There are 15 ways to get from Dover to Turkey by train, plane, bus, night train, car ferry, car, busferry, or car train
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 London Heathrow Airport, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Istanbul (IST)plane LHR - IST
8h 20m₺8,985–24,844Bus and ferry, night train
cheapest- Take the busferry from Dover to Bucharestbusferry
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain Bosphor Express
2d 17h₺4,337–10,969Train, bus
- Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Stuttgart Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain 11 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
39h 10m₺22,849–41,808Train, night train
- Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the nighttrain from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
2d 1h₺25,667–49,656Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Istanbulcar
26h 43m₺25,694–40,733Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Dover Priory to Stratford Internationaltrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane STN - SAW
8h 57m₺7,045–29,624Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Istanbul (IST)plane LGW - IST
8h 45m₺7,564–19,723Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Take the train from Dover Priory to Stratford Internationaltrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane STN - ADB
8h 36m₺6,313–22,597Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane LGW - SAW
9h 7m₺9,767–21,746Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Antalya Airport
- Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Antalya Airport (AYT)plane LGW - AYT
9h 42m₺6,814–17,673Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Antalya Airport
- Take the train from Dover Priory to Stratford Internationaltrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Antalya Airport (AYT)plane STN - AYT
9h 37m₺6,892–20,551Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane LGW - ADB
8h 51m₺6,935–23,719Bus
- Take the bus from Dover to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus N1998
42h 14m₺10,662–12,182Bus, night train
- Take the bus from Dover to Bucureşti Autogara Oborbus
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain Bosphor Express
2d 6hEurotunnel, drive
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain le shuttle
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbulcar
26h 4m₺31,761–43,851
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dover to Turkey is to train and fly which costs 6.500 ₺ - 18.000 ₺ and takes 9h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Dover to Turkey is to train and fly which takes 8h 20m and costs 9.000 ₺ - 25.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Dover to Turkey. However, there are services departing from Dover and arriving at İskenderpaşa via Gara de Nord, București, Autogara Militari and Bayrampaşa Devlet Hastanesi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 14m.
No, there is no direct train from Dover to Turkey. However, there are services departing from Dover Priory and arriving at Yenikapi via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between Dover and Turkey is 2683 km.
The best way to get from Dover to Turkey without a car is to train and bus which takes 39h 10m and costs 22.000 ₺ - 42.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 8h 20m to get from Dover to Turkey, including transfers.
Dover to Turkey bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, depart from Dover station.
Dover to Turkey train services, operated by Southeastern, depart from Dover Priory station.
Dover to Turkey bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, arrive at Bucharest station.
What companies run services between Dover, England and Turkey?
You can take a bus from Dover to İskenderpaşa via Bucharest, Gara de Nord, Complex Apusului, București, Autogara Militari, İstanbul Esenler bus station, and Bayrampaşa Devlet Hastanesi in around 42h 14m.
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–23,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–21,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–22,000
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–4,600
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–4,600
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–4,600
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Dover Priory to Stratford International
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–4,300
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–4,600
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Dover Priory to Stratford International
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–4,300
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–4,600
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–4,600
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Dover Priory to Stratford International
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–4,300
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–4,600
- Website
- Southeastern
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,500
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–4,800
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Turkey is 2h ahead of Dover. It is currently 6:42 PM in Dover and 8:42 PM in Turkey.
Dover to Turkey train services, operated by Southeastern, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
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