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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 Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Burnley Manchester Road to Bradford Interchangetrain
    2. Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeLBA - SAW
    10h 20m
    ₺5,643–20,221

  2. Bus and ferry, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the busferry from Manchester, Coach Station to Ploieștibusferry
    2. Take the bus from Ploiești to București, Autogara Militaribus
    3. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
    2d 20h
    ₺3,474–10,495

  3. Train, bus, night train

    1. Take the train from Preston to Birmingham New Streettrain
    2. Take the bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Oborbus
    3. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
    37h 50m
    ₺3,573–8,503

  4. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Burnley to Folkestonecar
    2. Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbulcar
    31h 7m

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

    1. Take the train from Burnley Manchester Road to Bradford Interchangetrain
    2. Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Istanbul (IST)planeLBA - IST
    3. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
    11h 39m
    ₺5,360–18,420

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

    1. Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul (IST)planeMAN - IST
    3. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
    9h 55m
    ₺3,825–15,378

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

    1. Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeMAN - SAW
    9h 32m
    ₺5,208–20,179

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

    1. Take the train from Preston to Birmingham Internationaltrain
    2. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul (IST)planeBHX - IST
    3. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
    11h 55m
    ₺5,775–18,378

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

    1. Take the train from Preston to Birmingham Internationaltrain
    2. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeBHX - SAW
    11h 16m
    ₺5,558–14,679

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to London Victoriabus
    2. Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
    3. Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
    2d 8h
    ₺8,176–16,655

  11. Bus and ferry, night train

    1. Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharestbusferry
    2. Take the night train from Bucharest to HalkalinighttrainBosphor Express
    3d 7h
    ₺4,440–10,797

  12. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Burnley to Port of Dovercar
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
    3. Drive from Calais to Istanbulcar
    32h 15m
    ₺26,870–40,079

Burnley to Istanbul by bus

Calendar2Weekly Buses
Duration2d 8hAverage Duration
Ticket₺8,176Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Burnley, England and Istanbul, Turkey?

You can take a bus from Mechanics Institute to Istanbul via Shudehill Interchange, London Victoria, and Munich in around 2d 8h.

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