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There are 11 ways to get from Barry to Istanbul by plane, train, bus, night train, car, car train, or car ferry

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  1. Fly Cardiff Airport to Istanbul

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    1. Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane CWL - IST
    9h 22m
    ₺5,176–20,176

  2. Train, bus, night train

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain train
    2. Take the bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Oborbus bus
    3. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    37h 23m
    ₺5,914–8,758

  3. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Barry to Folkestonecar car
    2. Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain train
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbulcar car
    29h 55m

  4. Fly Cardiff Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane CWL - SAW
    12h 50m
    ₺6,189–20,197

  5. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain train
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane LHR - IST
    9h 51m
    ₺9,536–23,213

  6. Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain train
    2. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane BHX - IST
    10h 40m
    ₺8,656–20,423

  7. Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain train
    2. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane BHX - SAW
    10h 48m
    ₺8,269–27,444

  8. Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain train
    2. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane STN - SAW
    11h 7m
    ₺7,379–19,604

  9. Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain train
    2. Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane BRS - SAW
    9h 17m
    ₺5,839–10,914

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain train
    2. Take the bus from Birmingham to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofiabus bus
    4. Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain train
    2d 9h
    ₺10,062–21,058

  11. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Barry to Port of Dovercar car
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Calais to Istanbulcar car
    31h 9m
    ₺25,748–39,065

Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Istanbul (IST) flights

Calendar31Weekly Planes
Duration8h 9mAverage Duration
Ticket₺6,354Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Barry, Wales and Istanbul, Turkey?

KLM, Turkish Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Istanbul (IST) 4 times a day.

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