There are 8 ways to get from Ireland to Istanbul by plane, bus, train, night train, car, or car ferry
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Fly Cork Airport to Istanbul
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Istanbul (IST)plane ORK - IST
9h 25m₺9,701–24,287Fly Dublin Airport to Istanbul
cheapest- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Istanbul (IST)plane DUB - IST
8h 14m₺5,080–14,650Bus, train, night train
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the train from Suceava to Bucharesttrain
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
2d 18h₺5,653–16,351Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Dublin to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Drive from Dunkirk to Istanbulcar
2d 2h₺39,349–59,949Fly Dublin Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane DUB - SAW
8h 22m₺5,493–22,671Fly Shannon Airport to Istanbul
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Istanbul (IST)plane SNN - IST
10h 33m₺6,290–18,415Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Istanbul (IST)plane BHD - IST
10h 33m₺5,112–19,792Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Drive from Rădăuți to Storozhynets'car
- Take the bus from Chernivtsi Bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
3d 2h₺5,997–16,847
Cork Airport (ORK) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Istanbul is to fly which costs 5.000 ₺ - 15.000 ₺ and takes 8h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Istanbul is to fly which takes 8h 14m and costs 5.000 ₺ - 15.000 ₺.
The distance between Ireland and Istanbul is 3090 km.
The best way to get from Ireland to Istanbul without a car is to bus and train and night train which takes 2 days 18h and costs 5.500 ₺ - 17.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 9h 25m to get from Ireland to Istanbul, including transfers.
Istanbul is 2h ahead of Ireland. It is currently 8:21 AM in Ireland and 10:21 AM in Istanbul.
There are 4315+ hotels available in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Ireland and Istanbul, Turkey?
KLM, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Istanbul (IST) 5 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Istanbul via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–21,000
Flights from Cork Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–36,000
Flights from Cork Airport to Istanbul via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–36,000
Flights from Cork Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–36,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–16,000
Flights from Shannon Airport to Istanbul via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–35,000
Flights from Shannon Airport to Istanbul via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–35,000
Flights from Shannon Airport to Istanbul via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–20,000
Flights from Shannon Airport to Istanbul via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–20,000
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Istanbul via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–34,000
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Istanbul via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–34,000
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Istanbul via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–34,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Istanbul via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–23,000
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Istanbul via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–23,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–27,000
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–25,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–14,000
Flights from Shannon Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–31,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–22,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Istanbul via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–20,000
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Suceava to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–2,100
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,700
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺950–1,400
- 1st Class
- ₺1,300–1,700
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺650–1,000
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺470–650
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- ₺470–650
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–11,000
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- gunsel.ua
Bus from Chernivtsi Bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–4,100
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–25,000
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- ₺23,690
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