There are 12 ways to get from Barry to Istanbul by plane, train, bus, night train, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Fly Cardiff Airport to Istanbul
best- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Istanbul (IST)CWL - IST
10h 28m₺10,343–30,557Train, bus, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Obor
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkali
37h 20m₺3,995–9,237Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Barry to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbul
29h 49mFly Cardiff Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)CWL - SAW
9h 16m₺6,927–23,120Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Istanbul (IST)LHR - IST
9h 27m₺9,017–26,292Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul (IST)BHX - IST
10h 16m₺8,137–28,992Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)BRS - SAW
9h 29m₺5,076–19,319Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Istanbul (IST)BRS - IST
8h 22m₺8,763–17,798Bus
- Take the bus from Kingsway GD to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Amsterdam Sloterdijk814
- Take the bus from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenler
2d 2hTrain, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Istanbul
2d 6h₺9,117–14,992Train, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Manchester Piccadilly
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharest
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
3d 12h₺8,095–16,395Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Barry to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Istanbul
30h 58m₺26,082–37,840
Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Barry to Istanbul is to train and bus and night train which costs 4.000 ₺ - 9.500 ₺ and takes 37h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Barry to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 8h 22m and costs 8.500 ₺ - 18.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Barry to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from The Priory and arriving at İstanbul Esenler via Kingsway GD, London Victoria, Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk and Beograd, Autobuska stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Barry and Istanbul is 2725 km.
The best way to get from Barry to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus and night train which takes 37h 20m and costs 4.000 ₺ - 9.500 ₺.
It takes approximately 10h 28m to get from Barry to Istanbul, including transfers.
Barry to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Kingsway GD station.
The best way to get from Barry to Istanbul is to fly which takes 10h 28m and costs 10.000 ₺ - 31.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 2 days 2h.
Barry to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Istanbul is 3h ahead of Barry. It is currently 5:49 AM in Barry and 8:49 AM in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Barry, Wales and Istanbul, Turkey?
KLM, Turkish Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Istanbul (IST) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from The Priory to İstanbul Esenler via Customhouse Street JW, Kingsway GD, London Victoria, Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk, and Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 2d 2h.
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- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–36,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Istanbul via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–39,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Istanbul via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–39,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Istanbul via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–45,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–13,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–13,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–12,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–30,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–12,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–22,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–29,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–24,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–17,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–16,000
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–5,500
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺390–1,000
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,600
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺900–1,300
- 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
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–4,900
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺700–1,400
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–4,600
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- 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
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Kingsway GD to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺390–1,200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–4,800
- 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
- ₺2,000–3,200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +381 20 333 733
- garoreisen@gmail.com
- Website
- garo-reisen.rs
Bus from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- garo-reisen.rs
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900
- Schedules at
- polazak.rs
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Birmingham to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–3,100
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–4,600
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Plovdiv to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,400
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–8,500
- 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
- ₺1,800–2,100
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- ₺3,800–9,500
- On Foot
- ₺1,800–2,100
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