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There are 13 ways to get from Holyhead to Istanbul by ferry, plane, bus, train, night train, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry

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  1. Ferry to Dublin Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus

    best
    1. Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry ferry
    2. Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane DUB - IST
    3. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus bus
    12h 12m
    ₺8,428–17,457

  2. Train, bus, night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Holyhead to Crewetrain train
    2. Take the train from Crewe to Birmingham New Streettrain train
    3. Take the bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Oborbus bus
    4. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    37h 29m
    ₺3,804–10,748

  3. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Holyhead to London Eustontrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Eil
    3. Take the night train 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 night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    2d 4h
    ₺21,672–50,372

  4. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Holyhead to Folkestonecar car
    2. Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain train
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbulcar car
    32h 2m

  5. Ferry to Dublin Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry ferry
    2. Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane DUB - SAW
    11h 31m
    ₺8,711–16,198

  6. Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Holyhead to Chestertrain train
    2. Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane MAN - SAW
    11h 24m
    ₺5,187–12,211

  7. Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus

    1. Take the train from Holyhead to Chestertrain train
    2. Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane MAN - IST
    4. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus bus
    11h 49m
    ₺5,804–16,970

  8. Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus

    1. Take the train from Holyhead to Staffordtrain train
    2. Take the train from Stafford to Birmingham Internationaltrain train
    3. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane BHX - IST
    4. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus bus
    11h 38m
    ₺7,332–20,238

  9. Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Holyhead to Staffordtrain train
    2. Take the train from Stafford to Birmingham Internationaltrain train
    3. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane BHX - SAW
    10h 57m
    ₺7,415–18,479

  10. Train, bus via Plovdiv

    1. Take the train from Holyhead to Staffordtrain train
    2. Take the train from Stafford to Birmingham New Streettrain train
    3. Take the bus from Birmingham to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Plovdiv to Istanbulbus bus
    2d 7h
    ₺11,372–23,658

  11. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Holyhead to Birmingham New Streettrain train
    2. Take the bus from Newhall St to London Victoriabus bus
    3. Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus bus
    2d 9h
    ₺9,971–22,196

  12. Train, bus and ferry, night train

    1. Take the train from Holyhead to Chestertrain train
    2. Take the train from Chester to Manchester Piccadillytrain train
    3. Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharestbusferry bus ferry
    4. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    3d 8h
    ₺5,512–14,035

  13. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Holyhead to Port of Dovercar car
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Calais to Istanbulcar car
    33h 9m
    ₺27,720–41,307

Holyhead to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus

Calendar2Weekly Services
Duration2d 9hAverage Duration
Ticket₺9,971Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Holyhead, Wales and Istanbul, Turkey?

There is no direct connection from Holyhead to Istanbul. However, you can take the ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I, walk to The Point, take the bus to Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2, walk to Dublin Airport (DUB) airport, fly to Istanbul (IST), walk to Istanbul Airport Bus, then take the bus to Istanbul Otogari. Alternatively, you can take a train from Holyhead to Yenikapi via Crewe, Birmingham New Street, Birmingham, Bucharest Obor, Gara Obor, Gara de Nord, Bucharest, Halkali, and Halkali in around 37h 29m.

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