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There are 14 ways to get from Dover to Turkey by train, plane, bus, night train, car ferry, car, busferry, or car train

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  1. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Istanbul Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intltrain train
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane plane LHR - IST
    9h 5m
    ₺9,399–22,390

  2. Bus and ferry, night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the busferry from Dover to Bucharestbusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train Bosphor Express
    2d 17h
    ₺4,449–11,123

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intltrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain train Eil
    3. Take the train from Paris Est to Stuttgart Hbftrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain train 11 / ...
    5. Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus bus
    39h 3m
    ₺23,492–42,383

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intltrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Eil
    3. Take the nighttrain 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 nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    2d
    ₺25,760–58,231

  5. Car ferry, drive

    1. Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry car ferry
    2. Drive from Calais to Istanbulcar car
    26h 54m
    ₺30,722–48,811

  6. Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Dover Priory to Stratford Internationaltrain train
    2. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane STN - SAW
    8h 58m
    ₺7,235–24,694

  7. Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport

    1. Take the train from Dover Priory to Stratford Internationaltrain train
    2. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane plane STN - ESB
    8h 48m
    ₺7,598–15,737

  8. Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Istanbul Airport

    1. Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intltrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane plane LGW - IST
    8h 50m
    ₺7,933–24,024

  9. Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport

    1. Take the train from Dover Priory to Stratford Internationaltrain train
    2. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane plane STN - ADB
    8h 37m
    ₺6,503–15,167

  10. Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intltrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane LGW - SAW
    9h 7m
    ₺11,036–18,047

  11. Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Antalya Airport

    1. Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intltrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Antalya Airport (AYT)plane plane LGW - AYT
    9h 37m
    ₺7,190–15,981

  12. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Dover to Bucharestbus bus
    2. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus N1998
    42h 23m
    ₺11,905–13,647

  13. Bus, night train

    1. Take the bus from Dover to Bucureşti Autogara Oborbus bus
    2. Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train Bosphor Express
    2d 6h

  14. Eurotunnel, drive

    1. Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain train le shuttle
    2. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbulcar car
    26h 15m
    ₺37,037–52,130

London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Istanbul Airport (IST) flights

Calendar70Weekly Planes
Duration4h 14mAverage Duration
Ticket₺5,556Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,683.6 km
  • Duration: 9h 5m

What companies run services between Dover, England and Turkey?

You can take a vehicle from Dover to İskenderpaşa via Dover, Bucharest, Gara de Nord, Complex Apusului, București, Autogara Militari, İstanbul Esenler bus station, and Bayrampaşa Devlet Hastanesi in around 42h 23m.

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