There are 14 ways to get from Cardiff to Turkey by train, plane, bus, night train, car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Antalya Airport
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Antalya Airport (AYT)plane BRS - AYT
9h 7m₺3,224–11,395Train, bus, night train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Oborbus
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
36h 5m₺3,930–8,620Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbulcar
29h 45mTrain to Birmingham Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul (IST)plane BHX - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Aksaraybus
10h 25m₺5,862–16,775Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BRS - SAW
8h 37m₺5,315–21,894Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Istanbul (IST)plane LHR - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Aksaraybus
9h 59m₺8,043–24,540Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BHX - SAW
9h 35m₺5,945–14,936Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Antalya Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Antalya Airport (AYT)plane BHX - AYT
10h 15m₺3,854–16,437Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane STN - ADB
9h 22m₺6,782–20,659Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane STN - SAW
10h 11m₺6,151–19,636Bus
- Take the bus from Sophia Gardens to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 111 / ...
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Oborbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Constantabus
- Take the bus from Constanța Autogara Sud Herli-So to Istanbul Emniyet Otogarbus
42h 48m₺3,832–7,341Train, bus, night train via London
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
44h 22m₺10,696–14,420Bus via Munich
- Take the bus from Kingsway GD to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
2d 5h₺7,900–16,354Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Istanbulcar
30h 54m₺26,016–38,846
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Antalya Airport (AYT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Turkey is to bus which costs 3.800 ₺ - 7.500 ₺ and takes 42h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Turkey is to train and fly which takes 8h 37m and costs 5.000 ₺ - 22.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Turkey. However, there are services departing from Sophia Gardens and arriving at Istanbul Emniyet Otogar via Birmingham, Bucharest and Constanța Autogara Sud Herli-So. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 48m.
The distance between Cardiff and Turkey is 3173 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Turkey without a car is to train and bus and night train which takes 36h 5m and costs 3.900 ₺ - 9.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 9h 7m to get from Cardiff to Turkey, including transfers.
Cardiff to Turkey bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Sophia Gardens station.
Cardiff to Turkey bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Birmingham Coach Station.
Turkey is 3h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 9:52 AM in Cardiff and 12:52 PM in Turkey.
There are 4472+ hotels available in Turkey.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Turkey?
You can take a bus from Sophia Gardens to Istanbul Emniyet Otogar via Birmingham, Bucharest, and Constanța Autogara Sud Herli-So in around 42h 48m.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Antalya Airport via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–19,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–20,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–21,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Antalya Airport via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–20,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–19,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–18,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–26,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–13,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–14,000
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–16,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–11,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–12,000
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–16,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–16,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–15,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–21,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–21,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–18,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–19,000
- Website
- tui.co.uk
Flights from Bristol Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–19,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–20,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–12,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–9,000
- Website
- corendon.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–15,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Antalya Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–15,000
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺700–1,400
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–6,000
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺480–1,100
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–5,000
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.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
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–2,000
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Aksaray
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺130–360
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Sophia Gardens to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺750–2,700
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +4-0765-408.848
- horasmu@yahoo.com
- Website
- horas.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Constanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺470–700
- Schedules at
- horas.ro
- Phone
- 0743335517
- Website
- simpatrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Constanța Autogara Sud Herli-So to Istanbul Emniyet Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–2,000
- Schedules at
- simpatrans.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺6,935
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Kingsway GD to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺400–1,400
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺3,200–9,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01204 327509
- info@atlantictravel.co.uk
- Website
- atlantictravel.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,000
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- 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
- ₺1,800–2,200
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- ₺3,900–9,500
- On Foot
- ₺1,800–2,200
Want to know more about travelling around Türkiye
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Travelling to the UK: What do I need to know?
Read the travel guide
5 delightfully under-the-radar French towns you need to visit
Read the travel guide
Which London airport should I choose?
Read the travel guide










































