There are 13 ways to get from Folkestone to Turkey by train, plane, bus, night train, car train, car, busferry, or car ferry
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Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
best- Take the train from Folkestone Central to Stratford International
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)STN - ADB
7h 59m₺4,414–14,555Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Dover to Bucharest Obor
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Constanta
- Take the bus from Constanța Autogara Sud Herli-So to Istanbul Emniyet Otogar
38h 22m₺2,863–4,201Bus, night train via Dover
- Take the bus from Dover to Bucharest Obor
- Take the night train from Bucharest to HalkaliBosphor Express
31h 38m₺3,294–4,680Train, night train
- Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the train from Paris l'Est to Wien MeidlingNj
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkali
2d 1h₺21,072–51,966Eurotunnel, drive
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthunle shuttle
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbul
25h 57mTrain to London Stansted Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Folkestone Central to Stratford International
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)STN - SAW
8h 49m₺4,284–14,533Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Take the train from Folkestone Central to Stratford International
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)STN - ESB
8h 40m₺5,221–12,562Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intl
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Istanbul (IST)LHR - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Aksaray
9h 42m₺6,344–19,001Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Istanbul (IST)LGW - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Aksaray
9h 38m₺4,254–19,611Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Antalya Airport
- Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Antalya Airport (AYT)LGW - AYT
9h 38m₺5,346–45,273Bus, night train
- Take the bus from Dover to Bucureşti Autogara Obor
- Take the night train from Bucharest to HalkaliBosphor Express
2d 8hBus and ferry, night train
- Take the busferry from Folkestone to Bucharest
- Take the night train from Bucharest to HalkaliBosphor Express
2d 18h₺4,213–9,780Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Istanbul
27h 11m₺22,941–34,403
London Stansted Airport (STN) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Folkestone to Turkey is to bus which costs 2.800 ₺ - 4.200 ₺ and takes 38h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Folkestone to Turkey is to train and fly which takes 7h 59m and costs 4.400 ₺ - 15.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Folkestone to Turkey. However, there are services departing from Shellons Street Car Park and arriving at Istanbul Emniyet Otogar via Dover, Bucharest and Constanța Autogara Sud Herli-So. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 22m.
No, there is no direct train from Folkestone to Turkey. However, there are services departing from Folkestone Central and arriving at Yenikapi via London St Pancras Intl, Paris l'Est, Wien Meidling, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between Folkestone and Turkey is 2740 km.
The best way to get from Folkestone to Turkey without a car is to bus and night train via Dover which takes 31h 38m and costs 3.200 ₺ - 4.700 ₺.
It takes approximately 7h 59m to get from Folkestone to Turkey, including transfers.
Folkestone to Turkey bus services, operated by Tarsin, depart from Dover station.
Folkestone to Turkey train services, operated by Southeastern, depart from Folkestone Central station.
Folkestone to Turkey bus services, operated by Tarsin, arrive at Bucharest Obor station.
What companies run services between Folkestone, England and Turkey?
You can take a bus from Shellons Street Car Park to Istanbul Emniyet Otogar via Pencester Road, Dover, Bucharest, and Constanța Autogara Sud Herli-So in around 38h 22m.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–17,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–17,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–16,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–16,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–17,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–20,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–12,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–23,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–11,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–9,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–9,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–14,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–17,000
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–9,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–17,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Antalya Airport via İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–17,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–38,000
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–14,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–15,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–9,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–13,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–8,500
- Website
- corendon.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–15,000
- Website
- tui.co.uk
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–19,000
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from Folkestone Central to Stratford International
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–2,700
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–3,400
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,600
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺900–1,300
- 1st Class
- ₺1,200–1,600
- 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
- ₺4,100–17,000
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Paris l'Est to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–15,000
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- ₺13,000–15,000
- Couchette Carriage
- ₺8,500–10,000
- Seating Carriage
- ₺4,700–6,000
Train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–15,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- 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 London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺880–930
- 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
- ₺1,100–1,500
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Aksaray
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺130–360
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- +4-0765-408.848
- horasmu@yahoo.com
- Website
- horas.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Constanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺470–700
- Schedules at
- horas.ro
- Phone
- 0743335517
- Website
- simpatrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Constanța Autogara Sud Herli-So to Istanbul Emniyet Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–2,000
- Schedules at
- simpatrans.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Dover to Bucureşti Autogara Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Folkestone to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,200–8,500
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- 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
- ₺3,900–9,500
- On Foot
- ₺1,800–2,200
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Turkey is 3h ahead of Folkestone. It is currently 7:12 AM in Folkestone and 10:12 AM in Turkey.
Folkestone to Turkey train services, operated by Southeastern, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
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