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There are 13 ways to get from Barry to Istanbul by plane, bus, train, night train, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry

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  1. Fly Cardiff Airport to Istanbul, bus

    best
    1. Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Istanbul (IST)planeCWL - IST
    2. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
    10h 42m
    ₺8,575–34,744
  2. Train, bus, night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
    2. Take the bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Oborbus
    3. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
    37h 20m
    ₺3,990–9,239
  3. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Barry to Folkestonecar
    2. Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbulcar
    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)planeCWL - SAW
    11h 36m
    ₺6,660–28,497
  5. Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
    2. Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Istanbul (IST)planeBRS - IST
    3. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
    9h 31m
    ₺9,102–24,924
  6. Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
    2. Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeBRS - SAW
    9h 29m
    ₺5,485–21,725
  7. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Istanbul (IST)planeLHR - IST
    3. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
    10h 37m
    ₺8,192–22,614
  8. Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
    2. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul (IST)planeBHX - IST
    3. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
    11h 29m
    ₺6,962–20,714
  9. Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
    2. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeSTN - SAW
    11h 8m
    ₺6,491–15,436
  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
    2. Take the bus from Birmingham to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
    3. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus
    4. Take the bus from Plovdiv to Istanbulbus
    2d 6h
    ₺9,112–14,994
  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Kingsway GD to London Victoriabus
    2. Take the bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
    3. Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Belgrade bus stationbus
    4. Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenlerbus
    2d 9h
    ₺8,595–16,087
  12. Train, bus and ferry, night train

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Manchester Piccadillytrain
    2. Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharestbusferry
    3. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
    3d 10h
    ₺7,124–15,141
  13. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Barry to Port of Dovercar
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
    3. Drive from Calais to Istanbulcar
    31h 4m
    ₺26,086–37,847

Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Istanbul (IST) flights

Calendar22Weekly Planes
Duration9h 7mAverage Duration
Ticket₺8,444Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Barry, Wales and Istanbul, Turkey?

KLM, Pegasus Airlines, and TUI Airways fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from The Priory to İstanbul Esenler via Customhouse Street JW, Kingsway GD, London Victoria, Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, Belgrade bus station, and Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 2d 9h.

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