There are 15 ways to get from Bath to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the train from Bath Spa to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Istanbul (IST)LHR - IST
8h 6m₺8,361–27,491Train, bus, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Street
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Obor
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkali
36h 1m₺3,731–8,268Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Bath to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbul
28h 59mFly Bristol Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)BRS - SAW
8h 6m₺5,019–18,147Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Bath Spa to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Istanbul (IST)LGW - IST
9h 23m₺5,404–21,063Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul (IST)BHX - IST
8h 57m₺7,873–28,123Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Bath Spa to London Paddington
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)STN - SAW
9h 45m₺5,834–17,432Fly Bristol Airport to Istanbul
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Istanbul (IST)BRS - IST
6h 58m₺8,706–16,626Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)BHX - SAW
9h 29m₺5,886–23,644Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Manchester Piccadilly
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)MAN - SAW
12h 4m₺6,036–25,954Train, bus, night train via London
- Take the train from Bath Spa to London Paddington
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkali
43h 46m₺9,549–15,086Train, bus
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Street
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Obor
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessaloniki
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou Bus Stop to Istanbul Esenler Otogari
44h 46m₺7,003–12,723Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Ruse
- Take the bus from Ruse Tsar Osvoboditel to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
2d 1h₺8,733–10,855Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Take the busferry from London Wembley Park to Bucharest
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
3d 3h₺5,813–14,199Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bath to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Istanbul
30h 7m₺25,355–36,936
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bath to Istanbul is to train and bus and night train which costs 3.700 ₺ - 8.500 ₺ and takes 36h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Bath to Istanbul is to fly which takes 6h 58m and costs 8.500 ₺ - 17.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Bath station to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Istanbul Büyük Otogari via London Victoria, Buchurest and Ruse Tsar Osvoboditel. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between Bath and Istanbul is 2720 km.
The best way to get from Bath to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus and night train which takes 36h 1m and costs 3.700 ₺ - 8.500 ₺.
It takes approximately 8h 6m to get from Bath to Istanbul, including transfers.
Bath to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bus Station.
The best way to get from Bath to Istanbul is to fly which takes 8h 6m and costs 5.000 ₺ - 19.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 8.500 ₺ - 11.000 ₺ and takes 2 days 1h.
Bath to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Istanbul is 3h ahead of Bath. It is currently 9:50 PM in Bath and 12:50 AM in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Bath, England and Istanbul, Turkey?
Pegasus Airlines flies from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) 3 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari via London Victoria, Bucharest, Buchurest, and Ruse Tsar Osvoboditel in around 2d 1h.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–13,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–22,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–13,000
- 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
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–14,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–18,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–18,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–12,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–22,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–8,500
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–12,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–7,500
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–16,000
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bath Spa to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–6,500
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bath Spa to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–3,600
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,000
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–4,400
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–7,000
- 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
- +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
- ₺1,200–1,600
- 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
- ₺6,700
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Bucharest to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–3,600
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou Bus Stop to Istanbul Esenler Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–2,500
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺290–950
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺390–1,100
- 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
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺470–1,700
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–2,300
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- omega_group@abv.bg
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Buchurest to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺340–470
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en/transport_company/omega+group+84
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Ruse Tsar Osvoboditel to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–2,300
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- huntur.com.tr
Bus from Ruse Tsar Osvoboditel to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,500
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/
- Phone
- +359 82 82 81 51
- info@avtogararuse.org
- Website
- avtogararuse.org
Bus from Ruse Tsar Osvoboditel to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,000
- Schedules at
- avtogararuse.org
- 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
- ₺3,200–8,500
- 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
- ₺1,700–2,100
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- ₺3,800–9,500
- On Foot
- ₺1,700–2,100
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