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 23m€140–344Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Cork Airport
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane SAW - ORK
10h 43m€105–358Night 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€112–309Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Dunkirkcar
- Take the car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Dublincar
2d 2h€840–1,217Fly Istanbul to Cork Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane IST - ORK
10h 8m€175–708Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane SAW - DUB
8h 49m€140–1,014Fly Istanbul to Shannon Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane IST - SNN
11h 9m€193–398Fly 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 Great Central to Dundalktrain
11h 23m€254–568Bus, 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€114–310Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Varna Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Varna to Târgu Mureşbus
- Take the bus from Târgu Mureș to Rădăuţibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
3d 6h€143–376
Istanbul (IST) to Dublin Airport (DUB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Ireland is to fly which costs €140 - €350 and takes 8h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Ireland is to fly which takes 8h 23m and costs €140 - €350.
The distance between Istanbul and Ireland is 2980 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 €110 - €310.
It takes approximately 8h 23m to get from Istanbul to Ireland, including transfers.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Ireland is to fly which takes 8h 23m and costs €140 - €350. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €140 - €380 and takes 3 days 6h.
Ireland is 2h behind Istanbul. It is currently 6:47 AM in Istanbul and 4:47 AM in Ireland.
There are 1224+ 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 Esenler Otogari to Burlington Road via Varna, Târgu Mureș, Rădăuți, Dublin, and Navan Rd Stn in around 3d 6h.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Istanbul to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–700
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 Cork Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–700
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–470
Flights from Istanbul to George Best Belfast City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–420
- 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 Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Cork Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–470
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 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–470
Flights from Istanbul to Shannon Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–480
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Cork Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–470
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
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–300
- 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
- €85–350
- 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
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €18–26
- 1st Class
- €24–35
- 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
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
- 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
- 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
- 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
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Varna to Târgu Mureş
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +40744-530.349
- Website
- transportautoradauti.autogari.ro
Bus from Târgu Mureș to Rădăuţi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €33
- Schedules at
- transportautoradauti.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
- €380–550
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
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