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

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  1. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane MAN - SAW
    9h 14m
    ₺5,462–16,486

  2. Train, bus, night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Burnley Manchester Road to Manchester Victoriatrain train
    2. Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Oborbus bus
    3. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    35h 59m
    ₺2,897–4,351

  3. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Burnley to Folkestonecar car
    2. Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain train
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbulcar car
    31h 15m

  4. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus

    1. Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane MAN - IST
    3. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus bus
    9h 40m
    ₺4,479–15,745

  5. Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Burnley Manchester Road to Bradford Interchangetrain train
    2. Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane LBA - SAW
    11h 18m
    ₺5,644–20,130

  6. Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus

    1. Take the train from Burnley Manchester Road to Bradford Interchangetrain train
    2. Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane LBA - IST
    3. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus bus
    11h 29m
    ₺5,461–18,389

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

    1. Take the train from Preston to Birmingham Internationaltrain train
    2. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane BHX - IST
    3. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus bus
    11h 33m
    ₺5,379–16,545

  8. Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Preston to Birmingham Internationaltrain train
    2. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane BHX - SAW
    10h 52m
    ₺5,562–14,786

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to London Victoriabus bus
    2. Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus bus
    3. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus
    2d 3h
    ₺9,409–13,541

  10. Bus via Munich

    1. Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to London Victoriabus bus
    2. Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus bus
    2d 8h

  11. Bus and ferry, night train

    1. Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharestbusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train Bosphor Express
    3d 7h
    ₺4,441–10,299

  12. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Burnley 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
    32h 22m
    ₺26,908–40,134

Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) flights

Calendar14Weekly Planes
Duration4h 10mAverage Duration
Ticket₺4,754Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Burnley, England and Istanbul, Turkey?

You can take a bus from Mechanics Institute to İstanbul Esenler bus station via Manchester, Shudehill Interchange, London Victoria, Bucharest, Gara de Nord, Valea Cascadelor, and București, Autogara Militari in around 2d 3h.

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