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There are 13 ways to get from Carlisle to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry

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  1. Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Istanbul

    best
    1. Take the train from Carlisle to Haymarkettrain train
    2. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane EDI - IST
    8h 58m
    ₺5,084–19,257

  2. Train, bus, night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Carlisle to Manchester Piccadillytrain train
    2. Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Oborbus bus
    3. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    36h 55m
    ₺4,325–8,707

  3. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Carlisle to London Eustontrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Eil
    3. Take the night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    4. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    5. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    2d 4h
    ₺21,802–54,750

  4. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Carlisle to Folkestonecar car
    2. Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain train
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbulcar car
    32h 1m

  5. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Carlisle to Manchester Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane MAN - IST
    9h 20m
    ₺5,653–15,467

  6. Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Carlisle to Haymarkettrain train
    2. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane EDI - SAW
    9h 10m
    ₺5,697–15,778

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

    1. Take the train from Carlisle to Manchester Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane MAN - SAW
    9h 37m
    ₺4,866–14,488

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

    1. Take the train from Carlisle to Newcastletrain train
    2. Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane NCL - SAW
    10h 43m
    ₺5,475–18,577

  9. Train to Newcastle, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Carlisle to Newcastletrain train
    2. Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane NCL - IST
    10h 56m
    ₺5,362–13,556

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Bus Station to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus bus 590 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Oborbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bucharest to Constantabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Constanța to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus
    42h 22m
    ₺4,472–7,963

  11. Bus via London

    1. Take the bus from Halston Hotel to London Victoriabus bus
    2. Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus bus
    3. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus
    2d 3h
    ₺9,818–12,300

  12. Train, bus and ferry, night train

    1. Take the train from Carlisle to Manchester Piccadillytrain train
    2. Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharestbusferry bus ferry
    3. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    3d 7h
    ₺6,404–15,586

  13. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Carlisle 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
    33h 13m
    ₺27,756–42,036

Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Istanbul (IST) flights

Calendar10Weekly Planes
Duration4h 25mAverage Duration
Ticket₺6,775Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Carlisle, England and Istanbul, Turkey?

You can take a bus from Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus station via Manchester, Coach Station, Bucharest, and Constanța in around 42h 22m.

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