There are 10 ways to get from Aberystwyth to Istanbul by train, plane, taxi, bus, night train, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Istanbul, taxi
best- Take the train from Aberystwyth to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul (IST)BHX - IST
- Take the taxi from Istanbul (IST) to Istanbul
10h 13m₺8,247–26,703Train, bus, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Aberystwyth to Birmingham New Street
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Obor
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkali
37h 1m₺3,191–7,744Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Aberystwyth to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbul
31h 22mTrain to Birmingham Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Aberystwyth to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)BHX - SAW
10h 42m₺5,460–20,024Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Istanbul, taxi
- Take the train from Aberystwyth to Shrewsbury
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Wilmslow
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul (IST)MAN - IST
- Take the taxi from Istanbul (IST) to Istanbul
11h 27m₺5,758–17,726Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Aberystwyth to Shrewsbury
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Wilmslow
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)MAN - SAW
12h 11m₺6,471–78,047Bus
- Take the bus from Aberystwyth Bus Station Stand 2 to Birmingham Coach Station409
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Obor
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Constanta
- Take the bus from Constanta Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
42h 18m₺3,506–6,579Train, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Aberystwyth to Birmingham New Street
- Take the busferry from Birmingham to Ploiești
- Take the bus from Ploiești to București, Autogara Militari
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
2d 19h₺4,388–14,109Train, bus and ferry, night train
- Take the train from Aberystwyth to Wolverhampton
- Take the busferry from Birmingham West Bromwich to Bucharest
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkali
3d 5h₺5,119–8,503Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Aberystwyth to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Istanbul
32h 30m₺26,761–38,966
Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Aberystwyth to Istanbul is to train and bus and night train which costs 3.100 ₺ - 8.000 ₺ and takes 37h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Aberystwyth to Istanbul is to train and fly and taxi which takes 10h 13m and costs 8.000 ₺ - 27.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Aberystwyth station to Istanbul station. However, there are services departing from Aberystwyth Bus Station Stand 2 and arriving at İstanbul Esenler bus station via Birmingham, Bucharest and Constanta Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 18m.
The distance between Aberystwyth and Istanbul is 2859 km.
The best way to get from Aberystwyth to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus and night train which takes 37h 1m and costs 3.100 ₺ - 8.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 10h 13m to get from Aberystwyth to Istanbul, including transfers.
Aberystwyth to Istanbul bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Aberystwyth Bus Station Stand 2.
Aberystwyth to Istanbul bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Birmingham Coach Station.
Istanbul is 3h ahead of Aberystwyth. It is currently 5:40 PM in Aberystwyth and 8:40 PM in Istanbul.
There are 4492+ hotels available in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Aberystwyth, Wales and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Aberystwyth Bus Station Stand 2 to İstanbul Esenler bus station via Birmingham, Bucharest, and Constanta Bus Station in around 42h 18m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–13,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–15,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–17,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–17,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–23,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–8,500
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Aberystwyth to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–3,000
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Aberystwyth to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–4,500
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Aberystwyth to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,700
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Shrewsbury to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺700–1,100
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Aberystwyth to Wolverhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–2,400
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,600
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺850–1,300
- 1st Class
- ₺1,200–1,600
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,600
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Aberystwyth Bus Station Stand 2 to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,400
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +4-0765-408.848
- horasmu@yahoo.com
- Website
- horas.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Constanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺450–700
- Schedules at
- horas.ro
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- gunsel.ua
Bus from Constanta Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–3,500
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Constanta Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–1,540
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Ploiești to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺95–280
- 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
- ₺1,900–3,200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +4-0241-831.491
- transevren1@yahoo.com
- Website
- transevren.autogari.ro
Bus from Constanta Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–2,900
- Schedules at
- transevren.autogari.ro
- Website
- transmarian.ro
Busferry from Birmingham to Ploiești
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–6,000
- Schedules at
- transmarian.ro
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Birmingham West Bromwich to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,200–4,500
- 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
- ₺1,700–2,100
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- ₺3,800–9,000
- On Foot
- ₺1,700–2,100
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–1,700
TOPRAK TAKSİ MİMAROBA
- Phone
- +90 552 738 05 05
- Website
- topraktaksi.business.site
Sahil Taxi
- Phone
- +90 212 881 42 40
Kaya Vip Travel
- Phone
- +905321200904
- Website
- kayaviptravel.com
Albatros Taksi
- Phone
- +902128816668
3E Transfer
- Phone
- +90 850 305 3008
- Website
- transfer3e.com
TOPRAK TAKSİ MİMAROBA
- Phone
- +90 552 738 05 05
- Website
- topraktaksi.business.site
Sahil Taxi
- Phone
- +90 212 881 42 40
Kaya Vip Travel
- Phone
- +905321200904
- Website
- kayaviptravel.com
Albatros Taksi
- Phone
- +902128816668
3E Transfer
- Phone
- +90 850 305 3008
- Website
- transfer3e.com
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