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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 13 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 21m
    ₺6,507–16,337

  2. Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Istanbul

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Lockerbie to Haymarkettrain train
    2. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane EDI - IST
    10h 18m
    ₺5,913–16,194

  3. Train, bus, night train

    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 38m
    ₺7,285–12,261

  4. 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 34m

  5. 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 42m
    ₺8,357–18,216

  6. 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 31m
    ₺6,426–14,215

  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
    ₺7,370–17,237

  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
    ₺8,157–23,516

  9. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Dumfries to Carlisletrain train
    2. Take the bus from Carlisle 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
    ₺11,627–15,086

  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 Sofiabus bus
    5. Take the bus from Sofia to Istanbul Esenlerbus bus
    2d 5h
    ₺11,957–21,816

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Buccleuch Street to Buchanan Bus Stationbus bus X74
    2. Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Newhall Stbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Birmingham to Plzeň CANbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Plzeň to Munich central bus stationbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus bus
    2d 14h
    ₺10,517–19,221

  12. Train, bus and ferry, night train

    1. Take the train from Dumfries to Carlisletrain train
    2. Take the train from Carlisle to Manchester Piccadillytrain train
    3. Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharestbusferry bus ferry
    4. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    3d 8h
    ₺7,985–16,561

  13. 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 46m
    ₺28,247–42,690

Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Istanbul (IST) flights

Calendar31Weekly Planes
Duration8h 17mAverage Duration
Ticket₺4,453Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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

You can take a bus from Buccleuch Street to Istanbul via Buchanan Bus Station, Newhall St, Birmingham, Plzeň CAN, Plzeň, and Munich in around 2d 14h.

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