There are 13 ways to get from Inverness to Istanbul by plane, train, bus, night train, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Istanbul
best- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Istanbul (IST)plane INV - IST
10h 5m₺7,909–33,526Train, bus
- Take the train from Inverness to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Bredatrain Ec / ...
- Take the bus from Breda, Centraal Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
2dTrain, night train
- Take the train from Inverness to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the nighttrain from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
2d 8h₺36,450–61,733Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Inverness to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbulcar
36h 26m₺42,390–58,673Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane INV - SAW
11h 7m₺8,412–34,549Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Istanbul (IST)plane ABZ - IST
12h 47m₺9,512–20,998Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane ABZ - SAW
13h 10m₺10,015–32,021Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Istanbul (IST)plane EDI - IST
11h 14m₺8,309–23,656Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane EDI - SAW
11h 32m₺10,812–60,679Train, bus, night train
- Take the train from Inverness to Finsbury Parktrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
2d 5h₺17,263–21,477Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus M90
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
2d 15h₺14,216–23,564Train, bus and ferry, night train
- Take the train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharestbusferry
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
3d 13h₺11,650–25,833Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Inverness to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Istanbulcar
37h 33m₺36,499–55,954
Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Inverness to Istanbul is to train and bus and fly which costs 10.000 ₺ - 65.000 ₺ and takes 11h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Inverness to Istanbul is to fly which takes 10h 5m and costs 7.500 ₺ - 34.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Inverness station to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Bus Station Stance 3 and arriving at Istanbul via Edinburgh, Bus Station, London Victoria and Munich. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 15h.
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 8h.
The distance between Inverness and Istanbul is 2994 km.
The best way to get from Inverness to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 0h and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 5m to get from Inverness to Istanbul, including transfers.
Inverness to Istanbul bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, depart from Bus Station Stance 3.
Inverness to Istanbul train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Inverness station.
The best way to get from Inverness to Istanbul is to fly which takes 10h 5m and costs 7.500 ₺ - 34.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 14.000 ₺ - 24.000 ₺ and takes 2 days 15h.
What companies run services between Inverness, Scotland and Istanbul, Turkey?
British Airways, KLM, and three other airlines fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Istanbul (IST) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Istanbul via Edinburgh, Bus Station, London Victoria, and Munich in around 2d 15h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Istanbul via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–38,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Istanbul via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–38,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–37,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Istanbul via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–38,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Istanbul via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–37,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–26,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Saturday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–35,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–35,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–35,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–34,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–35,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–24,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–33,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–34,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–32,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–33,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Istanbul via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–33,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–27,000
Train from Inverness to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–18,000
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Inverness to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–18,000
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–3,600
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–3,600
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–6,000
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–13,000
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–13,000
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,700
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–8,500
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- ₺6,500–8,500
- Couchette Carriage
- ₺5,000–6,000
- Seating Carriage
- ₺3,500–4,200
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–21,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,470
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₺500–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,470
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₺500–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,470
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₺500–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺7,752
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- ₺7,752
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–4,500
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–4,500
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–4,900
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–4,900
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–8,000
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,200
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,200
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–2,400
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–2,400
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Finsbury Park
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–12,000
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–3,800
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–7,000
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- 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
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺470–700
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺470–700
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺7,968
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–3,800
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- ₺2,000–3,800
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,900
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–4,300
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–9,000
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- enquiries@parksofhamilton.co.uk
- Website
- Park's of Hamilton
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,300
- Website
- Park's of Hamilton
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,500
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–9,500
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–4,800
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Inverness to Istanbul bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, arrive at Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Istanbul is 2h ahead of Inverness. It is currently 12:18 PM in Inverness and 2:18 PM in Istanbul.
Inverness to Istanbul train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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