There are 15 ways to get from Istanbul to Liverpool by bus, plane, train, night train, car, car train, busferry, 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 Manchester Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Manchester Airport (MAN)IST - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Liverpool Lime Street
9h 34m£53–225Night train, bus
cheapest- Take the night train from Halkali to BucharestBosphor Express
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Liverpool, Liverpool One
35h 25m£39–59Bus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara MilitariN1998
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Liverpool, Liverpool One
34h 50m£60–93Night train, train
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Meidling
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Paris l'EstNj
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Street
2d 4h£266–839Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Istanbul to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Liverpool
30h 33mFly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Manchester Airport (MAN)SAW - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Liverpool Lime Street
9h 40m£66–291Bus to Istanbul, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)IST - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Liverpool Lime Street
9h 57m£87–286Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)SAW - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Liverpool Lime Street
9h 54m£85–222Bus to Istanbul, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)IST - LHR
- Take the train from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Street
10h 54m£140–477Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to London Stansted Airport (STN)SAW - STN
- Take the train from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Street
10h 55m£98–411Bus to Istanbul, fly to Liverpool
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Liverpool (LPL)IST - LPL
9h 39m£79–332Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Liverpool
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Liverpool (LPL)SAW - LPL
9h 45m£67–298Bus via Cernavodă
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Cernavodă
- Take the bus from Cernavodă to Bucharest
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Liverpool, Liverpool One
40h 14m£51–90Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara MilitariN1998
- Take the busferry from Bucharest to Liverpool Elmway close
3d 6h£96–212Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Liverpool
31h 35m£475–691
Istanbul (IST) to Manchester Airport (MAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Liverpool is to night train and bus which costs £35 - £60 and takes 35h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Liverpool is to bus and fly and train which takes 9h 34m and costs £50 - £230.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Liverpool. However, there are services departing from Istanbul and arriving at Liverpool, Liverpool One via Cernavodă and Bucharest Obor. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 14m.
No, there is no direct train from Istanbul to Liverpool. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Liverpool Lime Street via Halkali, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Meidling, Paris Nord and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
The distance between Istanbul and Liverpool is 1738 miles.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Liverpool without a car is to bus which takes 34h 50m and costs £60 - £95.
It takes approximately 9h 34m to get from Istanbul to Liverpool, including transfers.
Istanbul to Liverpool bus services, operated by TransEvren, depart from Istanbul station.
Istanbul to Liverpool train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Liverpool is to bus which takes 34h 50m and costs £60 - £95. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £65 - £300 and takes 9h 45m.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Liverpool, England?
You can take a bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Liverpool, Liverpool One via București, Autogara Militari, Păcii, Izvor, Piata Mihail Kogalniceanu, Gara Obor, and Bucharest Obor in around 34h 50m. Alternatively, Pegasus Airlines, Jet2.com, and two other airlines fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Liverpool (LPL) once daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–250
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–360
Flights from Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–200
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–270
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–280
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Istanbul to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
Flights from Istanbul to Liverpool via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–420
Flights from Istanbul to Liverpool via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £80–350
Flights from Istanbul to Liverpool via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–330
Flights from Istanbul to Liverpool via Salzburg
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £140–420
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Liverpool via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £75–340
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Liverpool via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £75–330
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Liverpool via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–310
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–230
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–190
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Istanbul to Liverpool via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–280
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Liverpool via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–260
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Liverpool via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £75–330
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–380
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Istanbul to Liverpool via Iasi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–280
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Liverpool via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Liverpool via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–280
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–21
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £6–13
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £16–28
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- £16–23
- 1st Class
- £21–28
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £70–80
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Wien Meidling to Paris l'Est
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £85–250
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- £220–250
- Couchette Carriage
- £150–170
- Seating Carriage
- £85–110
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–290
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–190
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–55
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–55
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.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
- £2–4
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
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
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £23–30
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +4-0241-831.491
- transevren1@yahoo.com
- Website
- transevren.autogari.ro
Bus from Istanbul to Cernavodă
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £21–55
- Schedules at
- transevren.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0765-408.848
- horasmu@yahoo.com
- Website
- horas.ro
Bus from Cernavodă to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £6–9
- Schedules at
- horas.ro
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Bucharest to Liverpool Elmway close
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 18h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–150
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
Want to know more about travelling around United Kingdom
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Travelling to the UK: What do I need to know?
Read the travel guide
Want to know more about Flixbus?
Read the travel guide
5 delightfully under-the-radar French towns you need to visit
Read the travel guide
More Questions & Answers
Istanbul to Liverpool bus services, operated by TransEvren, arrive at Cernavodă station.
Liverpool is 3h behind Istanbul. It is currently 7:31 PM in Istanbul and 4:31 PM in Liverpool.
Istanbul to Liverpool train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Bucharest station.
There are 2095+ hotels available in Liverpool.























































