There are 12 ways to get from Istanbul to Exeter 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 Bristol Airport, train
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Bristol Airport (BRS)IST - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
6h 34m£149–351Night train, bus, train
cheapest- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Birmingham
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Exeter St Davids
37h 9m£80–199Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Istanbul to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Exeter
29h 48mFly Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)IST - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davids
7h 32m£177–503Fly Istanbul to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)IST - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Exeter St Davids
8h 19m£165–547Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Exeter
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Exeter (EXT)SAW - EXT
10h 45m£112–424Fly Istanbul to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)IST - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Exeter St Davids
8h 36m£107–426Fly Istanbul to Exeter
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Exeter (EXT)IST - EXT
8h 27m£244–360Night train, bus, train via London
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Take the bus from Bucharest to London Victoria
- Take the train from Clapham Junction to Exeter Central
46h 27m£162–265Bus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militari
- Take the bus from Bucharest to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bampfylde Street
2d£168–217Bus via Munich
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bampfylde Street
2d 5h£144–288Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Exeter
30h 52m£473–683
Istanbul to Exeter by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Exeter is to night train and bus and train which costs £75 - £200 and takes 37h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Exeter is to fly and train which takes 6h 34m and costs £140 - £360.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul station to Exeter. However, there are services departing from İstanbul Esenler bus station and arriving at Bampfylde Street via București, Autogara Militari, Bucharest and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Istanbul and Exeter is 1757 miles.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Exeter without a car is to night train and bus and train which takes 37h 9m and costs £75 - £200.
It takes approximately 6h 34m to get from Istanbul to Exeter, including transfers.
Istanbul to Exeter bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, depart from Istanbul station.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Exeter is to fly which takes 10h 45m and costs £110 - £430. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £160 - £220 and takes 2 days 0h.
Istanbul to Exeter bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, arrive at Munich station.
Exeter is 3h behind Istanbul. It is currently 8:03 AM in Istanbul and 5:03 AM in Exeter.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Exeter, England?
Pegasus Airlines, KLM, and AJet fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Exeter (EXT) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Bampfylde Street via București, Autogara Militari, București Gara de Nord, Bucharest, and London Victoria in around 2d.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–260
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–230
Flights from Istanbul to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–410
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Istanbul to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–330
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–550
Flights from Istanbul to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–700
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–190
Flights from Istanbul to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–750
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–490
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Istanbul to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–280
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Istanbul to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–130
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Istanbul to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–750
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Exeter via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £250–850
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–45
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–140
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–42
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.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
- £16–23
- 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
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Clapham Junction to Exeter Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–95
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £22–29
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from Bucharest to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £120
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
- 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
Bus from London Victoria to Bampfylde Street
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Bampfylde Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/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
- £75–110
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/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
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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