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There are 14 ways to get from Cardiff to Istanbul by plane, taxi, train, bus, night train, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry

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  1. Fly Cardiff Airport to Istanbul, taxi

    best
    1. Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Istanbul (IST)planeCWL - IST
    2. Take the taxi from Istanbul (IST) to Istanbultaxi
    11h 21m
    ₺11,668–37,094

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Sophia Gardens to Birmingham Coach Stationbus111 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Oborbus
    3. Take the bus from Bucharest to Constantabus
    4. Take the bus from Constanta Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
    41h 8m
    ₺3,461–7,231

  3. Train, bus, night train

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
    2. Take the bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Oborbus
    3. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
    35h 58m
    ₺3,770–8,075

  4. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
    2. Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbulcar
    29h 33m

  5. Fly Cardiff Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeCWL - SAW
    10h 5m
    ₺7,781–27,415

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

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
    2. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul (IST)planeBHX - IST
    3. Take the taxi from Istanbul (IST) to Istanbultaxi
    9h 4m
    ₺8,712–29,110

  7. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Istanbul, taxi

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Istanbul (IST)planeLHR - IST
    3. Take the taxi from Istanbul (IST) to Istanbultaxi
    8h 35m
    ₺9,091–26,003

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

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
    2. Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeBRS - SAW
    8h 41m
    ₺5,603–11,687

  9. Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Istanbul, taxi

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
    2. Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Istanbul (IST)planeBRS - IST
    3. Take the taxi from Istanbul (IST) to Istanbultaxi
    7h 37m
    ₺9,490–19,866

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

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
    2. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeSTN - SAW
    10h 11m
    ₺6,020–16,744

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

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeMAN - SAW
    11h 37m
    ₺8,174–81,045

  12. Train, bus, night train via London

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
    2. Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
    3. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
    44h 11m
    ₺9,847–13,366

  13. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Kingsway GD to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus
    2. Take the busferry from London Wembley Park to Bucharestbusferry
    3. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
    3d 5h
    ₺6,104–9,175

  14. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dovercar
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
    3. Drive from Calais to Istanbulcar
    30h 41m
    ₺25,847–37,646

Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Istanbul (IST) flights

Calendar25Weekly Planes
Duration9h 25mAverage Duration
Ticket₺10,251Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Istanbul, Turkey?

KLM, Pegasus Airlines, and AJet fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sophia Gardens to İstanbul Esenler bus station via Birmingham, Bucharest, and Constanta Bus Station in around 41h 8m.

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