There are 13 ways to get from Istanbul to Stansted by plane, train, bus, night train, car, car train, shuttle, 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 London Heathrow Airport, train
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane IST - LHR
- Take the train from London Victoria to Meophamtrain
9h 59m£119–335Fly Istanbul to London Gatwick Airport
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane IST - LGW
9h 54m£68–222Bus, train via Brussels
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the train from München Ost to Bruxelles-Miditrain Nj / ...
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
38h 19m£347–555Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the nighttrain from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain
- Take the nighttrain from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midinighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
2d£287–493Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Istanbul to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Stanstedcar
26h 39m£505–678Fly Istanbul to London City Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to London City Airport (LCY)plane IST - LCY
11h 7m£143–622Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to London Stansted Airport, bus
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane SAW - STN
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Stratford City Bus Stationbus
10h 26m£70–381Fly Istanbul to London Stansted Airport, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane IST - STN
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Stratford City Bus Stationbus
10h 11m£135–331Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane SAW - LGW
10h 30m£113–192Fly Istanbul to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane IST - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London Victoria to Meophamtrain
11h 8m£135–424Bus, shuttle to Varna Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Burgasbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Burgas to Varna Airport
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane VAR - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intltrain
14h 20m£214–486Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoriabus
- Take the train from London Victoria to Meophamtrain
2d 1h£163–261Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Stanstedcar
27h 43m£415–639
Istanbul to Stansted by bus, foot, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Stansted is to fly and bus which costs £65 - £390 and takes 10h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Stansted is to fly which takes 9h 54m and costs £65 - £230.
No, there is no direct train from Istanbul to Stansted. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Ebbsfleet International via Halkali, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and London St Pancras Intl. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Istanbul and Stansted is 1635 miles.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Stansted without a car is to bus and train via Brussels which takes 38h 19m and costs £340 - £600.
It takes approximately 9h 59m to get from Istanbul to Stansted, including transfers.
Istanbul to Stansted train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
Stansted is 2h behind Istanbul. It is currently 9:47 PM in Istanbul and 7:47 PM in Stansted.
Istanbul to Stansted train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Bucharest station.
There are 16129+ hotels available in Stansted.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Stansted, England?
Turkish Airlines flies from Istanbul (IST) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW) 3 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–230
Flights from Istanbul to London City Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–600
Flights from Istanbul to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £180–600
Flights from Istanbul to London City Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £180–650
Flights from Istanbul to London City Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–550
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–250
Flights from Istanbul to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–370
Flights from Istanbul to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–380
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–380
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–290
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–600
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–380
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £85–380
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Istanbul to London City Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Istanbul to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Istanbul to London City Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–600
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £190–470
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Istanbul to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–600
Train from London Victoria to Meopham
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–25
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from London Victoria to Meopham
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–25
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from London Victoria to Meopham
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–25
- Website
- Southeastern
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from München Ost to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £120–190
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £8–23
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- £8–12
- 1st Class
- £8–11
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £67–73
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £50–130
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- £95–130
- Couchette Carriage
- £75–90
- Seating Carriage
- £50–65
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–85
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–20
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £65–100
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £65–100
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Coach Station to Stratford City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–9
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Coach Station to Stratford City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–9
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +352 50 55 62 63 10
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- Flibco
Bus from Coach Station to Stratford City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–12
- Website
- Flibco
Bus from Coach Station to Stratford City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–12
- Website
- Flibco
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- callcenter@likebus.ua
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Istanbul to Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £25
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
Shuttle from Burgas to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £65–140
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £85–140
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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