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How to get fromLerwick to Istanbulby bus, plane, ferry, train or night train

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There are 4 ways to get from Lerwick to Istanbul by bus, plane, ferry, train, or night train

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  1. Bus, fly to Istanbul

    best
    1. Take the bus from Annsbrae Gardens to Terminalbus bus
    2. Fly from Lerwick (LSI) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane LSI - IST
    12h 52m

  2. Ferry, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the ferry from Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminalferry ferry Nl2
    2. Take the bus from Union Square Bus Station to London Victoriabus bus
    3. Take the bus from London Victoria to Nuremberg central bus stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Nürnberg to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus bus
    5. Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenlerbus bus
    3d
    ₺13,887–21,317

  3. Ferry, train, bus, night train

    1. Take the ferry from Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminalferry ferry Nl2
    2. Take the train from Aberdeen to Birmingham New Streettrain train
    3. Take the bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Oborbus bus
    4. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    2d 7h
    ₺17,815–27,262

  4. Bus, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the bus from Annsbrae Gardens to Terminalbus bus
    2. Fly from Lerwick (LSI) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane LSI - SAW
    13h 15m

Lerwick (LSI) to Istanbul (IST) flights

Calendar16Weekly Planes
Duration11h 33mAverage Duration
Ticket₺12,304Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Lerwick, Scotland and Istanbul, Turkey?

There is no direct connection from Lerwick to Istanbul. However, you can take the bus to Terminal, walk to Lerwick (LSI) airport, fly to Istanbul (IST), walk to Istanbul Airport, take the train to Gayrettepe, then take the train to Vezneciler. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal to Yenikapi via Aberdeen Ferry Terminal, Aberdeen, Birmingham New Street, Birmingham, Bucharest Obor, Gara Obor, Gara de Nord, Bucharest, Halkali, and Halkali in around 2d 7h.

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