There are 10 ways to get from Istanbul to Ireland by bus, plane, night train, train, 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.
Bus to Istanbul, fly to Dublin Airport
best- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Dublin Airport (DUB)IST - DUB
8h 45m€101–228Bus via Constanța
cheapest- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Constanța
- Take the bus from Constanta to Rădăuţi
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
3d€83–299Night train, train, bus
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Take the train from Bucharest to Suceava
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
2d 20h€107–309Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Dunkirk
- Take the car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbour
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Dublin
2d 2h€629–1,103Bus to Istanbul, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Cork Airport (ORK)IST - ORK
10h 36m€107–452Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Dublin Airport (DUB)SAW - DUB
8h 42m€108–662Bus to Istanbul, fly to Shannon Airport
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Shannon Airport (SNN)IST - SNN
10h 42m€184–302Bus to Istanbul, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)IST - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalk
11h 35m€119–468Bus to Istanbul, fly to Belfast International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)IST - BFS
- Take the train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalk
11h 56m€91–260Bus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Chernivtsi Bus station
- Take the bus from Chernivtsi Bus station to Suceava
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
3d 3h€128–342
Istanbul (IST) to Dublin Airport (DUB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Ireland is to fly which costs €100 - €700 and takes 8h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Ireland is to fly which takes 8h 42m and costs €100 - €700.
The distance between Istanbul and Ireland is 2983 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 20h and costs €100 - €310.
It takes approximately 8h 45m to get from Istanbul to Ireland, including transfers.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Ireland is to fly which takes 8h 42m and costs €100 - €700. Alternatively, you can bus via Constanța, which costs €80 - €300 and takes 3 days 0h.
Ireland is 3h behind Istanbul. It is currently 7:55 PM in Istanbul and 4:55 PM in Ireland.
There are 1062+ hotels available in Ireland.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Ireland?
Pegasus Airlines flies from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Dublin Airport (DUB) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Burlington Road via Constanta, Rădăuţi, Rădăuți, Dublin, and Navan Road Station in around 3d.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Shannon Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
Flights from Istanbul to Shannon Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Istanbul to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
Flights from Istanbul to Shannon Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
Flights from Istanbul to Shannon Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Istanbul to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
Flights from Istanbul to George Best Belfast City Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
Flights from Istanbul to Belfast International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Istanbul to Belfast International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–370
Flights from Istanbul to Belfast International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–370
Flights from Istanbul to Belfast International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–380
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Istanbul to Dublin Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–350
Flights from Istanbul to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Istanbul to George Best Belfast City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–440
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Istanbul to Shannon Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–600
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Istanbul to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Istanbul to Cork Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Istanbul to Shannon Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
Flights from Istanbul to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Belfast International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–370
Flights from Istanbul to Belfast International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Istanbul to Cork Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–330
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Istanbul to Shannon Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
- 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
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Suceava
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–39
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Website
- data.gov.ro
Train from Bucharest to Suceava
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- data.gov.ro
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €8–13
- 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
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–6
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €26–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Constanța
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €31–32
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +4-0241-831.491
- transevren1@yahoo.com
- Website
- transevren.autogari.ro
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Constanța
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–60
- Schedules at
- transevren.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0231 519 925
- Website
- trans-dor.ro
Bus from Constanta to Rădăuţi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–22
- Schedules at
- trans-dor.ro
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- gunsel.ua
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Chernivtsi Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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
- €3–21
- Website
- https://inbus.ua/en
- 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
- €180–450
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
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