There are 10 ways to get from Istanbul to Ireland by plane, night train, train, bus, car, 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 Dublin Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane IST - DUB
8h 17m€136–339Bus to Burgas Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Istanbul to Burgasbus
- Fly from Burgas Airport (BOJ) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BOJ - DUB
12h 54m€90–203Night train, train, bus
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the train from Bucharest to Romantrain
- Take the bus from Roman to Rădăuţibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
2d 19h€103–301Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Dunkirkcar
- Take the car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Dublincar
2d 2h€893–1,272Fly Istanbul to Cork Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane IST - ORK
10h 1m€182–366Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane SAW - DUB
8h 42m€136–1,009Fly Istanbul to Shannon Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane IST - SNN
11h 9m€203–398Fly 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 Grand Central to Dundalktrain
11h 7m€158–574Bus, drive
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Chernivtsi Bus stationbus
- Drive from Storozhynets' to Rădăuțicar
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
3d€115–312Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Vama Vechebus
- Take the bus from Vama Veche to Adjudbus
- Take the bus from Adjud to Rădăuţibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
3d€96–327
Istanbul (IST) to Dublin Airport (DUB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Ireland is to bus and fly which costs €85 - €210 and takes 12h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Ireland is to fly which takes 8h 17m and costs €130 - €340.
The distance between Istanbul and Ireland is 2991 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Ireland without a car is to night train and train and bus which takes 2 days 19h and costs €100 - €310.
It takes approximately 8h 17m to get from Istanbul to Ireland, including transfers.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Ireland is to fly which takes 8h 17m and costs €130 - €340. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €95 - €330 and takes 3 days 0h.
Ireland is 2h behind Istanbul. It is currently 1:47 PM in Istanbul and 11:47 AM in Ireland.
There are 1241+ hotels available in Ireland.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Ireland?
Turkish Airlines flies from Istanbul (IST) to Dublin Airport (DUB) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Istanbul to Burlington Road via Vama Veche, Adjud, Rădăuţi, Rădăuți, Dublin, and Navan Rd Stn in around 3d.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Istanbul to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–1,000
Flights from Istanbul to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Wednesday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Istanbul to Cork Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–700
Flights from Istanbul to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–700
Flights from Istanbul to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
Flights from Burgas Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–390
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Istanbul to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–700
Flights from Istanbul to George Best Belfast City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Shannon Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–700
Flights from Istanbul to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €190–700
Flights from Istanbul to Shannon Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–700
Flights from Burgas Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–310
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–700
Flights from Istanbul to Shannon Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Istanbul to Cork Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €190–700
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Istanbul to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–600
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €10–14
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Roman
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–30
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Roman to Rădăuţi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Adjud to Rădăuţi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–200
- 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 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- 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/
- Phone
- +4-0241-831.491
- office@transevren.ro
- Website
- transevren.ro
Bus from Istanbul to Vama Veche
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–60
- Schedules at
- transevren.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0722-862.442
- Website
- pristyl.autogari.ro
Bus from Vama Veche to Adjud
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Schedules at
- pristyl.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €430–600
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
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