There are 8 ways to get from Istanbul to Belfast by bus, plane, night train, car ferry, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Istanbul, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
best- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)IST - BHD
9h 45m£100–417Bus to Istanbul, fly to Belfast International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)IST - BFS
10h 21m£71–226Night train, bus, car ferry
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
46h 22m£75–139Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)SAW - BHD
10h 4m£93–293Bus to Istanbul, fly to Dublin Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Dublin Airport (DUB)IST - DUB
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 1 to Glengall Street
10h 20m£91–250Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Dublin Airport, bus
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Dublin Airport (DUB)SAW - DUB
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 1 to Glengall Street
10h 18m£104–616Bus, bus and ferry
- 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 Buchanan Bus Station
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre923
2d 16hBus, bus and ferry, car ferry
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militari
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Ploiești
- Take the busferry from Ploiești to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
3d 5h£96–266
Istanbul (IST) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Belfast is to night train and bus and car ferry which costs £70 - £140 and takes 46h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Belfast is to bus and fly which takes 9h 45m and costs £100 - £420.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Belfast. However, there are services departing from Istanbul and arriving at Belfast, Europa Buscentre via Munich central bus station, London Victoria and Glasgow Buchanan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 16h.
The distance between Istanbul and Belfast is 1865 miles.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Belfast without a car is to night train and bus and car ferry which takes 46h 22m and costs £70 - £140.
It takes approximately 9h 45m to get from Istanbul to Belfast, including transfers.
Istanbul to Belfast bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, depart from Istanbul station.
Istanbul to Belfast bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, arrive at Munich station.
Belfast is 3h behind Istanbul. It is currently 10:41 AM in Istanbul and 7:41 AM in Belfast.
Book your Istanbul to Belfast bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Belfast, Northern Ireland?
Pegasus Airlines, KLM, and three other airlines fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) 5 times a day.
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- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Istanbul to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–490
Flights from Istanbul to George Best Belfast City Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–490
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–370
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–380
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–370
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Istanbul to George Best Belfast City Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–490
Flights from Istanbul to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–500
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–370
Flights from Istanbul to Belfast International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–340
Flights from Istanbul to Belfast International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–340
Flights from Istanbul to Belfast International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–350
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Istanbul to George Best Belfast City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–410
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–370
Flights from Istanbul to Dublin Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–310
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Istanbul to George Best Belfast City Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–490
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–370
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–380
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–370
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Belfast International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–340
Flights from Istanbul to Belfast International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–210
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Istanbul to Belfast International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–220
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–280
- 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
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £23–30
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- Website
- dublinexpress.ie
Bus from Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 1 to Glengall Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–16
- Website
- https://www.dublinexpress.ie/
- 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/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £23–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Ploiești
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £1–6
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Website
- transmarian.ro
Busferry from Ploiești to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £24–120
- Schedules at
- transmarian.ro
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–80
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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