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

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

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  1. Fly London Gatwick Airport to Istanbul, bus

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    1. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane LGW - IST
    2. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus bus
    8h 13m
    ₺2,586–17,124

  2. Train, bus, night train via London Luton Airport (LTN)

    1. Take the train from Brighton to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain train
    2. Take the bus from Luton to Bucharest Oborbus bus
    3. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    34h 49m
    ₺3,506–6,690

  3. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Brighton to London St Pancras Intltrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Eil
    3. Take the night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    4. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    5. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    2d 1h
    ₺19,610–50,599

  4. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Brighton to Folkestonecar car
    2. Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain train
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbulcar car
    27h 37m

  5. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus

    1. Take the train from Brighton to Farringdontrain train
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane LHR - IST
    3. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus bus
    9h 33m
    ₺6,638–19,842

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

    1. Take the train from Brighton to London Bridgetrain train
    2. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane STN - SAW
    9h 10m
    ₺3,877–15,736

  7. Train to Luton Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus

    1. Take the train from Brighton to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain train
    2. Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane LTN - IST
    3. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus bus
    9h 48m
    ₺3,308–19,725

  8. Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus

    1. Take the train from Brighton to London Bridgetrain train
    2. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane STN - IST
    3. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus bus
    9h 50m
    ₺7,794–26,995

  9. Train, bus, night train

    1. Take the train from Brighton to London Victoriatrain train
    2. Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus bus
    3. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    43h 2m
    ₺8,532–10,790

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Brighton to Tiranabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Korçëbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Korçë to Istanbulbus bus
    47h 23m

  11. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from St Peter's Church to Railway Stationbus bus 29 / ...
    2. Take the busferry from Maidstone to Bucharestbusferry bus ferry
    3. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus
    3d 1h
    ₺5,954–13,175

  12. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Brighton to Port of Dovercar car
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Calais to Istanbulcar car
    28h 46m
    ₺23,912–35,806

London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Istanbul (IST) flights

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Duration4hAverage Duration
Ticket₺1,743Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Brighton, England and Istanbul, Turkey?

You can take a bus from Brighton to Istanbul via Tirana, Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave, and Korçë in around 47h 23m.

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