There are 12 ways to get from Istanbul to Waterloo Station by plane, night train, bus, train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane IST - LHR
7h 46m£88–271Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to London Stansted Airport
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane SAW - STN
8h 26m£51–250Night train, bus, train
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Doverbus
- Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intltrain
33h 30m£96–141Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Istanbul to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Waterloo Stationcar
27h 16mFly Istanbul to London Gatwick Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane IST - LGW
7h 34m£53–592Fly Istanbul to London City Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to London City Airport (LCY)plane IST - LCY
8h 56m£150–733Fly Istanbul to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane IST - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to West Hampstead Thameslinktrain
8h 5m£51–282Fly 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
8h 47m£121–361Fly Istanbul to London Stansted Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane IST - STN
8h 15m£106–249Night train, bus
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain Bosphor Express
- Take the bus from Bucharest to London Victoriabus
42h 2m£135–149Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoriabus N280
2d£144–222Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Waterloo Stationcar
28h 24m£425–613
Istanbul to Waterloo Station by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Waterloo Station is to fly which costs £50 - £250 and takes 8h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Waterloo Station is to fly which takes 7h 34m and costs £50 - £600.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Waterloo Station station. However, there are services departing from Istanbul and arriving at Waterloo Station via Munich central bus station and Victoria Coach Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Istanbul and Waterloo Station is 1600 miles.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Waterloo Station without a car is to night train and bus and train which takes 33h 30m and costs £95 - £150.
It takes approximately 7h 46m to get from Istanbul to Waterloo Station, including transfers.
Istanbul to Waterloo Station bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, depart from Istanbul station.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Waterloo Station is to fly which takes 7h 46m and costs £85 - £280. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £140 - £230 and takes 2 days 0h.
Istanbul to Waterloo Station bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, arrive at Munich station.
Waterloo Station is 3h behind Istanbul. It is currently 4:19 PM in Istanbul and 1:19 PM in Waterloo Station.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Waterloo Station, Greater London, England?
British Airways, Turkish Airlines, and Croatia Airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Istanbul to Waterloo Station via Munich central bus station, London Victoria, and Victoria Coach Station in around 2d.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–210
Flights from Istanbul to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–340
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–240
Flights from Istanbul to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £95–350
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–230
Flights from Istanbul to London City Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–550
Flights from Istanbul to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–550
Flights from Istanbul to London City Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–550
Flights from Istanbul to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–550
Flights from Istanbul to London City Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–550
Flights from Istanbul to London City Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–490
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–270
- 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
- £140–550
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–230
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £85–230
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Istanbul to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–250
Flights from Istanbul to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Istanbul to London City Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £140–550
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–210
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £160–390
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Istanbul to London City Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–550
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Istanbul to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–550
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Luton Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–220
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £15–28
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- £15–22
- 1st Class
- £21–28
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- Anytime Day SIngle
- £40–60
- 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
- £12–26
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £12–18
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £19–26
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £35–55
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £80–120
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–280
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £24–30
- 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
- +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
- £70–110
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–60
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/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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