There are 11 ways to get from Bournemouth to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Train to Southampton Airport, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the train from Bournemouth to Southampton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Istanbul (IST)plane SOU - IST
9h 38m₺6,911–27,972Train, bus, night train
- Take the train from Bournemouth to London Waterlootrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
43h 57m₺10,710–15,246Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Bournemouth to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbulcar
28h 42m₺32,696–44,797Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the bus from Bournemouth Station to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Istanbul (IST)plane LHR - IST
8h 46m₺7,644–18,670Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Bournemouth to Clapham Junctiontrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Istanbul (IST)plane LGW - IST
9h 12m₺7,746–22,647Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Bournemouth to London Waterlootrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane STN - SAW
10h 7m₺7,769–26,047Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Bournemouth to Clapham Junctiontrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane LGW - SAW
9h 35m₺8,449–28,670Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Bournemouth to London Waterlootrain
- Take the train from West Hampstead Thameslink to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Istanbul (IST)plane LTN - IST
9h 56m₺8,724–37,267Bus
- Take the bus from Bournemouth Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 035
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
- Take the bus from Ruse Tsar Osvoboditel to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus
2d 1h₺9,957–13,069Bus via Munich
- Take the bus from Bournemouth Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 035
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
2d 5h₺9,666–17,498Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bournemouth to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Istanbulcar
29h 51m₺26,114–40,319
Bournemouth to Istanbul by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bournemouth to Istanbul is to bus which costs 9.500 ₺ - 14.000 ₺ and takes 2 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Bournemouth to Istanbul is to bus and fly which takes 8h 46m and costs 7.500 ₺ - 19.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Bournemouth station to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Bournemouth 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 Bournemouth and Istanbul is 2631 km.
The best way to get from Bournemouth to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus and night train which takes 43h 57m and costs 10.000 ₺ - 16.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 9h 38m to get from Bournemouth to Istanbul, including transfers.
Bournemouth to Istanbul bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Bournemouth Station.
Bournemouth to Istanbul bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Istanbul is 2h ahead of Bournemouth. It is currently 7:36 AM in Bournemouth and 9:36 AM in Istanbul.
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What companies run services between Bournemouth, England and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Bournemouth Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Bucharest, Buchurest, and Ruse Tsar Osvoboditel in around 2d 1h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–38,000
Flights from Southampton Airport to Istanbul via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–38,000
Flights from Southampton Airport to Istanbul via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–41,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–15,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–28,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–21,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–21,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–12,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–18,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–26,000
Flights from Southampton Airport to Istanbul via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–26,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–15,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–11,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–25,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Istanbul via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–26,000
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Istanbul via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–26,000
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Istanbul via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–32,000
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Bournemouth to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,900
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Bournemouth to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–6,500
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Bournemouth to Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–6,000
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Bournemouth to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,500
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,407
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺500–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–700
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺7,220
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- ₺7,220
- 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
- ₺800–1,600
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺7,421
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bournemouth Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–2,600
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Bournemouth Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–3,000
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bournemouth Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺650–1,100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–8,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- ₺370–550
- 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
- ₺1,800–2,500
- 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/?l=EN
- 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
- ₺1,500–2,100
- Schedules at
- avtogararuse.org
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,500
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺470–2,500
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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