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How to get fromDumfries to Istanbulby train, plane, bus, night train, car, car train, busferry or car ferry

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There are 12 ways to get from Dumfries to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry

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  1. Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Istanbul

    best
    1. Take the train from Dumfries to Glasgow Centraltrain train
    2. Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane GLA - IST
    11h 31m
    ₺6,350–21,971

  2. Train, bus, night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Dumfries to Carlisletrain train
    2. Take the train from Carlisle to Birmingham New Streettrain train
    3. Take the bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Oborbus bus
    4. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    38h 46m
    ₺3,909–9,633

  3. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Dumfries to Folkestonecar car
    2. Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain train
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbulcar car
    32h 40m

  4. Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Lockerbie to Haymarkettrain train
    2. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane EDI - IST
    10h 13m
    ₺5,662–17,022

  5. Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Lockerbie to Haymarkettrain train
    2. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane EDI - SAW
    10h 25m
    ₺5,875–12,043

  6. Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Dumfries to Carlisletrain train
    2. Take the train from Carlisle to Manchester Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane MAN - IST
    10h 48m
    ₺5,631–16,588

  7. Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Dumfries to Carlisletrain train
    2. Take the train from Carlisle to Manchester Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane MAN - SAW
    11h 5m
    ₺5,144–12,109

  8. Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Dumfries to Carlisletrain train
    2. Take the train from Carlisle to Birmingham Internationaltrain train
    3. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane BHX - IST
    12h 11m
    ₺5,981–16,988

  9. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Dumfries to Carlisletrain train
    2. Take the bus from Halston Hotel to London Victoriabus bus
    3. Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus bus
    4. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus
    2d 4h
    ₺10,286–14,643

  10. Train, bus via Prague

    1. Take the train from Dumfries to Carlisletrain train
    2. Take the train from Carlisle to Birmingham New Streettrain train
    3. Take the bus from Birmingham to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Plovdiv to Istanbulbus bus
    2d 8h
    ₺9,531–20,888

  11. Train, bus and ferry, night train

    1. Take the train from Lockerbie to Manchester Piccadillytrain train
    2. Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharestbusferry bus ferry
    3. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    3d 9h
    ₺6,670–13,935

  12. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Dumfries to Port of Dovercar car
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Calais to Istanbulcar car
    33h 48m
    ₺28,576–42,543

Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Istanbul (IST) flights

Calendar25Weekly Planes
Duration7h 8mAverage Duration
Ticket₺4,451Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Dumfries, Scotland and Istanbul, Turkey?

There is no direct connection from Dumfries to Istanbul. However, you can take the train to Glasgow Central, walk to Glasgow Waterloo Street, take the line 500 shuttle to Glasgow Airport, walk to Glasgow Airport (GLA) airport, fly to Istanbul (IST), walk to Istanbul Airport, take the train to Gayrettepe, then take the train to Vezneciler. Alternatively, you can take a train from Dumfries to Yenikapi via Carlisle, Birmingham New Street, Birmingham, Bucharest Obor, Gara Obor, Gara de Nord, Bucharest, Halkali, and Halkali in around 38h 46m.

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