There are 10 ways to get from Istanbul (State) to Cardiff by plane, train, night train, bus, car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Bristol Airport, train
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Bristol Airport (BRS)IST - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
6h 13m£145–325Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Constanta Bus Station
- Take the bus from Constanta to Bucharest
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Birmingham
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Sophia Gardens111 / ...
42h 16m£62–132Night train, bus, train
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Birmingham
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
36h 35m£66–149Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Istanbul to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiff
29h 30mFly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)IST - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
6h 59m£151–486Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)IST - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
7h 39m£145–486Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)IST - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Central
8h 3m£101–439Night train, bus, train via London
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Take the bus from Bucharest to London Victoria
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
44h 37m£175–274Bus via Munich
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GR509 / ...
2d 4h£141–283Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Cardiff
30h 34m£468–679
Istanbul (IST) to Bristol Airport (BRS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul (State) to Cardiff is to bus which costs £60 - £140 and takes 42h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul (State) to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 6h 13m and costs £140 - £330.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul (State) to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from İskenderpaşa and arriving at Sophia Gardens via İstanbul Esenler bus station, Constanta, Bucharest Obor and Birmingham Coach Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 16m.
The distance between Istanbul (State) and Cardiff is 1713 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 £65 - £150.
It takes approximately 6h 13m to get from Istanbul (State) to Cardiff, including transfers.
Istanbul (State) to Cardiff bus services, operated by Gunsel, depart from İstanbul Esenler bus station.
Istanbul (State) to Cardiff bus services, operated by Gunsel, arrive at Constanta Bus Station.
Cardiff is 3h behind Istanbul (State). It is currently 2:14 AM in Istanbul (State) and 11:14 PM in Cardiff.
There are 1521+ hotels available in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Istanbul (State), Turkey and Cardiff, Wales?
You can take a bus from İskenderpaşa to Sophia Gardens via Bayrampaşa Devlet Hastanesi, İstanbul Esenler bus station, Constanta, Bucharest Obor, and Birmingham Coach Station in around 42h 16m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–260
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–230
Flights from Istanbul to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–410
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–490
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Istanbul to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–280
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Istanbul to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–330
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Istanbul to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–130
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–24
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £9–26
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–90
- 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
- £16–23
- 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
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £22–29
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- gunsel.ua
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Constanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £45–65
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Constanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £27–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GR
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +4-0241-831.491
- transevren1@yahoo.com
- Website
- transevren.autogari.ro
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Constanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £19–55
- Schedules at
- transevren.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0765-408.848
- horasmu@yahoo.com
- Website
- horas.ro
Bus from Constanta to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Schedules at
- horas.ro
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Sophia Gardens
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GR
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–25
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from Bucharest to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £120
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.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
- £75–110
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/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
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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