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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

    best
    1. Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane LBA - IST
    9h 21m
    ₺6,500–13,000

  2. Train, bus, night train

    cheapest
    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 night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    35h 52m
    ₺3,444–5,362

  3. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Leeds to King's Crosstrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Eil
    3. Take the night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    4. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    5. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    2d 2h
    ₺24,795–45,470

  4. 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 Istanbulcar car
    30h 11m

  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)plane plane LBA - SAW
    9h 54m
    ₺5,306–17,531

  6. 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 24m
    ₺5,951–14,923

  7. 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
    8h 47m
    ₺4,964–12,944

  8. 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 14m
    ₺8,787–20,461

  9. 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 22m
    ₺8,400–27,482

  10. Bus

    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
    ₺3,714–7,154

  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
    ₺11,502–16,201

  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
    ₺5,523–12,241

  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 Istanbulcar car
    31h 24m
    ₺26,240–40,919

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

Calendar41Weekly Planes
Duration7h 14mAverage Duration
Ticket₺5,169Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Leeds, England and Istanbul, 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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