There are 9 ways to get from Istanbul to Dublin by plane, night train, bus, train, ferry, car, 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.
Fly Istanbul to Dublin Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane IST - DUB
7h 51m€103–303Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Dublin Airport
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane SAW - DUB
8h 17m€98–963Night train, bus, train, ferry
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Manchester, Coach Stationbus
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry 0
42h 54m€115–212Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Port of Cherbourgcar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Dublin Terminal 1carferry
2d€588–1,427Bus to Burgas Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Burgasbus
- Fly from Burgas Airport (BOJ) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BOJ - DUB
12h 15m€122–363Fly Istanbul to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane IST - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Dublin Connollytrain
12h 24m€250–577Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Lillebus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry 0
2d 3h€342–602Bus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Chernivtsi Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Chernivtsi Bus station to Suceavabus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
3d 2h€130–339Night train, bus and ferry, train, ferry
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the busferry from Bucharest to Manchester Piccadillybusferry
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry 0
3d 13h€155–342
Istanbul to Dublin by bus, train, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Dublin is to night train and bus and train and ferry which costs €110 - €220 and takes 42h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Dublin is to fly which takes 7h 51m and costs €100 - €310.
The distance between Istanbul and Dublin is 2978 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Dublin without a car is to night train and bus and train and ferry which takes 42h 54m and costs €110 - €220.
It takes approximately 7h 51m to get from Istanbul to Dublin, including transfers.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Dublin is to fly which takes 7h 51m and costs €100 - €310. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €130 - €340 and takes 3 days 2h.
Dublin is 2h behind Istanbul. It is currently 3:30 PM in Istanbul and 1:30 PM in Dublin.
There are 1222+ hotels available in Dublin.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Dublin, Ireland?
Turkish Airlines and KLM fly from Istanbul (IST) to Dublin Airport (DUB) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Dublin via Chernivtsi Bus station, Suceava, Rădăuţi, Rădăuți, and Dublin in around 3d 2h.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Istanbul to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Istanbul to Dublin Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–380
Flights from Istanbul to George Best Belfast City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–440
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Burgas Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–370
Flights from Istanbul to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Burgas Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
Flights from Burgas Airport to Dublin Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–370
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €18–26
- 1st Class
- €24–35
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Belfast Great Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Belfast Great Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €15–22
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- 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
- €30–40
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- callcenter@likebus.ua
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Istanbul to Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- 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
- €80–120
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Munich central bus station to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- gunsel.ua
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Chernivtsi Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–80
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
- Website
- inbus.ua
Bus from Chernivtsi Bus station to Suceava
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–20
- Website
- https://inbus.ua/en
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Bucharest to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–40
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Dublin Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–750
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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