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 19m€91–233Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Dublin Airport
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane SAW - DUB
8h 45m€83–363Night 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€114–309Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Port of Cherbourgcar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Dublin Terminal 1carferry
2d€582–1,432Fly Istanbul to Cork Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane IST - ORK
9h 58m€111–483Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Cork Airport
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane SAW - ORK
10h 9m€93–306Fly Istanbul to Shannon Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane IST - SNN
11h 9m€177–483Fly 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€100–366Bus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militaribus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Rădăuţibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
2d 20h€111–338Bus, 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 1h€116–313
Istanbul (IST) to Dublin Airport (DUB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Ireland is to fly which costs €90 - €240 and takes 8h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Ireland is to fly which takes 8h 19m and costs €90 - €240.
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 €110 - €310.
It takes approximately 8h 19m to get from Istanbul to Ireland, including transfers.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Ireland is to fly which takes 8h 19m and costs €90 - €240. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €110 - €340 and takes 2 days 20h.
Ireland is 2h behind Istanbul. It is currently 5:08 PM in Istanbul and 3:08 PM in Ireland.
There are 1164+ hotels available in Ireland.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Ireland?
Turkish Airlines and KLM fly from Istanbul (IST) to Dublin Airport (DUB) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Dublin via București, Autogara Militari, Bucharest Airport Henri Coanda, Bucharest Otopeni Airport, Rădăuţi, Rădăuți, and Dublin in around 2d 20h.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Istanbul to Dublin Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–370
Flights from Istanbul to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–650
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–460
Flights from Istanbul to George Best Belfast City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–430
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Istanbul to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–650
Flights from Istanbul to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Istanbul to Cork Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Cork Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–450
Flights from Istanbul to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–650
Flights from Istanbul to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–650
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–450
Flights from Istanbul to Shannon Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–650
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Cork Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–450
Flights from Istanbul to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
Flights from Istanbul to Shannon Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–300
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Istanbul to Cork Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Cork Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–450
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–350
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Istanbul to Shannon Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
- 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 Roman
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–31
- 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
Bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Rădăuţi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–30
- 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
- €30–200
- 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 București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Dublin Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–750
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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