There are 5 ways to get from Exeter Airport (EXT) to Istanbul by plane, train, busferry, night train, car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Istanbul
best- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Istanbul (IST)plane EXT - IST
7h 6m₺8,080–32,543Train, bus and ferry, night train
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharestbusferry
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
3d 11h₺13,266–24,781Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Exeter Airport (EXT) to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbulcar
29h 41m₺35,274–48,893Fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane EXT - SAW
7h 38m₺8,903–35,181Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Exeter Airport (EXT) to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Istanbulcar
30h 49m₺28,317–44,614
Exeter (EXT) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Exeter Airport (EXT) to Istanbul is to fly which costs 8.000 ₺ - 33.000 ₺ and takes 7h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Exeter Airport (EXT) to Istanbul is to fly which takes 7h 6m and costs 8.000 ₺ - 33.000 ₺.
The distance between Exeter Airport (EXT) and Istanbul is 2714 km.
The best way to get from Exeter Airport (EXT) to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus and ferry and night train which takes 3 days 11h and costs 13.000 ₺ - 25.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 7h 6m to get from Exeter Airport (EXT) to Istanbul, including transfers.
Istanbul is 2h ahead of Exeter Airport (EXT). It is currently 11:04 AM in Exeter Airport (EXT) and 1:04 PM in Istanbul.
There are 4367+ hotels available in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Exeter Airport (EXT), England and Istanbul, Turkey?
KLM, TUI Airways, and two other airlines fly from Exeter (EXT) to Istanbul (IST) 4 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Exeter to Istanbul via Dalaman
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–38,000
Flights from Exeter to Istanbul via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–41,000
Flights from Exeter to Istanbul via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–43,000
Flights from Exeter to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–40,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Exeter to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–36,000
Flights from Exeter to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Dalaman
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–38,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Exeter to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Dalaman
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–38,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Exeter to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–33,000
Train from Exeter St Davids to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–13,000
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺550–1,483
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₺550–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺7,630
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- ₺7,630
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–10,000
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺500–3,100
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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