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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 11 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 19m
    ₺7,517–21,325

  2. Train, bus, night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Dumfries to Carlisletrain train
    2. Take the train from Carlisle to Manchester Piccadillytrain train
    3. Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Oborbus bus
    4. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    38h 21m
    ₺6,109–10,088

  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 33m

  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 23m
    ₺6,773–26,443

  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 37m
    ₺10,783–25,582

  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 36m
    ₺7,776–28,466

  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
    ₺10,786–106,605

  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
    11h 55m
    ₺12,183–28,182

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Buccleuch Street to Buchanan Bus Stationbus bus X74
    2. Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus bus
    3. Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus bus
    2d 13h
    ₺12,098–19,165

  10. 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
    ₺8,309–17,488

  11. 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
    ₺29,522–45,272

Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Istanbul (IST) flights

Calendar11Weekly Planes
Duration8h 32mAverage Duration
Ticket₺6,651Cheapest 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, London Victoria, and Munich in around 2d 13h.

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