There are 12 ways to get from Basingstoke to Istanbul by plane, bus, train, night train, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Fly London Heathrow Airport to Istanbul, bus
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Istanbul (IST)LHR - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
8h 46m₺5,933–17,244Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Basingstoke to Clapham Junction
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Istanbul (IST)LGW - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
9h 17m₺3,413–17,172Train, bus, night train via Dover
- Take the train from Basingstoke to London Waterloo
- Take the train from London Waterloo East to Dover Priory
- Take the bus from Dover to Bucharest Obor
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkali
35h 33m₺5,308–9,246Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Basingstoke to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbul
27h 48mTrain to London Stansted Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Basingstoke to London Waterloo
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)STN - SAW
9h 27m₺5,153–12,182Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the train from Basingstoke to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul (IST)BHX - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
9h 51m₺7,983–16,992Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the train from Basingstoke to London Waterloo
- Take the train from West Hampstead Thameslink to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Istanbul (IST)LTN - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
9h 49m₺4,721–12,802Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the train from Reading to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Istanbul (IST)BRS - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
9h 47m₺9,394–23,378Train, bus, night train
- Take the train from Basingstoke to London Waterloo
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkali
43h 24m₺9,428–11,266Bus
- Take the bus from The Malls to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals035
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbul
2d 3h₺8,060–15,836Train, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Basingstoke to London Waterloo
- Take the busferry from London Wembley Park to Bucharest
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
3d 1h₺6,970–14,441Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Basingstoke to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Istanbul
28h 57m₺24,536–36,708
Basingstoke to Istanbul by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basingstoke to Istanbul is to train and bus and night train via Dover which costs 5.000 ₺ - 9.500 ₺ and takes 35h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Basingstoke to Istanbul is to fly and bus which takes 8h 46m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 18.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Basingstoke to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from The Malls and arriving at Istanbul via London Victoria and Munich. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 3h.
The distance between Basingstoke and Istanbul is 2597 km.
The best way to get from Basingstoke to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus and night train via Dover which takes 35h 33m and costs 5.000 ₺ - 9.500 ₺.
It takes approximately 8h 46m to get from Basingstoke to Istanbul, including transfers.
Basingstoke to Istanbul bus services, operated by National Express, depart from The Malls station.
Basingstoke to Istanbul bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Istanbul is 3h ahead of Basingstoke. It is currently 9:26 PM in Basingstoke and 12:26 AM in Istanbul.
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What companies run services between Basingstoke, England and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from The Malls to Istanbul via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Munich in around 2d 3h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–12,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–23,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–24,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–15,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–12,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–6,500
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–9,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–6,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–21,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–9,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–17,000
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Basingstoke to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–1,900
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Basingstoke to Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,700
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from London Waterloo East to Dover Priory
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺900–3,100
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.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
Train from Basingstoke to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–3,800
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from West Hampstead Thameslink to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,200
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Reading to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–8,000
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺130–220
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dover to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,500
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺6,870
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from The Malls to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺360–850
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–9,000
- 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
- ₺2,000–3,800
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,000
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from London Wembley Park to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 10h
- 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
- ₺1,800–2,200
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- ₺3,900–9,500
- On Foot
- ₺1,800–2,200
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