There are 9 ways to get from Ankara to Scotland by plane, train, night train, bus, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Fly to Glasgow Airport
best- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane ESB - GLA
9h 38m£71–241Train, night train, bus
- Take the train from Ankara to Halkalitrain Yht
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Manchester, Coach Stationbus
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Lancastertrain
- Take the train from Lancaster to Glasgow Centraltrain
43h 17m£78–210Train, 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 night train from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midinighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Glasgow Centraltrain
2d 10h£277–805Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Ankara to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Glasgowcar
37h 36mFly to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane ESB - EDI
11h 12m£76–241Bus
- 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
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
2d 10h£187–267Bus 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
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
2d 16h£146–331Train, night train, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Ankara to Halkalitrain Hst
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the busferry from Bucharest to Manchester Piccadillybusferry
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Centraltrain
3d 13h£107–325Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Ankara to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Glasgowcar
38h 37m£575–838
Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ankara to Scotland is to train and night train and bus which costs £75 - £210 and takes 43h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Ankara to Scotland is to fly which takes 9h 38m and costs £70 - £250.
No, there is no direct bus from Ankara to Scotland station. However, there are services departing from Ankara and arriving at Buchanan Bus Station via İstanbul Esenler bus station, Complex Apusului, Bucharest and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 10h.
No, there is no direct train from Ankara to Scotland. However, there are services departing from Ankara and arriving at Glasgow Central via Halkali, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 10h.
The distance between Ankara and Scotland is 2048 miles.
The best way to get from Ankara to Scotland without a car is to train and night train and bus which takes 43h 17m and costs £75 - £210.
It takes approximately 9h 38m to get from Ankara to Scotland, including transfers.
Ankara to Scotland bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, depart from Ankara station.
Ankara to Scotland train services, operated by Turkish Railways (TCDD), depart from Ankara station.
The best way to get from Ankara to Scotland is to fly which takes 9h 38m and costs £70 - £250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £180 - £270 and takes 2 days 10h.
What companies run services between Ankara, Turkey and Scotland?
SunExpress, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ankara to Buchanan Bus Station via Istanbul Otogari, İstanbul Esenler bus station, București, Autogara Militari, Complex Apusului, Gara de Nord, Bucharest, and London Victoria in around 2d 10h.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–260
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–260
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–250
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £70–240
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £75–270
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–320
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £75–270
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–270
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £80–270
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–230
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Ankara to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £11–18
- 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
- £16–22
- 1st Class
- £21–28
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–35
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Lancaster to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–85
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–18
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–95
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–29
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–18
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Lancaster to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–95
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–200
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- 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
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £75–250
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- £220–250
- Couchette Carriage
- £140–170
- Seating Carriage
- £75–100
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–230
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £260–300
- 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 Manchester, Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £27–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- 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
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £45–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–70
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Bucharest to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–150
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- 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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More Questions & Answers
Ankara to Scotland bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, arrive at Istanbul Otogari station.
Scotland is 3h behind Ankara. It is currently 12:14 AM in Ankara and 9:14 PM in Scotland.
Ankara to Scotland train services, operated by Turkish Railways (TCDD), arrive at Halkali station.
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