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How to get fromBasingstoke to Istanbulby plane, taxi, train, bus, night train, car, car train, busferry or car ferry

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There are 12 ways to get from Basingstoke to Istanbul by plane, taxi, train, bus, night train, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry

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  1. Fly London Heathrow Airport to Istanbul, taxi

    best
    1. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Istanbul (IST)planeLHR - IST
    2. Take the taxi from Istanbul (IST) to Istanbultaxi
    7h 48m
    ₺7,175–21,519

  2. Train, bus, night train via Birmingham

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Basingstoke to Birmingham New Streettrain
    2. Take the bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Oborbus
    3. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
    36h
    ₺3,857–14,796

  3. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Basingstoke to Folkestonecar
    2. Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbulcar
    27h 42m

  4. Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Istanbul, taxi

    1. Take the train from Basingstoke to Clapham Junctiontrain
    2. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Istanbul (IST)planeLGW - IST
    3. Take the taxi from Istanbul (IST) to Istanbultaxi
    8h 11m
    ₺4,211–18,619

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

    1. Take the train from Basingstoke to London Waterlootrain
    2. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeSTN - SAW
    9h 27m
    ₺5,112–14,542

  6. Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Istanbul, taxi

    1. Take the train from Basingstoke to Birmingham Internationaltrain
    2. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul (IST)planeBHX - IST
    3. Take the taxi from Istanbul (IST) to Istanbultaxi
    8h 40m
    ₺10,976–33,298

  7. Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Istanbul, taxi

    1. Take the train from Basingstoke to London Waterlootrain
    2. Take the train from West Hampstead Thameslink to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
    3. Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Istanbul (IST)planeLTN - IST
    4. Take the taxi from Istanbul (IST) to Istanbultaxi
    8h 43m
    ₺8,981–31,333

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

    1. Take the train from Basingstoke to Birmingham Internationaltrain
    2. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeBHX - SAW
    9h 9m
    ₺7,889–29,619

  9. Train, bus, night train

    1. Take the train from Basingstoke to Clapham Junctiontrain
    2. Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
    3. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
    43h 23m
    ₺8,595–11,325

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from The Malls to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus035
    2. Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
    3. Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
    4. Take the bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus
    47h 35m
    ₺8,849–10,050

  11. Train, bus and ferry, bus

    1. Take the train from Basingstoke to London Waterlootrain
    2. Take the busferry from London Wembley Park to Bucharestbusferry
    3. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
    3d 1h
    ₺6,819–9,591

  12. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Basingstoke to Port of Dovercar
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
    3. Drive from Calais to Istanbulcar
    28h 50m
    ₺24,412–35,573

London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Istanbul (IST) flights

Calendar71Weekly Planes
Duration4h 12mAverage Duration
Ticket₺4,093Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Basingstoke, England and Istanbul, Turkey?

You can take a bus from The Malls to Istanbul Büyük Otogari via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Bucharest, Buchurest, and Ruse Central Bus Station in around 47h 35m.

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