There are 15 ways to get from Istanbul to Birkenhead by bus, plane, train, night train, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Bus to Istanbul, fly to Manchester Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane IST - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
9h 34m£77–249Night train, bus
cheapest- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain Bosphor Express
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus
35h 25m£38–59Bus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militaribus N1998
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus
34h 50m£60–85Night train, train
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain
- Take the night train from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midinighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
2d 4h£255–809Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Istanbul to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Birkenheadcar
30h 43mFly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane SAW - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
9h 40m£70–174Bus to Istanbul, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane IST - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
9h 57m£87–258Fly 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 New Street to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
9h 54m£90–233Bus to Istanbul, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane IST - LHR
- Take the train from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
10h 52m£130–508Bus to Istanbul, fly to Liverpool
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Liverpool (LPL)plane IST - LPL
9h 36m£80–288Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane SAW - STN
- Take the train from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
10h 55m£83–419Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Liverpool
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Liverpool (LPL)plane SAW - LPL
9h 42m£73–273Bus via Cernavodă
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Cernavodăbus
- Take the bus from Cernavodă to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus
40h 14m£50–90Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militaribus N1998
- Take the busferry from Bucharest to Liverpool Elmway closebusferry
3d 7h£99–207Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Birkenheadcar
31h 44m£476–693
Istanbul (IST) to Manchester Airport (MAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Birkenhead is to night train and bus which costs £35 - £60 and takes 35h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Birkenhead is to bus and fly and train which takes 9h 34m and costs £75 - £250.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Birkenhead. However, there are services departing from Istanbul and arriving at Liverpool, Liverpool One via Cernavodă and Bucharest Obor. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 14m.
No, there is no direct train from Istanbul to Birkenhead. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Liverpool Lime Street via Halkali, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
The distance between Istanbul and Birkenhead is 1738 miles.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Birkenhead without a car is to bus which takes 34h 50m and costs £55 - £85.
It takes approximately 9h 34m to get from Istanbul to Birkenhead, including transfers.
Istanbul to Birkenhead bus services, operated by TransEvren, depart from Istanbul station.
Istanbul to Birkenhead train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Birkenhead is to bus which takes 34h 50m and costs £55 - £85. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £70 - £280 and takes 9h 42m.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Birkenhead, England?
You can take a bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Liverpool, Liverpool One via București, Autogara Militari, Păcii, Izvor, Piata Mihail Kogalniceanu, Gara Obor, and Bucharest Obor in around 34h 50m. Alternatively, Pegasus Airlines, Jet2.com, and two other airlines fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Liverpool (LPL) once daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–280
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–400
Flights from Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Istanbul to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–190
Flights from Istanbul to Liverpool via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £80–480
Flights from Istanbul to Liverpool via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–480
Flights from Istanbul to Liverpool via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–360
Flights from Istanbul to Liverpool via Salzburg
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–480
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Liverpool via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–360
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Liverpool via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £80–360
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Liverpool via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–350
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–300
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–300
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Manchester Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–320
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–320
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £80–320
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–250
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Istanbul to Liverpool via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £95–300
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Liverpool via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–300
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Istanbul to Liverpool via Iasi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–280
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Liverpool via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–270
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–200
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170–460
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Liverpool via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–300
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–20
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £6–24
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.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
- £15–28
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- £15–22
- 1st Class
- £21–28
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £70–80
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £75–250
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- £220–250
- Couchette Carriage
- £140–170
- Seating Carriage
- £75–100
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–260
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–190
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–55
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- 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
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–55
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- 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
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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
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- +4-0241-831.491
- transevren1@yahoo.com
- Website
- transevren.autogari.ro
Bus from Istanbul to Cernavodă
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £21–55
- Schedules at
- transevren.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0765-408.848
- horasmu@yahoo.com
- Website
- horas.ro
Bus from Cernavodă to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £6–9
- Schedules at
- horas.ro
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Bucharest to Liverpool Elmway close
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 18h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–150
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- 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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More Questions & Answers
Istanbul to Birkenhead bus services, operated by TransEvren, arrive at Cernavodă station.
Birkenhead is 3h behind Istanbul. It is currently 2:05 AM in Istanbul and 11:05 PM in Birkenhead.
Istanbul to Birkenhead train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Bucharest station.
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