There are 15 ways to get from Istanbul to Basildon by plane, night train, bus, car, car train, train, busferry, or car ferry
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Fly Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane IST - LHR
8h 23m£110–291Fly Istanbul to London Gatwick Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane IST - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridgetrain
8h 32m£58–496Night train, bus via Dover
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Doverbus
- Take the bus from Dover to Upminsterbus
34h 18m£65–99Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Istanbul to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Basildoncar
27h 7mFly Istanbul to London City Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to London City Airport (LCY)plane IST - LCY
9h 18m£157–511Metro to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Take the train from Ayrılık Çeşmesi to Sabiha Gokcen Airporttrain
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane SAW - STN
- Take the train from London Fenchurch Street to Basildontrain
9h 4mFly Istanbul to London Stansted Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane IST - STN
8h 43m£117–581Fly Istanbul to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane IST - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
8h 53m£61–413Fly Istanbul to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane IST - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to London Eustontrain
9h 44m£119–356Fly 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 International to London Eustontrain
10h 4m£90–405Night train, bus
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain Bosphor Express
- Take the bus from Bucharest to London Victoriabus
42h 58m£149–183Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Brussels-North train stationbus N36
- Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Upminsterbus
43h 53m£138–213Night train, bus #2
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the bus from Bucureşti Autogara Obor to Doverbus
- Take the bus from Dover to Upminsterbus
2d 10hNight train, bus and ferry
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain Bosphor Express
- Take the busferry from Bucharest to London Barkingbusferry
2d 22h£82–191Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Basildoncar
28h 13m£404–597
Istanbul (IST) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Basildon is to night train and bus via Dover which costs £65 - £100 and takes 34h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Basildon is to fly which takes 8h 23m and costs £110 - £300.
The distance between Istanbul and Basildon is 1627 miles.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Basildon without a car is to night train and bus via Dover which takes 34h 18m and costs £65 - £100.
It takes approximately 8h 23m to get from Istanbul to Basildon, including transfers.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Basildon is to fly which takes 8h 23m and costs £110 - £300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £130 - £220 and takes 43h 53m.
Basildon is 2h behind Istanbul. It is currently 8:37 AM in Istanbul and 6:37 AM in Basildon.
There are 948+ hotels available in Basildon.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Basildon, England?
British Airways, Turkish Airlines, and Croatia Airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Istanbul to Basildon via Munich central bus station, Brussels-North train station, Brussel Eurolines Busstation, Upminster, and Upminster in around 43h 53m.
- 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 London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–410
Flights from Istanbul to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–410
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–250
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–220
Flights from Istanbul to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Istanbul to London City Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–650
- Website
- flypgs.com
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 to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–650
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–300
- 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
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–470
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–240
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Istanbul to London City Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–650
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Istanbul to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–140
Flights from Istanbul to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–120
- 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
- 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
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–26
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–30
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–28
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +90 850 252 88 00
- info@metro.istanbul
- Website
- metro.istanbul
Train from Ayrılık Çeşmesi to Sabiha Gokcen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Schedules at
- metro.istanbul
- Phone
- +44 345 744 4422
- contact@c2crail.co.uk
- Website
- c2c-online.co.uk
Train from London Fenchurch Street to Basildon
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–18
- Website
- https://www.c2c-online.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–90
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Dover to Upminster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £5–7
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
Bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Upminster
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £16–19
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/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 Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Bucureşti Autogara Obor to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Bucharest to London Barking
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–150
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- 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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