There are 11 ways to get from Inverness to Istanbul by plane, taxi, train, bus, night train, car, car ferry, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Istanbul, taxi
best- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Istanbul (IST)INV - IST
- Take the taxi from Istanbul (IST) to Istanbul
9h 51m₺7,362–21,214Train, bus, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Inverness to Haymarket
- Take the train from Haymarket to Manchester Piccadilly
- Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Obor
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkali
42h 29m₺5,772–14,324Train, night train
- Take the train from Inverness to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiEil
- Take the night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien HbfNj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkali
2d 9h₺25,698–51,617Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Inverness to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Istanbul
37h 24m₺31,023–45,122Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Istanbul, taxi
- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Istanbul (IST)ABZ - IST
- Take the taxi from Istanbul (IST) to Istanbul
11h 53m₺6,949–20,033Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)ABZ - SAW
12h 32m₺6,362–22,354Train, train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Istanbul, taxi
- Take the train from Inverness to Stirling
- Take the train from Stirling to Edinburgh Park
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Istanbul (IST)EDI - IST
- Take the taxi from Istanbul (IST) to Istanbul
11h 18m₺8,011–21,241Train, train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Inverness to Stirling
- Take the train from Stirling to Edinburgh Park
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)EDI - SAW
11h 57m₺6,424–22,562Bus
- Take the bus from Union Street to Park and RideE8
- Take the bus from Park and Ride to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Rotterdam Central Station814
- Take the bus from Rotterdam to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenler
2d 8hBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Union Street to Buchanan Bus StationE8
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Manchester Central Coach Station181 / ...
- Take the busferry from Manchester, Coach Station to Ploiești
- Take the bus from Ploiești to București, Autogara Militari
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
3d 4hTrain, bus and ferry, night train
- Take the train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverley
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Piccadilly
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharest
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkali
3d 13h₺6,868–17,016
Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Inverness to Istanbul is to train and bus and night train which costs 5.500 ₺ - 15.000 ₺ and takes 42h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Inverness to Istanbul is to fly and taxi which takes 9h 51m and costs 7.000 ₺ - 22.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Inverness to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Union Street and arriving at İstanbul Esenler via Park and Ride, London Victoria, Rotterdam and Beograd, Autobuska stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 8h.
No, there is no direct train from Inverness to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Inverness 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 9h.
The distance between Inverness and Istanbul is 2996 km.
The best way to get from Inverness to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus and night train which takes 42h 29m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 15.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 9h 51m to get from Inverness to Istanbul, including transfers.
Inverness to Istanbul bus services, operated by Ember, depart from Union Street station.
Inverness to Istanbul train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Inverness station.
Inverness to Istanbul bus services, operated by Ember, arrive at Park and Ride station.
What companies run services between Inverness, Scotland and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Union Street to İstanbul Esenler via Park and Ride, London Victoria, Rotterdam Central Station, Rotterdam, and Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 2d 8h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Istanbul via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–34,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–33,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Istanbul via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–33,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–29,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Istanbul via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–29,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Istanbul via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–30,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–14,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–23,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–22,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–17,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Istanbul via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–19,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Istanbul via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–19,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–60,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–22,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Istanbul via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–25,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–20,000
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–4,500
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺850–2,400
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Stirling
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–2,800
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Stirling to Edinburgh Park
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺660–700
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–3,600
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–1,900
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺6,800–7,000
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Stirling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,900
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–1,900
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–6,500
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–6,500
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.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
- ₺850–1,600
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺850–1,300
- 1st Class
- ₺1,200–1,600
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–15,000
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–14,000
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- ₺12,500–14,000
- Couchette Carriage
- ₺8,000–9,500
- Seating Carriage
- ₺4,400–5,500
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–14,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Inverness to Stirling
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–4,400
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- ₺11,500–12,500
- Sleeper Seat
- ₺3,400–4,400
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- ₺14,000–16,000
Train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–4,400
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- ₺11,500–13,000
- Sleeper Seat
- ₺3,500–4,400
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- ₺14,000–17,000
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–1,700
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Union Street to Park and Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Union Street to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Park and Ride to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–4,700
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Rotterdam Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–7,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Ploiești to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺95–280
- 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
- ₺1,900–3,200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +381 20 333 733
- garoreisen@gmail.com
- Website
- garo-reisen.rs
Bus from Rotterdam to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 51m
- 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
- polazak.rs
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Manchester Central Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–2,700
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Website
- transmarian.ro
Busferry from Manchester, Coach Station to Ploiești
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–6,500
- Schedules at
- transmarian.ro
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–4,500
- 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
- ₺1,700–2,100
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- ₺3,800–9,000
- On Foot
- ₺1,700–2,100
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–1,700
TOPRAK TAKSİ MİMAROBA
- Phone
- +90 552 738 05 05
- Website
- topraktaksi.business.site
Sahil Taxi
- Phone
- +90 212 881 42 40
Kaya Vip Travel
- Phone
- +905321200904
- Website
- kayaviptravel.com
Albatros Taksi
- Phone
- +902128816668
3E Transfer
- Phone
- +90 850 305 3008
- Website
- transfer3e.com
TOPRAK TAKSİ MİMAROBA
- Phone
- +90 552 738 05 05
- Website
- topraktaksi.business.site
Sahil Taxi
- Phone
- +90 212 881 42 40
Kaya Vip Travel
- Phone
- +905321200904
- Website
- kayaviptravel.com
Albatros Taksi
- Phone
- +902128816668
3E Transfer
- Phone
- +90 850 305 3008
- Website
- transfer3e.com
TOPRAK TAKSİ MİMAROBA
- Phone
- +90 552 738 05 05
- Website
- topraktaksi.business.site
Sahil Taxi
- Phone
- +90 212 881 42 40
Kaya Vip Travel
- Phone
- +905321200904
- Website
- kayaviptravel.com
Albatros Taksi
- Phone
- +902128816668
3E Transfer
- Phone
- +90 850 305 3008
- Website
- transfer3e.com
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