There are 13 ways to get from Edinburgh to Turkey by plane, train, bus, night train, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Istanbul
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Istanbul (IST)plane EDI - IST
7h 53m₺4,262–14,562Train, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
41h 45m₺14,026–34,851Train, night train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
2d 4h₺21,854–51,596Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbulcar
33h 41mFly Edinburgh Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane EDI - SAW
8h 6m₺4,975–10,083Fly Edinburgh Airport to Antalya Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Antalya Airport (AYT)plane EDI - AYT
9h₺6,084–18,584Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Antalya Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Antalya Airport (AYT)plane GLA - AYT
9h 37m₺6,567–18,090Fly Edinburgh Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane EDI - ADB
9h₺5,106–12,606Train to Newcastle, fly to Antalya Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Antalya Airport (AYT)plane NCL - AYT
9h 56m₺4,523–16,791Bus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 183 / ...
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Oborbus
- Take the bus from Bucurest LUKOIL to Istanbul Kemal Pasabus
45h 38m₺5,622–8,921Bus, night train
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
2d 2h₺9,352–12,097Train, bus and ferry, night train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharestbusferry
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
3d 8h₺6,587–15,157Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Istanbulcar
34h 53m₺29,791–43,431
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Turkey is to fly which costs 5.000 ₺ - 13.000 ₺ and takes 9h.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Turkey is to fly which takes 7h 53m and costs 4.200 ₺ - 15.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Turkey. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Yenikapi via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
The distance between Edinburgh and Turkey is 2884 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Turkey without a car is to train and bus which takes 41h 45m and costs 14.000 ₺ - 35.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 7h 53m to get from Edinburgh to Turkey, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Turkey train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Turkey is to fly which takes 7h 53m and costs 4.200 ₺ - 15.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 5.500 ₺ - 9.000 ₺ and takes 45h 38m.
Turkey is 3h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 5:20 AM in Edinburgh and 8:20 AM in Turkey.
Edinburgh to Turkey train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Turkey?
Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Istanbul (IST) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Istanbul Kemal Pasa via Birmingham, Bucharest Obor, Sportului, Curba, and Bucurest LUKOIL in around 45h 38m.
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–20,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–18,000
Flights from Newcastle to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–19,000
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–18,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–18,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–19,000
Flights from Newcastle to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–19,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–20,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–20,000
Flights from Newcastle to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–20,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–24,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–21,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–24,000
- Website
- corendon.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–17,000
Flights from Newcastle to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–18,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–22,000
- Website
- tui.co.uk
Flights from Newcastle to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–22,000
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–6,000
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–2,300
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–15,000
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–14,000
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–8,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–15,000
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- ₺13,000–15,000
- Couchette Carriage
- ₺8,500–10,000
- Seating Carriage
- ₺4,600–6,000
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–15,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,700
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺900–1,300
- 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
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,040–1,070
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–2,000
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺500–900
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–4,500
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–4,600
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- ₺12,500–13,500
- Sleeper Seat
- ₺3,600–4,600
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- ₺14,000–17,000
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,000
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–2,700
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–2,000
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +90544 210 2535
- Website
- luksistanbul.com
Bus from Bucurest LUKOIL to Istanbul Kemal Pasa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,900–4,100
- Schedules at
- luksistanbul.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–3,300
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- ₺7,096
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–9,000
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,200
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- 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
- ₺1,800–2,200
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- ₺4,000–10,000
- On Foot
- ₺1,800–2,200
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