There are 14 ways to get from Istanbul (State) to Cardiff by plane, train, night train, bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Bristol Airport, train
best- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane SAW - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 29m£97–175Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Istanbul Emniyet Otogar to Constanța Autogara Sud Herli-Sobus
- Take the bus from Constanta to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Birminghambus
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to University REbus 111
42h 52m£75–131Night train, bus, train
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Birminghambus
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
36h 35m£98–145Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Istanbul to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
29h 38mFly Istanbul to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane IST - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
10h 17m£108–287Fly Istanbul to Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane IST - CWL
11h 15m£99–346Fly Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane IST - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
9h 33m£161–393Fly Istanbul to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane IST - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
10h 9m£146–328Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane SAW - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
10h 11m£125–331Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane SAW - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
9h 52m£120–371Fly Istanbul to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane IST - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
10h 37m£105–585Night train, bus, train via London
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the bus from Bucharest to London Victoriabus
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
44h 35m£204–278Bus via Munich
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GRbus 509 / ...
2d 5h£158–302Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Cardiffcar
30h 46m£441–654
Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Bristol Airport (BRS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul (State) to Cardiff is to bus which costs £70 - £140 and takes 42h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul (State) to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 8h 29m and costs £95 - £180.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul (State) to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Istanbul Emniyet Otogar and arriving at University RE via Constanta, Bucharest Obor and Birmingham Coach Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 52m.
The distance between Istanbul (State) and Cardiff is 1744 miles.
The best way to get from Istanbul (State) to Cardiff without a car is to night train and bus and train which takes 36h 35m and costs £95 - £150.
It takes approximately 8h 29m to get from Istanbul (State) to Cardiff, including transfers.
Istanbul (State) to Cardiff bus services, operated by Simpa Trans, depart from Istanbul Emniyet Otogar station.
The best way to get from Istanbul (State) to Cardiff is to fly which takes 11h 15m and costs £95 - £350. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £70 - £140 and takes 42h 52m.
Istanbul (State) to Cardiff bus services, operated by Simpa Trans, arrive at Constanța Autogara Sud Herli-So station.
Cardiff is 2h behind Istanbul (State). It is currently 5:21 PM in Istanbul (State) and 3:21 PM in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Istanbul (State), Turkey and Cardiff, Wales?
Turkish Airlines, KLM, and three other airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Istanbul Emniyet Otogar to University RE via Constanta, Bucharest Obor, and Birmingham Coach Station in around 42h 52m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–200
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–250
Flights from Istanbul to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–410
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–220
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–290
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–280
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–290
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–300
Flights from Istanbul to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–310
Flights from Istanbul to Cardiff Airport via Budapest, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–500
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Istanbul to Bristol Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–430
Flights from Istanbul to Bristol Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–270
Flights from Istanbul to Bristol Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–430
Flights from Istanbul to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–430
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–170
- Website
- tui.co.uk
Flights from Istanbul to Cardiff Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Istanbul to Cardiff Airport via Dalaman
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–600
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Istanbul to Bristol Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–430
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £180–420
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £120–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–240
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Istanbul to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–140
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–90
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–28
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £16–28
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- £16–22
- 1st Class
- £21–28
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £26–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 0743 333 738
- office@simpatrans.ro
- Website
- simpatrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Istanbul Emniyet Otogar to Constanța Autogara Sud Herli-So
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Schedules at
- simpatrans.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0765-408.848
- horasmu@yahoo.com
- Website
- horas.ro
Bus from Constanta to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Schedules at
- horas.ro
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to University RE
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £20–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GR
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–70
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £120
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £70–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GR
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–18
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £5–14
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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