There are 13 ways to get from Istanbul to Exeter by plane, night train, bus, train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Exeter
best- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Exeter (EXT)plane SAW - EXT
10h 46m£142–234Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Bristol Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane SAW - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davidstrain
9h 35m£115–240Night 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 Exeter St Davidstrain
37h 12m£117–275Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Istanbul to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Exetercar
29h 55mFly 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 Exeter St Davidstrain
9h 56m£177–454Fly Istanbul to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane IST - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Exeter St Davidstrain
10h 51m£166–494Fly 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 Exeter St Davidstrain
10h 55m£141–777Fly 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 Exeter St Davidstrain
11h 6m£140–410Fly Istanbul to Exeter
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Exeter (EXT)plane IST - EXT
10h 55m£148–617Night 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 Waterloo to Exeter Centraltrain
46h 12m£210–329Bus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militaribus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bampfylde Streetbus 501 / ...
2d£171–208Bus 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 Bampfylde Streetbus 501 / ...
2d 5h£159–248Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Exetercar
31h 4m£468–676
Istanbul to Exeter by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Exeter is to fly and train which costs £110 - £240 and takes 9h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Exeter is to fly and train which takes 9h 35m and costs £110 - £240.
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 1738 miles.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Exeter without a car is to night train and bus and train which takes 37h 12m and costs £110 - £280.
It takes approximately 10h 46m 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 46m and costs £140 - £240. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £170 - £210 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 3:08 PM in Istanbul and 12:08 PM in Exeter.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Exeter, England?
Pegasus Airlines, KLM, and three other airlines fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Exeter (EXT) 4 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
- £80–200
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–240
Flights from Istanbul to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–370
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Exeter via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–550
Flights from Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–220
Flights from Istanbul to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
Flights from Istanbul to Exeter via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
Flights from Istanbul to Exeter via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–280
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–270
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–550
Flights from Istanbul to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–700
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Exeter via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–550
Flights from Istanbul to Exeter via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
Flights from Istanbul to Exeter via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–230
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £85–230
- Website
- tui.co.uk
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Exeter via Dalaman
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £130–600
Flights from Istanbul to Exeter via Dalaman
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £140–650
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–200
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £160–400
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Istanbul to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–210
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Istanbul to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £15–28
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- £15–22
- 1st Class
- £21–28
Train from Birmingham New Street to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–210
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £75–110
- 1st Class
- £150–210
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–100
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £40–60
- 1st Class
- £70–100
- 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 Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £90–170
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £90–110
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £120–170
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £40–50
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £50–75
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–55
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £29–35
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £35–55
Train from Reading to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–140
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £70–90
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £95–140
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from London Waterloo to Exeter Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–180
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £75–110
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £120–180
- 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
- +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
- +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
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Bampfylde Street
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Bampfylde Street
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–35
- 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
- £70–110
- 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
- £45–60
- 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
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–160
- On Foot
- £30–40
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