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There are 13 ways to get from Leeds to Instabul by plane, train, bus, night train, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry

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  1. Fly Leeds Bradford International Airport to Istanbul

    best
    1. Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane LBA - IST
    9h 40m
    ₺6,500–13,000
  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus bus 171 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Oborbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bucharest to Constantabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Constanța to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus
    40h 57m
    ₺3,716–7,207
  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Piccadillytrain train
    2. Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Oborbus bus
    3. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus
    37h 25m
    ₺4,721–7,521
  4. Train, bus, night train

    1. Take the train from Leeds to Birmingham New Streettrain train
    2. Take the bus from Birmingham to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vestbus bus
    3. Take the train from Cluj Napoca to Bucharesttrain train
    4. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    42h 35m
    ₺7,909–10,824
  5. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Leeds to Folkestonecar car
    2. Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain train
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Instabulcar car
    30h 7m
  6. Fly Leeds Bradford International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane LBA - SAW
    10h 11m
    ₺5,310–17,542
  7. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane MAN - IST
    8h 43m
    ₺5,958–14,929
  8. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane MAN - SAW
    9h 4m
    ₺4,971–12,950
  9. Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Leeds to Birmingham New Streettrain train
    2. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane BHX - IST
    9h 34m
    ₺8,801–20,489
  10. Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Leeds to Birmingham New Streettrain train
    2. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane BHX - SAW
    9h 40m
    ₺8,414–27,510
  11. Bus via London

    1. Take the bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus bus 561 / ...
    2. Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus bus
    3. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus
    2d
    ₺11,549–16,249
  12. Train, bus and ferry, night train

    1. Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Piccadillytrain train
    2. Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharestbusferry bus ferry
    3. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    3d 6h
    ₺5,578–12,245
  13. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Leeds to Port of Dovercar car
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Calais to Instabulcar car
    31h 20m
    ₺26,243–40,923

Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Istanbul (IST) flights

Calendar41Weekly Planes
Duration7h 13mAverage Duration
Ticket₺5,172Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Leeds, England and Instabul, Turkey?

KLM, Ryanair, and four other airlines fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Istanbul (IST) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to İstanbul Esenler bus station via Manchester, Coach Station, Bucharest, and Constanța in around 40h 57m.

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