There are 11 ways to get from Eastbourne to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the train from Eastbourne to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Istanbul (IST)plane LGW - IST
7h 55m₺2,312–17,411Train, bus, night train via Dover
- Take the train from Eastbourne to Ashford Internationaltrain
- Take the bus from Dover to Bucharest Oborbus
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
33h 38m₺4,804–6,919Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Eastbourne to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbulcar
27h 21mTrain to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Eastbourne to London Victoriatrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Istanbul (IST)plane LHR - IST
9h 5m₺5,941–21,692Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Eastbourne to London Victoriatrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane STN - SAW
9h 39m₺3,764–16,553Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Eastbourne to East Croydontrain
- Take the train from East Croydon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Istanbul (IST)plane LTN - IST
9h 35m₺3,823–19,497Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Eastbourne to London Victoriatrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Istanbul (IST)plane STN - IST
9h 37m₺7,651–27,532Train, bus, night train
- Take the train from Eastbourne to London Victoriatrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
43h 33m₺8,696–11,744Bus
- Take the bus from Brighton to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Korçëbus
- Take the bus from Korçë to Istanbulbus
2d 1hTrain, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Eastbourne to Ashford Internationaltrain
- Take the busferry from Folkestone to Bucharestbusferry
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
3d₺6,376–13,574Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Eastbourne to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Istanbulcar
28h 29m₺23,806–35,608
London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Eastbourne to Istanbul is to train and fly which costs 2.300 ₺ - 18.000 ₺ and takes 7h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Eastbourne to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 7h 55m and costs 2.300 ₺ - 18.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Eastbourne to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Gildredge Road and arriving at Istanbul via Brighton, Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave and Korçë. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between Eastbourne and Istanbul is 2565 km.
The best way to get from Eastbourne to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus and night train via Dover which takes 33h 38m and costs 4.800 ₺ - 7.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 7h 55m to get from Eastbourne to Istanbul, including transfers.
Eastbourne to Istanbul bus services, operated by Anumi Travel, depart from Brighton station.
Eastbourne to Istanbul bus services, operated by Anumi Travel, arrive at Tirana station.
Istanbul is 3h ahead of Eastbourne. It is currently 3:21 AM in Eastbourne and 6:21 AM in Istanbul.
There are 4291+ hotels available in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Eastbourne, England and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Gildredge Road to Istanbul via Brighton Station, Brighton, Tirana, Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave, and Korçë in around 2d 1h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–25,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–13,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–23,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–18,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–15,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–9,500
Flights from Luton Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–6,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–12,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–8,500
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Eastbourne to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,500
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Train from Eastbourne to Ashford International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,200
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Train from Eastbourne to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺500–2,800
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Train from Eastbourne to East Croydon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺420–2,400
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,700
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺950–1,400
- 1st Class
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from East Croydon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–2,800
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dover to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–1,900
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺7,207
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Brighton to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 213 1213
- Travelbusel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Korçë
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Korçë to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–2,900
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Folkestone to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–9,000
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–3,400
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–2,300
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- ₺4,100–10,000
- On Foot
- ₺1,900–2,300
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