There are 11 ways to get from Cumbernauld to Istanbul by plane, train, bus, night train, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Fly Glasgow Airport to Istanbul
best- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Istanbul (IST)GLA - IST
9h 14m₺5,851–21,497Fly Glasgow Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)GLA - SAW
10h 52m₺4,864–16,018Train, bus, night train
- Take the train from Motherwell to Northampton
- Take the bus from Northampton to Bucharest Obor
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkali
39h 46m₺9,585–20,427Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cumbernauld to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbul
33h 23mTrain to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Croy to Haymarket
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Istanbul (IST)EDI - IST
7h 55m₺6,739–16,943Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Croy to Haymarket
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)EDI - SAW
8h 37m₺5,752–20,464Train, bus
- Take the train from Croy to Edinburgh Waverley
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Conradstraat to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Take the bus from Sofia to Istanbul Esenler
2d 4h₺13,609–28,654Bus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Rotterdam Central Station814
- Take the bus from Rotterdam to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenler
2d 7hBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Manchester Central Coach Station181 / ...
- Take the busferry from Manchester, Coach Station to Ploiești
- Take the bus from Ploiești to București, Autogara Militari
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
3d 1h₺5,056–13,227Train, bus and ferry, night train
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Birmingham New Street
- Take the busferry from Birmingham West Bromwich to Bucharest
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkali
3d 9h₺6,439–16,732Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cumbernauld to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Istanbul
34h 30m₺29,273–42,595
Cumbernauld to Istanbul by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cumbernauld to Istanbul is to bus and bus and ferry which costs 5.000 ₺ - 14.000 ₺ and takes 3 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Cumbernauld to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 7h 55m and costs 6.500 ₺ - 17.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Cumbernauld to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Town Centre Stances and arriving at İstanbul Esenler via Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria, Rotterdam and Beograd, Autobuska stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 7h.
The distance between Cumbernauld and Istanbul is 2963 km.
The best way to get from Cumbernauld to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus and night train which takes 39h 46m and costs 9.500 ₺ - 21.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 9h 14m to get from Cumbernauld to Istanbul, including transfers.
Cumbernauld to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
The best way to get from Cumbernauld to Istanbul is to fly which takes 9h 14m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 22.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 2 days 7h.
Cumbernauld to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Istanbul is 3h ahead of Cumbernauld. It is currently 10:54 PM in Cumbernauld and 1:54 AM in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Cumbernauld, Scotland and Istanbul, Turkey?
Lufthansa, KLM, and three other airlines fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Istanbul (IST) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Town Centre Stances to İstanbul Esenler via Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria, Rotterdam Central Station, Rotterdam, and Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 2d 7h.
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- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–19,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–19,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–19,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–19,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–19,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–19,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–19,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Istanbul via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–23,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–23,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–14,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–23,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–15,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–15,000
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Motherwell to Northampton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–16,000
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- ₺6,500–9,500
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- ₺11,000–16,000
Train from Glasgow Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–7,500
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.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
- ₺850–1,600
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺850–1,300
- 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
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Croy to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺909–914
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Croy to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺900–960
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–7,000
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–13,000
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺3,800–5,500
- 1st Class
- ₺7,500–13,000
Train from Glasgow Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–10,000
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- 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
- ₺1,200–1,600
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Rotterdam Conradstraat to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–6,500
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Sofia to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200
- Schedules at
- polazak.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900
- Schedules at
- polazak.rs
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–3,800
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Rotterdam Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–4,600
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Ploiești to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺95–340
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–3,100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–4,400
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Manchester Central Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–2,700
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +381 20 333 733
- garoreisen@gmail.com
- Website
- garo-reisen.rs
Bus from Rotterdam to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- garo-reisen.rs
- Website
- transmarian.ro
Busferry from Manchester, Coach Station to Ploiești
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–6,500
- Schedules at
- transmarian.ro
- 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
- ₺3,300–4,500
- 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
- ₺1,700–2,100
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- ₺3,800–9,500
- On Foot
- ₺1,700–2,100
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