There are 11 ways to get from Istanbul to Poole by plane, train, night train, bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport, train
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)IST - LHR
- Take the train from Woking to Poole
7h 50m£130–411Night train, bus, train via Birmingham
cheapest- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Birmingham
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Bournemouth
38h 30m£66–214Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Istanbul to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Poole
28h 46mFly Istanbul to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)IST - LGW
- Take the train from Clapham Junction to Poole
8h 4m£91–369Fly Istanbul to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Luton Airport (LTN)IST - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to West Hampstead Thameslink
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Poole
8h 9m£155–610Fly Istanbul to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)IST - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Bournemouth
9h 8m£139–742Fly 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 Waterloo to Poole
10h 55m£87–285Night train, bus, train
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Take the bus from Bucharest to London Victoria
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Poole
44h 48m£160–234Bus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militari
- Take the bus from Bucharest to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Seldown Coach Station035 / ...
46h 34m£167–211Bus via Munich
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Seldown Coach Station035 / ...
2d 3h£143–283Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Poole
29h 50m£453–659
Istanbul to Poole by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Poole is to night train and bus and train via Birmingham which costs £65 - £220 and takes 38h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Poole is to fly and train which takes 7h 50m and costs £130 - £420.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul station to Poole station. However, there are services departing from İstanbul Esenler bus station and arriving at Seldown Coach Station via București, Autogara Militari, Bucharest and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 34m.
The distance between Istanbul and Poole is 1687 miles.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Poole without a car is to night train and bus and train via Birmingham which takes 38h 30m and costs £65 - £220.
It takes approximately 7h 50m to get from Istanbul to Poole, including transfers.
Istanbul to Poole bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, depart from Istanbul station.
Istanbul to Poole bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, arrive at Munich station.
Poole is 3h behind Istanbul. It is currently 2:21 AM in Istanbul and 11:21 PM in Poole.
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What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Poole, England?
You can take a bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Seldown Coach Station via București, Autogara Militari, București Gara de Nord, Bucharest, and London Victoria in around 46h 34m.
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- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–260
Flights from Istanbul to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–410
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–230
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–280
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–190
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Istanbul to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £26–140
Flights from Istanbul to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–240
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–470
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–170
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Luton Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–270
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Woking to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–55
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Clapham Junction to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £29–75
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from London Waterloo to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–85
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- 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
Train from Birmingham New Street to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–150
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham International to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–310
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.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
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to West Hampstead Thameslink
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £22–29
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from Bucharest to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £120
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
- 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
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Seldown Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £75–110
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- 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
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