There are 13 ways to get from Chelmsford to Istanbul by plane, train, bus, night train, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Fly London Stansted Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
best- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane STN - SAW
7h 43m₺2,195–11,600Train, bus, night train
- Take the train from Chelmsford to Stratford (London)train
- Take the bus from Stratford City Bus Station to Silverstone Race Circuitbus Scb
- Take the bus from Northampton to Bucharest Oborbus
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
36h 49m₺6,109–9,634Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Chelmsford to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbulcar
27h 15mTrain to London City Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Chelmsford to Stratford (London)train
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Istanbul (IST)plane LCY - IST
9h 18m₺10,741–37,169Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Chelmsford to Stratford (London)train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Istanbul (IST)plane LHR - IST
8h 21m₺6,331–18,889Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Chelmsford to London Liverpool Streettrain
- Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Istanbul (IST)plane LGW - IST
8h 22m₺3,911–33,319Fly London Stansted Airport to Istanbul
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Istanbul (IST)plane STN - IST
7h 40m₺5,000–31,000Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Chelmsford to Stratford (London)train
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Istanbul (IST)plane LTN - IST
8h 38m₺3,719–18,031Bus
- Take the bus from Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus A8 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
2d 4h₺8,360–13,302Train, bus via Prague
- Take the train from Chelmsford to London Liverpool Streettrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Istanbulbus
2d 5h₺8,601–13,914Train, bus and ferry, night train
- Take the train from Chelmsford to Stratford (London)train
- Take the busferry from London Barking to Bucharestbusferry
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
2d 22h₺5,389–12,914Train, bus
- Take the train from Chelmsford to London Liverpool Streettrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Iasi, Autogara Codreanubus
- Take the bus from Iasi, Autogara Codreanu to Mangaliabus
- Take the bus from Mangalia to Istanbul Emniyet Otogarbus
3d 4h₺8,211–12,244Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Chelmsford to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Istanbulcar
28h 28m₺24,728–36,074
Chelmsford to Istanbul by train, subway, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chelmsford to Istanbul is to fly which costs 2.200 ₺ - 12.000 ₺ and takes 7h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Chelmsford to Istanbul is to fly which takes 7h 40m and costs 5.000 ₺ - 31.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Chelmsford station to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Istanbul via Coach Station, London Victoria and Munich. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
The distance between Chelmsford and Istanbul is 2586 km.
The best way to get from Chelmsford to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus and night train which takes 36h 49m and costs 6.000 ₺ - 10.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 7h 43m to get from Chelmsford to Istanbul, including transfers.
Chelmsford to Istanbul bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Coach Station.
The best way to get from Chelmsford to Istanbul is to fly which takes 7h 43m and costs 2.200 ₺ - 12.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 8.000 ₺ - 14.000 ₺ and takes 2 days 4h.
Chelmsford to Istanbul bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Istanbul is 3h ahead of Chelmsford. It is currently 1:17 PM in Chelmsford and 4:17 PM in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Chelmsford, England and Istanbul, Turkey?
AJet and Pegasus Airlines fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station to Istanbul via Coach Station, London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Munich in around 2d 4h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from London City Airport to Istanbul via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–32,000
Flights from London City Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–32,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–12,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–24,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–22,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–19,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–12,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–15,000
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from London City Airport to Istanbul via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–32,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–11,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–6,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–24,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London City Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–28,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–9,000
Train from Chelmsford to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺600–2,000
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Chelmsford to London Liverpool Street
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,300
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.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
- ₺950–1,700
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺950–1,400
- 1st Class
- ₺1,200–1,700
- 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
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺910–925
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺550–1,300
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺915–925
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Stratford City Bus Station to Silverstone Race Circuit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,500
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,300
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Northampton to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–2,000
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–6,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–6,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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/
Bus from Plovdiv to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,600
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–6,000
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–5,500
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–4,900
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from London Barking to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–9,000
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +373 69 581 101
- info@alverstur.md
- Website
- alverstur.md
Bus from London Victoria to Iasi, Autogara Codreanu
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–7,000
- Website
- https://www.alverstur.md/en/
- Phone
- +4 0745 050403
- Website
- transpolosam.autogari.ro
Bus from Iasi, Autogara Codreanu to Mangalia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–1,700
- Schedules at
- transpolosam.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0743335517
- Website
- simpatrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Mangalia to Istanbul Emniyet Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–2,100
- Schedules at
- simpatrans.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–2,300
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/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
- ₺1,900–2,200
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- ₺4,100–10,000
- On Foot
- ₺1,900–2,200
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