There are 9 ways to get from Istanbul to Belfast by plane, night train, bus, car ferry, train, 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.
Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane SAW - BHD
10h 17m£85–285Night train, bus, car ferry
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the bus from Bucharest to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hamilton Square Interchangebus 830
- Take the carferry from Liverpool to Belfastcarferry
2d 12h£198–307Fly Istanbul Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane IST - BHD
9h 37m£145–405Fly Istanbul Airport to Dublin Airport, bus
- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane IST - DUB
- Take the bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Belfast Glengallbus
10h 14m£114–309Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Dublin Airport, bus
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane SAW - DUB
- Take the bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Belfast Glengallbus
10h 19m£99–1,019Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane SAW - BFS
10h 23m£100–294Fly Istanbul Airport to City Of Derry Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to City Of Derry Airport (LDY)plane IST - LDY
- Take the train from Coleraine to Belfast Lanyon Placetrain
13h 27m£187–573Bus, bus and ferry
- 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 Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
2d 15h£203–348Night train, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the busferry from Bucharest to London Wembley Parkbusferry
- Take the bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
3d 14h£116–255
Istanbul to Belfast by bus and busferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Belfast is to fly and bus which costs £95 - £1,100 and takes 10h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Belfast is to fly which takes 9h 37m and costs £140 - £410.
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 15h.
The distance between Istanbul and Belfast is 1901 miles.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Belfast without a car is to night train and bus and car ferry which takes 2 days 12h and costs £190 - £310.
It takes approximately 10h 17m 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 9:14 PM in Istanbul and 6:14 PM in Belfast.
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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) every 4 hours.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–360
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–360
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–360
Flights from Istanbul Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–470
Flights from Istanbul Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–460
Flights from Istanbul Airport to City Of Derry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–650
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £85–360
Flights from Istanbul Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–470
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–300
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £70–300
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Belfast International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £70–300
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–300
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–310
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £70–310
Flights from Istanbul Airport to City Of Derry Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £190–650
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–360
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–360
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–360
Flights from Istanbul Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £140–470
Flights from Istanbul Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–460
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–360
Flights from Istanbul Airport to City Of Derry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–650
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Belfast International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £70–300
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Istanbul Airport to City Of Derry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–650
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–310
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–280
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £8–22
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- £8–11
- 1st Class
- £8–11
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £8–22
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- £8–11
- 1st Class
- £8–11
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Coleraine to Belfast Lanyon Place
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- Translink
- 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
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Hamilton Square Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- Aircoach
Bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Belfast Glengall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- Aircoach
Bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Belfast Glengall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- Aircoach
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–95
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £90–140
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Bucharest to London Wembley Park
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £36–100
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £139
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