There are 14 ways to get from Istanbul to Cheltenham by plane, train, night train, bus, car, car train, 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 Birmingham Airport, train
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane IST - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cheltenham Spatrain
8h 28m£114–280Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Constanțabus
- Take the bus from Constanta to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Birminghambus
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Royal Well Bus Stationbus 100
39h 7m£62–121Night train, bus, train
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Birminghambus
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cheltenham Spatrain
34h 55m£67–100Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Istanbul to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cheltenhamcar
29h 18mFly 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 Cheltenham Spatrain
8h 49m£86–322Fly Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane IST - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cheltenham Spatrain
10h 1m£145–369Fly Istanbul to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane IST - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cheltenham Spatrain
10h 21m£137–316Fly Istanbul to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane IST - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cheltenham Spatrain
11h 14m£94–558Fly 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 Paddington to Cheltenham Spatrain
11h 21m£106–312Fly Istanbul to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane IST - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cheltenham Spatrain
11h£160–662Fly Istanbul to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane IST - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cheltenham Spatrain
11h 2m£102–485Night train, bus, train via London
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the bus from Bucharest to London Victoriabus
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cheltenham Spatrain
45h 6m£189–259Bus via Munich
- 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 Royal Well Bus Stationbus 444 / ...
2d 3h£168–290Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Cheltenhamcar
30h 26m£420–647
Istanbul to Cheltenham by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Cheltenham is to night train and bus and train which costs £65 - £100 and takes 34h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Cheltenham is to fly and train which takes 8h 28m and costs £110 - £280.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul station to Cheltenham station. However, there are services departing from İstanbul Esenler bus station and arriving at Royal Well Bus Station via Constanta, Bucharest Obor and Birmingham Coach Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 7m.
The distance between Istanbul and Cheltenham is 1707 miles.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Cheltenham without a car is to night train and bus and train which takes 34h 55m and costs £65 - £100.
It takes approximately 8h 28m to get from Istanbul to Cheltenham, including transfers.
Istanbul to Cheltenham bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, depart from Istanbul station.
Istanbul to Cheltenham bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, arrive at Munich station.
Cheltenham is 2h behind Istanbul. It is currently 8:00 PM in Istanbul and 6:00 PM in Cheltenham.
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What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Cheltenham, England?
You can take a bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Royal Well Bus Station via Constanta, Bucharest Obor, and Birmingham Coach Station in around 39h 7m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–240
Flights from Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–190
Flights from Istanbul to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–240
Flights from Istanbul to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–410
Flights from Istanbul to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–220
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–280
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–270
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–300
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–230
Flights from Istanbul to Manchester Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–160
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Istanbul to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–140
Flights from Istanbul to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–120
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £170–410
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cheltenham Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.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
- £16–22
- 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 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Cheltenham Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–100
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Cheltenham Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £26–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- 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
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £75–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +4-0241-831.491
- office@transevren.ro
- Website
- transevren.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
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Schedules at
- horas.ro
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Royal Well Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £9–23
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to Royal Well Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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
- +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
- £70–100
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–18
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- 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
- £5–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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