There are 11 ways to get from Burnley to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the train from Burnley Manchester Road to Bradford Interchange
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Istanbul (IST)LBA - IST
10h 35m₺6,113–18,576Train, bus, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Burnley Manchester Road to Manchester Victoria
- Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Obor
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkali
35h 58m₺2,875–4,317Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Burnley to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbul
31h 2mTrain to Manchester Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul (IST)MAN - IST
8h 45m₺4,723–16,535Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Burnley Manchester Road to Bradford Interchange
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)LBA - SAW
10h 28m₺5,726–18,097Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)MAN - SAW
9h 33m₺4,936–20,056Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Preston to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul (IST)BHX - IST
10h 35m₺7,433–27,835Bus
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Rotterdam Central Station814
- Take the bus from Rotterdam to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenler
2d 1hBus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Manchester, Coach Station to Ploiești
- Take the bus from Ploiești to București, Autogara Militari
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
2d 20h₺3,444–9,744Bus and ferry, night train
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharest
- Take the night train from Bucharest to HalkaliBosphor Express
3d 6h₺4,338–6,393Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Burnley to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Istanbul
32h 9m₺26,743–38,940
Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Burnley to Istanbul is to train and bus and night train which costs 2.800 ₺ - 4.400 ₺ and takes 35h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Burnley to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 8h 45m and costs 4.700 ₺ - 17.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Burnley to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Mechanics Institute and arriving at İstanbul Esenler via Shudehill Interchange, London Victoria, Rotterdam and Beograd, Autobuska stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between Burnley and Istanbul is 2747 km.
The best way to get from Burnley to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus and night train which takes 35h 58m and costs 2.800 ₺ - 4.400 ₺.
It takes approximately 10h 35m to get from Burnley to Istanbul, including transfers.
Burnley to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Shudehill Interchange station.
Burnley to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
There are 4247+ hotels available in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Burnley, England and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Mechanics Institute to İstanbul Esenler via Shudehill Interchange, London Victoria, Rotterdam Central Station, Rotterdam, and Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 2d 1h.
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- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Istanbul via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–17,000
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–27,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–15,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–13,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–17,000
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–17,000
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–17,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–21,000
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–21,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–18,000
- 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
- animawings.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Istanbul via Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–16,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–8,500
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Burnley Manchester Road to Bradford Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺700–1,100
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Burnley Manchester Road to Manchester Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺500–850
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺440–1,300
- 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
- ₺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
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,200
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Preston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺850–4,600
- 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
- ₺3,400–4,300
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- ₺11,500–13,000
- Sleeper Seat
- ₺3,400–4,300
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- ₺13,000–16,000
- 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
- ₺1,300–1,700
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺460–1,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Rotterdam Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–4,600
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Ploiești to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺95–340
- 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
- +381 20 333 733
- garoreisen@gmail.com
- Website
- garo-reisen.rs
Bus from Rotterdam to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- garo-reisen.rs
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900
- Schedules at
- polazak.rs
- Website
- transmarian.ro
Busferry from Manchester, Coach Station to Ploiești
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–6,500
- Schedules at
- transmarian.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
- ₺3,300–4,600
- 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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