There are 11 ways to get from Blackpool to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the train from Blackpool North to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul (IST)plane MAN - IST
8h 53m₺4,745–12,059Train, bus, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Blackpool North to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Oborbus
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
37h 24m₺3,251–5,677Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Blackpool to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbulcar
31h 16mTrain to Manchester Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Blackpool North to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane MAN - SAW
9h 11m₺3,958–14,080Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Blackpool North to Bradford Interchangetrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Istanbul (IST)plane LBA - IST
12h 30m₺5,346–20,500Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Preston to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul (IST)plane BHX - IST
10h 36m₺5,851–20,733Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Preston to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BHX - SAW
10h 39m₺5,464–18,754Bus
- Take the bus from National Express Coach Facility to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus 121 / ...
- Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Oborbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Constantabus
- Take the bus from Constanța to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
40h 37m₺3,504–6,605Train, bus
- Take the train from Blackpool North to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 540 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
2d 2h₺10,167–14,346Train, bus and ferry, night train
- Take the train from Blackpool North to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharestbusferry
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
3d 6h₺5,131–12,327Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Blackpool to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Istanbulcar
32h 28m₺28,001–40,802
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Blackpool to Istanbul is to train and bus and night train which costs 3.200 ₺ - 6.000 ₺ and takes 37h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Blackpool to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 8h 53m and costs 4.700 ₺ - 13.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Blackpool to Istanbul station. However, there are services departing from National Express Coach Facility and arriving at İstanbul Esenler bus station via Manchester, Coach Station, Bucharest and Constanța. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 37m.
The distance between Blackpool and Istanbul is 2804 km.
The best way to get from Blackpool to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus and night train which takes 37h 24m and costs 3.200 ₺ - 6.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 8h 53m to get from Blackpool to Istanbul, including transfers.
Blackpool to Istanbul bus services, operated by National Express, depart from National Express Coach Facility station.
Blackpool to Istanbul bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Manchester Central Coach Station.
Istanbul is 3h ahead of Blackpool. It is currently 7:46 PM in Blackpool and 10:46 PM in Istanbul.
There are 4222+ hotels available in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Blackpool, England and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from National Express Coach Facility to İstanbul Esenler bus station via Manchester, Coach Station, Bucharest, and Constanța in around 40h 37m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–25,000
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Istanbul via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–20,000
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–30,000
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Istanbul via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–19,000
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Istanbul via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–20,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–14,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–26,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–14,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–14,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–21,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–21,000
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Istanbul via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–19,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–9,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–23,000
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Istanbul via Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–17,000
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Istanbul via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–20,000
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Blackpool North to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺340–2,100
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Blackpool North to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺450–1,600
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Blackpool North to Bradford Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺600–3,500
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.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
- ₺950–1,700
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺950–1,400
- 1st Class
- ₺1,200–1,700
- 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
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Preston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺950–7,000
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Preston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–4,600
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- ₺12,500–13,500
- Sleeper Seat
- ₺3,600–4,600
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- ₺14,000–17,000
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,100
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from National Express Coach Facility to Manchester Central Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺310–700
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺550–2,300
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +4-0765-408.848
- horasmu@yahoo.com
- Website
- horas.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Constanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺490–750
- Schedules at
- horas.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Constanța to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,610–1,640
- 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
- ₺2,000–3,300
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +4-0241-831.491
- transevren1@yahoo.com
- Website
- transevren.autogari.ro
Bus from Constanța to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–3,100
- Schedules at
- transevren.autogari.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
- ₺7,164
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–9,000
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–2,300
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- 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
- ₺1,900–2,200
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- ₺4,100–10,000
- On Foot
- ₺1,900–2,200
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