There are 12 ways to get from Cheltenham to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul (IST)plane BHX - IST
8h 12m₺4,978–13,875Train, bus, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Oborbus
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
34h 44m₺3,026–5,940Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cheltenham to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbulcar
29h 26mTrain to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Istanbul (IST)plane LHR - IST
9h 8m₺7,020–27,319Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BHX - SAW
8h 14m₺4,991–12,396Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane STN - SAW
10h 14m₺5,265–22,676Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BRS - SAW
8h 29m₺5,134–8,591Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Istanbul (IST)plane LTN - IST
10h 2m₺4,667–24,740Bus, night train
- Take the bus from Royal Well Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 444 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
45h 8m₺9,136–10,293Bus
- Take the bus from Royal Well Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 444 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
2d 5h₺8,633–15,173Train, bus and ferry, night train
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the busferry from Birmingham West Bromwich to Bucharestbusferry
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
3d 3h₺5,106–12,920Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cheltenham to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Istanbulcar
30h 34m₺25,258–37,750
Cheltenham to Istanbul by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cheltenham to Istanbul is to train and bus and night train which costs 3.000 ₺ - 6.000 ₺ and takes 34h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Cheltenham to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 8h 12m and costs 4.900 ₺ - 14.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Cheltenham station to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Royal Well Bus Station and arriving at Istanbul via London Victoria and Munich. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 5h.
The distance between Cheltenham and Istanbul is 2732 km.
The best way to get from Cheltenham to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus and night train which takes 34h 44m and costs 3.000 ₺ - 6.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 8h 12m to get from Cheltenham to Istanbul, including transfers.
Cheltenham to Istanbul bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Royal Well Bus Station.
Cheltenham to Istanbul bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Istanbul is 3h ahead of Cheltenham. It is currently 10:09 AM in Cheltenham and 1:09 PM in Istanbul.
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What companies run services between Cheltenham, England and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Royal Well Bus Station to Istanbul via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Munich in around 2d 5h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–25,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–13,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–20,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–18,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–20,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–14,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–21,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–21,000
- 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
- ₺4,800–8,500
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–6,000
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺550–2,300
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺290–800
- 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
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cheltenham Spa to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–9,000
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺400–1,100
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺430–1,400
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- 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
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Royal Well Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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
- ₺6,975
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.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
- ₺3,100–7,500
- 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/
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Birmingham West Bromwich to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–9,000
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- 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
- ₺4,000–9,500
- On Foot
- ₺1,800–2,200
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