There are 9 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£90–388Bus 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 10m£66–207Night 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 29m£74–124Fly 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 7m£88–283Bus 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 2 to Europa Bus Centre
10h 22m£90–203Fly 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 2 to Europa Bus Centre
10h 19m£98–568Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militari
- Take the bus from Bucharest to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hamilton Square Station423 / ...
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
2d 12h£209–289Bus, 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 Istanbul Otogari to Burgas West
- Take the bus from Burgas to Sveti Vlas
- Take the bus from Sveti Vlas to Brăila
- Take the busferry from Brăila to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
3d 12h£125–293
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 - £130 and takes 46h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Belfast is to bus and fly which takes 9h 45m and costs £90 - £390.
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 29m and costs £70 - £130.
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 1:32 AM in Istanbul and 10:32 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
- easyjet.com
Flights from Istanbul to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–460
Flights from Istanbul to George Best Belfast City Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–450
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–360
Flights from Istanbul to Belfast International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £65–260
Flights from Istanbul to Belfast International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–320
Flights from Istanbul to Belfast International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–320
Flights from Istanbul to Belfast International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £100–330
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Istanbul to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–460
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–360
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–370
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–360
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Istanbul to George Best Belfast City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–380
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
- £85–360
Flights from Istanbul to Dublin Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–300
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Istanbul to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £150–460
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–360
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–370
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–360
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Belfast International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–320
Flights from Istanbul to Belfast International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–290
- 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
- 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
- £2–5
- 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 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- aircoach.ie
Bus from Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–18
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £22–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Hamilton Square Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £18–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–80
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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
- +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/
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Burgas West
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £9–32
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- £9–12
- Phone
- 042605349
- avtogara_stzagora@abv.bg
- Website
- avtogara.starazagora.bg
Bus from Burgas to Sveti Vlas
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £1–2
- Schedules at
- avtogara.starazagora.bg
- Phone
- 0722 265 779
- sudmsc@yahoo.com
- Website
- mercado-sud.ro
Bus from Sveti Vlas to Brăila
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £55–75
- Schedules at
- mercadosud.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +40 239 629 822
- office@transmarian.ro
- Website
- transmarian.ro
Busferry from Brăila to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- 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
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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