There are 15 ways to get from Istanbul to Dover by plane, train, bus, night train, car, car ferry, busferry, or car train
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Fly Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport, train
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane IST - LHR
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priorytrain
9h 32mNight train, bus and ferry
cheapest- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain Bosphor Express
- Take the busferry from Bucharest to Doverbusferry
2d 18h£71–179Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the train from München Hbf to Frankfurttrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priorytrain
36h 23mNight 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 St Pancras Intl to Dover Priorytrain
2d 2hDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
26h 51m£379–580Fly Istanbul to London City Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to London City Airport (LCY)plane IST - LCY
- Take the train from Stratford International to Dover Priorytrain
10h 30mFly 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 London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priorytrain
9h 33mFly 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 Stratford International to Dover Priorytrain
9h 48mFly Istanbul to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane IST - STN
- Take the train from Stratford International to Dover Priorytrain
9h 27mFly Istanbul to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane IST - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priorytrain
9h 38mFly Istanbul to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane IST - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priorytrain
10h 31mFly 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 International to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priorytrain
10h 51mBus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militaribus N1998
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Doverbus
40h 27mBus via Bucharest
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militaribus N1998
- Take the bus from Bucureşti Autogara Obor to Doverbus
2d 7hDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Istanbul to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain le shuttle
26h 12m
Istanbul (IST) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Dover is to night train and bus and ferry which costs £70 - £180 and takes 2 days 18h.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Dover is to drive and car ferry which takes 26h 51m and costs £370 - £600.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul station to Dover. However, there are services departing from İstanbul Esenler bus station and arriving at Dover via Complex Apusului and Bucharest. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 27m.
No, there is no direct train from Istanbul to Dover. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Dover Priory via Halkali, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and London St Pancras Intl. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Istanbul and Dover is 1677 miles.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Dover without a car is to bus and train which takes 36h 23m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 32m to get from Istanbul to Dover, including transfers.
Istanbul to Dover bus services, operated by FlixBus-eu, depart from İstanbul Esenler bus station.
Istanbul to Dover train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
Istanbul to Dover bus services, operated by FlixBus-eu, arrive at București, Autogara Militari station.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Dover, England?
You can take a bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Dover via București, Autogara Militari, Complex Apusului, Gara de Nord, and Bucharest in around 40h 27m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–180
Flights from Istanbul to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–390
Flights from Istanbul to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–380
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–240
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–220
Flights from Istanbul to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Istanbul to London City Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–250
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–280
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Istanbul to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–600
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–290
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–470
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–230
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Istanbul to London City Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
- 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
- £27–130
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £170–390
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £110–180
- Website
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priory
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from Stratford International to Dover Priory
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
- Website
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
Train from München Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
Night train from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
- Website
- nsinternational.nl
Train from München Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- nsinternational.nl
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- eurostar.com
- 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
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Schedules at
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- thameslinkrailway.com
- Website
- eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
- Website
- virgintrains.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- virgintrains.co.uk
- Website
- londonmidland.com
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- londonmidland.com
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- sleeper.scot
- 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
- +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/
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £120
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Bucureşti Autogara Obor to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Bucharest to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- 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
- £8–19
- 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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Dover is 2h behind Istanbul. It is currently 2:33 AM in Istanbul and 12:33 AM in Dover.
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