There are 10 ways to get from Istanbul to Blackpool by plane, train, night train, bus, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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 to Manchester Airport, train
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Manchester Airport (MAN)IST - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Blackpool North
6h 44m£76–291Night train, bus, train
cheapest- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Manchester, Coach Station
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Blackpool North
37h 36m£51–89Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Istanbul to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Blackpool
31h 2mFly Istanbul to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)IST - LBA
- Take the train from Leeds to Blackpool North
10h 19m£133–406Fly Istanbul to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)IST - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Preston
8h 20m£132–487Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Manchester Airport (MAN)SAW - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Blackpool North
9h 36m£74–325Bus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Constanța
- Take the bus from Constanta to Bucharest
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Manchester, Coach Station
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to National Express Coach Facility121 / ...
40h 16m£55–109Bus, bus and ferry, train
- 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 Manchester, Coach Station
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Blackpool North
2d 18h£69–206Night train, bus and ferry, train
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Take the busferry from Bucharest to Manchester Piccadilly
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Blackpool North
3d 7h£85–139Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Blackpool
32h 3m£490–716
Istanbul (IST) to Manchester Airport (MAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Blackpool is to night train and bus and train which costs £50 - £90 and takes 37h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Blackpool is to fly and train which takes 6h 44m and costs £75 - £300.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul station to Blackpool. However, there are services departing from İstanbul Esenler bus station and arriving at National Express Coach Facility via Constanta, Bucharest Obor and Manchester Central Coach Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 16m.
The distance between Istanbul and Blackpool is 1750 miles.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Blackpool without a car is to night train and bus and train which takes 37h 36m and costs £50 - £90.
It takes approximately 6h 44m to get from Istanbul to Blackpool, including transfers.
Istanbul to Blackpool bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from İstanbul Esenler bus station.
Istanbul to Blackpool bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Constanța station.
Blackpool is 3h behind Istanbul. It is currently 4:41 PM in Istanbul and 1:41 PM in Blackpool.
There are 1768+ hotels available in Blackpool.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Blackpool, England?
You can take a bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to National Express Coach Facility via Constanta, Bucharest Obor, and Manchester Central Coach Station in around 40h 16m.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–260
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Istanbul to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–500
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Istanbul to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £100–320
Flights from Istanbul to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–320
Flights from Istanbul to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Salzburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–500
Flights from Istanbul to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–390
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Istanbul to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Blackpool North
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–35
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Blackpool North
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–25
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Blackpool North
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–60
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.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
- £16–28
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- £16–23
- 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
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–60
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Birmingham International to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–280
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Manchester, Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £23–30
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
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 Constanța
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £27–28
- 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
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Ploiești
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £1–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +4-0241-831.491
- transevren1@yahoo.com
- Website
- transevren.autogari.ro
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Constanța
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £19–55
- Schedules at
- transevren.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0765-408.848
- horasmu@yahoo.com
- Website
- horas.ro
Bus from Constanta to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Schedules at
- horas.ro
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to National Express Coach Facility
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £5–15
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Website
- transmarian.ro
Busferry from Ploiești to Manchester, Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £24–120
- Schedules at
- transmarian.ro
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Bucharest to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–85
- 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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