There are 11 ways to get from Ankara to London by plane, train, night train, bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly to London City Airport
best- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to London City Airport (LCY)plane ESB - LCY
9h 24m£98–335Fly to London Stansted Airport
cheapest- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane ESB - STN
8h 3m£69–328Train, night train, bus via Brussels
- Take the train from Ankara to Halkalitrain Yht
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Brusselsbus
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
37h 14m£115–305Train, night train, bus
- Take the train from Ankara to Halkalitrain Hst
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the bus from Bucharest to London Victoriabus
46h 12m£148–166Train, night train
- Take the train from Ankara to Halkalitrain Yht
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
2d£257–595Fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane ESB - LHR
9h 23m£81–279Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane ESB - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoriatrain
9h 20m£74–251Bus
- Take the bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogaribus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militaribus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to London Victoriabus
2d 1h£162–191Bus via Munich
- Take the bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogaribus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoriabus
2d 7h£131–235Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Ankara to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Londoncar
31h 20mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Ankara to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Londoncar
32h 28m£476–693
Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to London City Airport (LCY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ankara to London is to fly which costs £65 - £330 and takes 8h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Ankara to London is to fly which takes 8h 3m and costs £65 - £330.
No, there is no direct bus from Ankara to London. However, there are services departing from Ankara and arriving at London Victoria via İstanbul Esenler bus station, Complex Apusului and Bucharest. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
No, there is no direct train from Ankara to London. However, there are services departing from Ankara and arriving at London St Pancras Intl via Halkali, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf, Frankfurt and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Ankara and London is 1787 miles.
The best way to get from Ankara to London without a car is to train and night train and bus via Brussels which takes 37h 14m and costs £110 - £310.
It takes approximately 9h 24m to get from Ankara to London, including transfers.
Ankara to London bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, depart from Ankara station.
Ankara to London train services, operated by Turkish Railways (TCDD), depart from Ankara station.
The best way to get from Ankara to London is to fly which takes 9h 24m and costs £95 - £340. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £160 - £200 and takes 2 days 1h.
What companies run services between Ankara, Turkey and London, England?
SunExpress, Swiss, and five other airlines fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to London City Airport (LCY) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ankara to London Victoria via Istanbul Otogari, İstanbul Esenler bus station, București, Autogara Militari, Complex Apusului, Gara de Nord, and Bucharest in around 2d 1h.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to London City Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £95–340
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to London City Airport via Rotterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £110–390
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to London City Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £140–440
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–250
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £100–380
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–250
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–330
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to London City Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–390
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–250
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–250
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–330
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £100–440
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–290
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £100–290
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–290
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–250
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–210
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–290
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–210
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–290
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Ankara to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £16–28
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- £16–23
- 1st Class
- £21–28
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–230
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £70–80
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Wien Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–26
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- 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 Bucharest Obor to Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £21–28
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from Bucharest to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £120
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- £11–14
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £50–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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Ankara to London bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, arrive at Istanbul Otogari station.
London is 3h behind Ankara. It is currently 11:32 AM in Ankara and 8:32 AM in London.
Ankara to London train services, operated by Turkish Railways (TCDD), arrive at Halkali station.
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