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How to get fromHolyhead to Istanbulby train, plane, bus, night train, car, car train, ferry, busferry, or car ferry

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There are 12 ways to get from Holyhead to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, car, car train, ferry, busferry, or car ferry

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  1. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Istanbul

    best
    1. Take the train from Holyhead to Manchester Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane MAN - IST
    10h 11m
    ₺10,296–24,457

  2. Train, bus, night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Holyhead to Manchester Piccadillytrain train
    2. Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Oborbus bus
    3. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    37h 51m
    ₺5,576–8,851

  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
    ₺28,070–52,691

  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
    31h 54m

  5. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Holyhead to Manchester Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane MAN - SAW
    10h 34m
    ₺10,299–105,480

  6. Ferry to Dublin Airport, fly to Istanbul

    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
    11h 25m
    ₺6,745–18,472

  7. Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Istanbul

    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
    10h 43m
    ₺11,574–25,618

  8. 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 51m
    ₺9,577–28,641

  9. Train, bus, night train via London

    1. Take the train from Holyhead to London Eustontrain train
    2. Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus bus
    3. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    46h 31m
    ₺14,493–19,814

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Holyhead to London Eustontrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain train Eil
    3. Take the bus from Lille to Munich central bus stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus bus
    2d
    ₺18,160–28,901

  11. Train, bus and ferry, night train

    1. Take the train from Holyhead to Manchester Piccadillytrain train
    2. Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharestbusferry bus ferry
    3. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    3d 8h
    ₺7,776–16,251

  12. 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 7m
    ₺28,620–43,969

Holyhead to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus

Calendar2Weekly Services
Duration2dAverage Duration
Ticket₺18,160Cheapest 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 train to Manchester Airport, walk to Manchester Airport (MAN) airport, fly to Istanbul (IST), walk to Istanbul Airport, take the train to Gayrettepe, then take the train to Vezneciler. Alternatively, you can take a train from Holyhead to Yenikapi via Manchester Piccadilly, Manchester, Coach Station, Bucharest Obor, Gara Obor, Gara de Nord, Bucharest, Halkali, and Halkali in around 37h 51m.

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