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There are 13 ways to get from Leeds to Istanbul 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 Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeLBA - SAW
    9h 28m
    ₺4,976–18,262

  2. Train, bus, night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Piccadillytrain
    2. Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Oborbus
    3. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
    36h 7m
    ₺2,963–5,288

  3. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Leeds to King's Crosstrain
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordtrainEil
    3. Take the train from Paris l'Est to Wien MeidlingtrainNj
    4. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain347
    5. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
    2d 3h
    ₺21,345–53,149

  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 Istanbulcar
    30h 8m

  5. Fly Leeds Bradford International Airport to Istanbul, bus

    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

  6. 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
    8h 51m
    ₺5,298–22,376

  7. 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

  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 26m
    ₺6,594–16,511

  10. Bus

    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

  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 Istanbulcar
    31h 15m
    ₺26,526–39,582

Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) flights

Calendar14Weekly Planes
Duration7h 5mAverage Duration
Ticket₺5,369Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Leeds, England and Istanbul, 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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