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How to get fromFolkestone to Turkeyby train, plane, bus, night train, car train, car, busferry, or car ferry

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There are 14 ways to get from Folkestone to Turkey by train, plane, bus, night train, car train, car, busferry, or car ferry

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  1. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Istanbul Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intltrain train
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane plane LHR - IST
    8h 55m
    ₺9,141–22,939

  2. Bus and ferry, night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the busferry from Folkestone to Bucharestbusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train Bosphor Express
    2d 18h
    ₺4,393–11,092

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intltrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain train Eil
    3. Take the train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbftrain train Tgv
    4. Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus bus
    39h 25m
    ₺25,736–40,734

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intltrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Eil
    3. Take the nighttrain from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    4. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    5. Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    2d 1h
    ₺25,454–47,282

  5. Eurotunnel, drive

    1. Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain train le shuttle
    2. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbulcar car
    25h 58m
    ₺36,818–50,818

  6. Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Folkestone Central to Stratford Internationaltrain train
    2. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane STN - SAW
    8h 48m
    ₺6,779–26,246

  7. Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport

    1. Take the train from Folkestone Central to Stratford Internationaltrain train
    2. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane plane STN - ESB
    8h 38m
    ₺7,342–15,289

  8. Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Istanbul Airport

    1. Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intltrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane plane LGW - IST
    8h 40m
    ₺7,673–23,571

  9. Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport

    1. Take the train from Folkestone Central to Stratford Internationaltrain train
    2. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane plane STN - ADB
    8h 27m
    ₺6,247–15,219

  10. Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intltrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane LGW - SAW
    8h 57m
    ₺10,276–17,594

  11. Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Antalya Airport

    1. Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intltrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Antalya Airport (AYT)plane plane LGW - AYT
    9h 27m
    ₺6,930–15,528

  12. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Dover to Munich central bus stationbus bus N280
    2. Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus bus
    47h 51m
    ₺10,008–15,228

  13. Bus, night train

    1. Take the bus from Dover to Bucureşti Autogara Oborbus bus
    2. Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train Bosphor Express
    2d 8h

  14. Car ferry, drive

    1. Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry car ferry
    2. Drive from Calais to Istanbulcar car
    27h 13m
    ₺30,868–48,043

London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Istanbul Airport (IST) flights

Calendar70Weekly Planes
Duration4h 14mAverage Duration
Ticket₺5,522Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,672 km
  • Duration: 8h 55m

What companies run services between Folkestone, England and Turkey?

You can take a bus from Shellons Street Car Park to İskenderpaşa via Pencester Road, Dover, Munich, Istanbul, and Bayrampaşa Devlet Hastanesi in around 47h 51m.

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