There are 13 ways to get from Gillingham to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the train from Gillingham (Kent) to Stratford Internationaltrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Istanbul (IST)plane LHR - IST
8h 27m₺7,417–18,788Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Gillingham (Kent) to Stratford Internationaltrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane STN - SAW
8h 37m₺4,095–17,189Train, bus
- Take the train from Gillingham (Kent) to London St Pancras Intltrain
- 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
38h 5m₺21,861–37,127Train, night train
- Take the train from Gillingham (Kent) to London St Pancras Intltrain
- 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 1h₺23,939–45,372Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Gillingham to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbulcar
26h 40mTrain, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Gillingham (Kent) to London Victoriatrain
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Istanbul (IST)plane LGW - IST
8h 44m₺5,012–36,129Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Gillingham (Kent) to Stratford Internationaltrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Istanbul (IST)plane STN - IST
8h 28m₺6,582–24,168Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Gillingham (Kent) to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Istanbul (IST)plane LTN - IST
8h 36m₺4,514–23,230Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Gillingham (Kent) to London Victoriatrain
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane LGW - SAW
9h 7m₺6,925–27,150Bus
- Take the bus from Chatham to Gent-Dampoortbus
- Take the bus from Ghent Dampoort to Breda central train stationbus 800
- Take the bus from Breda, Centraal Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenlerbus
38h 51mBus, night train
- Take the bus from Chequers Bus Station to Bucharestbus
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain Bosphor Express
41h 53m₺8,506–9,350Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Maidstone to Bucharestbusferry
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus N1998
2d 23h₺6,008–13,585Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Gillingham to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Istanbulcar
27h 48m₺23,044–36,388
Gillingham to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gillingham to Istanbul is to train and fly which costs 4.100 ₺ - 18.000 ₺ and takes 8h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Gillingham to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 8h 27m and costs 7.000 ₺ - 19.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Gillingham to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Chatham and arriving at İstanbul Esenler via Ghent Dampoort, Breda, Centraal Station and Beograd, Autobuska stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 51m.
No, there is no direct train from Gillingham to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Gillingham (Kent) 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 1h.
The distance between Gillingham and Istanbul is 2615 km.
The best way to get from Gillingham to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus which takes 38h 5m and costs 21.000 ₺ - 38.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 8h 27m to get from Gillingham to Istanbul, including transfers.
Gillingham to Istanbul bus services, operated by Eurobus SK, depart from Chatham station.
Gillingham to Istanbul train services, operated by Southeastern, depart from Gillingham (Kent) station.
Gillingham to Istanbul bus services, operated by Eurobus SK, arrive at Gent-Dampoort station.
What companies run services between Gillingham, England and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Chatham to İstanbul Esenler via Gent-Dampoort, Ghent Dampoort, Breda central train station, Breda, Centraal Station, and Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 38h 51m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–14,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–29,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–28,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–12,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–22,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–23,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–13,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–16,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–21,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–8,500
Flights from Luton Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–19,000
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Istanbul via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–27,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–17,000
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from Gillingham (Kent) to Stratford International
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,800
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Gillingham (Kent) to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–2,200
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Gillingham (Kent) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–2,300
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Gillingham (Kent) to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–2,200
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,800
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- 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
- ₺7,500–14,000
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–11,000
- 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
- ₺9,000–15,000
- 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
- ₺3,400–8,500
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- ₺6,000–8,500
- Couchette Carriage
- ₺4,900–6,000
- Seating Carriage
- ₺3,400–4,000
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–22,000
- 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
- ₺950–1,700
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺950–1,400
- 1st Class
- ₺1,300–1,700
- 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 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,700
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,900
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,400
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- 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
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Chatham to Gent-Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺700–850
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Ghent Dampoort to Breda central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺410–700
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–3,900
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +381 20 333 733
- garoreisen@gmail.com
- Website
- garo-reisen.rs
Bus from Breda, Centraal Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- garo-reisen.rs
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Chequers Bus Station to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺7,420
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Maidstone to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–9,500
- 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
- ₺1,000–1,700
- 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
- ₺360–2,400
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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Istanbul is 2h ahead of Gillingham. It is currently 8:54 AM in Gillingham and 10:54 AM in Istanbul.
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