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There are 12 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
    2. Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Istanbul (IST)planeDUB - IST
    3. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
    11h 51m
    ₺8,288–16,342

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

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Holyhead to Chestertrain
    2. Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airporttrain
    3. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul (IST)planeMAN - IST
    4. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
    11h 47m
    ₺4,239–16,432

  3. Train, bus, night train

    1. Take the train from Holyhead to Staffordtrain
    2. Take the train from Stafford to Birmingham New Streettrain
    3. Take the bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Oborbus
    4. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
    37h 21m
    ₺5,616–12,011

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Holyhead to London Eustontrain
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordtrainEil
    3. Take the train from Paris l'Est to Wien MeidlingtrainNj
    4. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain347
    5. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
    2d 4h
    ₺22,875–56,742

  5. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Holyhead to Folkestonecar
    2. Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbulcar
    31h 54m

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

    1. Take the train from Holyhead to Chestertrain
    2. Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airporttrain
    3. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeMAN - SAW
    11h 24m
    ₺5,622–21,233

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

    1. Take the train from Holyhead to Staffordtrain
    2. Take the train from Stafford to Birmingham Internationaltrain
    3. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul (IST)planeBHX - IST
    4. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
    11h 37m
    ₺7,768–22,086

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

    1. Take the train from Holyhead to Staffordtrain
    2. Take the train from Stafford to Birmingham Internationaltrain
    3. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeBHX - SAW
    10h 59m
    ₺7,551–18,387

  9. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Holyhead to Chestertrain
    2. Take the bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Birmingham Coach Stationbus423 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Birmingham to Brussel Eurolines Busstationbus
    4. Take the bus from Brussels to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
    5. Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenlerbus
    2d 8h
    ₺8,959–14,712

  10. Train, bus and ferry, bus

    1. Take the train from Holyhead to Rhyltrain
    2. Take the train from Rhyl to Manchester Oxford Roadtrain
    3. Take the busferry from Manchester, Coach Station to Ploieștibusferry
    4. Take the bus from Ploiești to București, Autogara Militaribus
    5. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
    2d 22h
    ₺4,945–14,958

  11. Train, bus and ferry, night train

    1. Take the train from Holyhead to Chestertrain
    2. Take the train from Chester to Manchester Piccadillytrain
    3. Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharestbusferry
    4. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
    3d 8h
    ₺5,287–13,157

  12. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Holyhead to Port of Dovercar
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
    3. Drive from Calais to Istanbulcar
    33h 2m
    ₺27,670–41,235

Dublin Airport (DUB) to Istanbul (IST) flights

Calendar41Weekly Planes
Duration6h 23mAverage Duration
Ticket₺5,611Cheapest 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 2 Zone 21, 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 Stafford, Birmingham New Street, Birmingham, Bucharest Obor, Gara Obor, Gara de Nord, Bucharest, Halkali, and Halkali in around 37h 21m.

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