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbul
2d 15h₺9,755–19,713Bus, train, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Adelphi to Haymarket StationE1
- Take the train from Haymarket to Manchester Piccadilly
- Take the busferry from Manchester, Coach Station to Ploiești
- Take the bus from Ploiești to București, Autogara Militari
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
3d 2hTrain, bus and ferry, night train
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Piccadilly
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharest
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkali
3d 12h₺6,629–19,582
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 5.500 ₺ - 12.000 ₺ and takes 41h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Aberdeen to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 10h 14m and costs 6.000 ₺ - 24.000 ₺.
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 5.500 ₺ - 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 9.500 ₺ - 20.000 ₺ and takes 2 days 15h.
Aberdeen to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Istanbul is 3h ahead of Aberdeen. It is currently 8:44 PM in Aberdeen and 11:44 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 Union Square Bus Station to Istanbul via London Victoria and Munich in around 2d 15h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–30,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Istanbul via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–30,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Istanbul via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–31,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–15,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Istanbul via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–31,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Istanbul via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–31,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Istanbul via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–31,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–30,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–26,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–26,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Dalaman
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–28,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–19,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–25,000
- 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
- ₺5,500–25,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–25,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–25,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Istanbul via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–17,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Istanbul via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–18,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Istanbul via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–17,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–22,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Istanbul via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–25,000
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Aberdeen to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 3 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
- ₺1,300–3,400
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–3,000
- 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 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–4,200
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,500
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–4,200
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺500–3,000
- 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
- ₺2,300–4,100
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–4,500
- 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 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–4,500
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- ₺12,000–13,000
- 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
- ₺130–220
- 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 Union Square Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–4,800
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–9,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Ploiești to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺95–350
- 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
- 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
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Adelphi to Haymarket Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Website
- transmarian.ro
Busferry from Manchester, Coach Station to Ploiești
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–6,500
- Schedules at
- transmarian.ro
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–9,000
- 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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