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 27m€100–234Fly Istanbul to Belfast International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane IST - BFS
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalktrain
11h 55m€86–260Night train, train, bus
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the train from Bucharest to Suceavatrain
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
2d 20h€111–309Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Dunkirkcar
- Take the car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Dublincar
2d 2h€635–1,112Fly 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€108–232Fly Istanbul to Cork Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane IST - ORK
10h 18m€105–385Fly Istanbul to Shannon Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane IST - SNN
10h 44m€188–296Fly 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 44m€151–407Bus via Constanța
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Constanțabus
- Take the bus from Constanta to Rădăuţibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
3d€87–299Bus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Chernivtsi Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Chernivtsi Bus station to Suceavabus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
3d 3h€132–341
Istanbul (IST) to Dublin Airport (DUB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Ireland is to fly and train which costs €85 - €260 and takes 11h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Ireland is to fly which takes 8h 27m and costs €100 - €240.
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 20h and costs €110 - €310.
It takes approximately 8h 27m to get from Istanbul to Ireland, including transfers.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Ireland is to fly which takes 8h 27m and costs €100 - €240. Alternatively, you can bus via Constanța, which costs €85 - €300 and takes 3 days 0h.
Ireland is 3h behind Istanbul. It is currently 5:06 AM in Istanbul and 2:06 AM in Ireland.
There are 1066+ 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 Burlington Road via Constanta, Rădăuţi, Rădăuți, Dublin, and Navan Road Station in around 3d.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Istanbul to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from Istanbul to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–600
Flights from Istanbul to George Best Belfast City Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Istanbul to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Istanbul to George Best Belfast City Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Istanbul to Belfast International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Istanbul to Belfast International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Istanbul to Belfast International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Istanbul to Belfast International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Cork Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Istanbul to Cork Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Istanbul to Shannon Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
Flights from Istanbul to Shannon Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Istanbul to Shannon Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Istanbul to Dublin Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–360
Flights from Istanbul to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–600
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Istanbul to Cork Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Istanbul to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
Flights from Istanbul to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Istanbul to George Best Belfast City Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–600
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
Flights from Istanbul to Shannon Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–500
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Belfast International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Istanbul to Belfast International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–350
- 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 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–39
- 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
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- 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
- +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
- €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 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
- €3–20
- 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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