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

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  1. Fly Leeds Bradford International Airport to Istanbul, bus

    best
    1. Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Istanbul (IST)planeLBA - IST
    2. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
    10h 48m
    ₺4,731–17,322

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus171 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Oborbus
    3. Take the bus from Bucharest to Constantabus
    4. Take the bus from Constanța to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
    40h 57m
    ₺3,233–6,511

  3. Train, bus, night train

    1. Take the train from Leeds to Birmingham New Streettrain
    2. Take the bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Oborbus
    3. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
    37h 21m
    ₺4,559–10,675

  4. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Leeds to Folkestonecar
    2. Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Instabulcar
    30h 3m

  5. 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)planeLBA - SAW
    9h 45m
    ₺4,976–18,262

  6. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus

    1. Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul (IST)planeMAN - IST
    3. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
    9h 16m
    ₺3,715–14,635

  7. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeMAN - SAW
    9h 8m
    ₺5,298–22,376

  8. Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus

    1. Take the train from Leeds to Birmingham New Streettrain
    2. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul (IST)planeBHX - IST
    3. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
    10h 7m
    ₺6,411–20,770

  9. Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Leeds to Birmingham New Streettrain
    2. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeBHX - SAW
    9h 44m
    ₺6,594–16,511

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Piccadillytrain
    2. Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Oborbus
    3. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
    37h 33m
    ₺4,035–7,443

  11. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus171 / ...
    2. Take the busferry from Manchester, Coach Station to Ploieștibusferry
    3. Take the bus from Ploiești to București, Autogara Militaribus
    4. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
    2d 20h
    ₺3,763–11,661

  12. Train, bus and ferry, night train

    1. Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Piccadillytrain
    2. Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharestbusferry
    3. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
    3d 6h
    ₺5,043–12,468

  13. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Leeds to Port of Dovercar
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
    3. Drive from Calais to Instabulcar
    31h 11m
    ₺26,526–39,582

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

Calendar33Weekly Planes
Duration7h 16mAverage Duration
Ticket₺4,601Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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

KLM, Pegasus Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) twice daily. 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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