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

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There are 9 ways to get from Caernarfon to Istanbul by train, plane, taxi, bus, night train, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry

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  1. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Istanbul

    best
    1. Take the train from Bangor (Gwynedd) to Manchester Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane MAN - IST
    11h 32m
    ₺7,655–14,955

  2. Drive, bus

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Caernarfon to Liverpool, Liverpool Onecar car
    2. Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Bucharest Oborbus bus
    3. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus
    39h 43m
    ₺5,421–7,998

  3. Taxi, train, bus, night train

    1. Take the taxi from Caernarfon to Llandudnotaxi taxi
    2. Take the train from Llandudno to Liverpool Lime Streettrain train
    3. Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Bucharest Oborbus bus
    4. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    38h 8m
    ₺7,892–10,614

  4. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Caernarfon to Folkestonecar car
    2. Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain train
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbulcar car
    31h 41m

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

    1. Take the train from Bangor (Gwynedd) to Manchester Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane MAN - SAW
    11h 50m
    ₺6,468–15,976

  6. Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Bangor (Gwynedd) to Staffordtrain train
    2. Take the train from Stafford to Birmingham Internationaltrain train
    3. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane BHX - IST
    12h 8m
    ₺8,455–26,155

  7. Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Bangor (Gwynedd) to Staffordtrain train
    2. Take the train from Stafford to Birmingham Internationaltrain train
    3. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane BHX - SAW
    12h 11m
    ₺7,868–22,176

  8. Drive, bus, bus and ferry

    1. Drive from Caernarfon to Redhouse Lanecar car
    2. Take the bus from Redhouse Lane to Hood streetbus bus 437 / ...
    3. Take the busferry from Liverpool Elmway close to Arad, Autogara Transdarabusferry bus ferry
    4. Take the bus from Arad, Autogara Transdara to Razgradbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Razgrad Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus bus
    2d 14h
    ₺8,687–16,290

  9. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Caernarfon 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 53m
    ₺28,545–42,054

Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul (IST) flights

Calendar21Weekly Planes
Duration4h 13mAverage Duration
Ticket₺6,993Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Caernarfon, Wales and Istanbul, Turkey?

There is no direct connection from Caernarfon to Istanbul. However, you can take the bus to Bangor Bus Station Stand E, walk to Bangor Bus Station Stand B, take the bus to Bangor Railway Station H, walk to Bangor (Gwynedd), take the train to Manchester Airport, walk to Manchester Airport (MAN) airport, fly to Istanbul (IST), walk to Istanbul Airport, take the train to Gayrettepe, then take the train to Vezneciler. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Llandudno, take the train to Liverpool Lime Street, walk to Newington, take the bus to Liverpool, Liverpool One, take the bus to Bucharest Obor, walk to Gara Obor, take the line 85 train to Gara de Nord, walk to Bucharest North, take the vehicle to Halkali, walk to Halkali, then take the train to Yenikapi.

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