There are 11 ways to get from Liverpool to Istanbul by bus, plane, train, night train, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Bus to Manchester Airport, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Airportbus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul (IST)plane MAN - IST
7h 56m₺8,303–20,090Bus and ferry, night train
cheapest- Take the busferry from Liverpool Elmway close to Bucharestbusferry
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain Bosphor Express
3d 5h₺4,906–10,835Train, bus
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Augsburg Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Augsburg to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
40h 47m₺25,703–42,293Train, night train
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
2d 2h₺26,613–50,183Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Liverpool to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbulcar
30h 41m₺34,435–47,335Bus to Manchester Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Airportbus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane MAN - SAW
8h 19m₺9,806–101,113Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul (IST)plane BHX - IST
9h 4m₺10,049–24,056Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BHX - SAW
9h 12m₺8,052–28,079Bus
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Rusebus
- Take the bus from Vama Ruse to Istanbulbus
2dBus via Munich
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 541 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
2d 9h₺11,608–20,895Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Liverpool to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Istanbulcar
31h 48m₺27,836–42,793
Liverpool to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Liverpool to Istanbul is to bus and ferry and night train which costs 4.900 ₺ - 11.000 ₺ and takes 3 days 5h.
The fastest way to get from Liverpool to Istanbul is to bus and fly which takes 7h 56m and costs 8.000 ₺ - 21.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Liverpool to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Liverpool, Liverpool One and arriving at Istanbul via London Victoria, Bucharest and Vama Ruse. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
No, there is no direct train from Liverpool to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Liverpool Lime Street and arriving at Yenikapi via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Liverpool and Istanbul is 2769 km.
The best way to get from Liverpool to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus which takes 40h 47m and costs 25.000 ₺ - 43.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 7h 56m to get from Liverpool to Istanbul, including transfers.
Liverpool to Istanbul bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Liverpool, Liverpool One station.
Liverpool to Istanbul train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Liverpool Lime Street station.
Liverpool to Istanbul bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
What companies run services between Liverpool, England and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Istanbul via London Victoria, Bucharest, Ruse, and Vama Ruse in around 2d.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–17,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–17,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–24,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–23,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–21,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–21,000
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–7,000
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–3,200
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–13,000
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–11,000
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Est to Augsburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–14,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–8,500
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- ₺6,000–8,500
- Couchette Carriage
- ₺4,900–6,000
- Seating Carriage
- ₺3,400–4,000
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–22,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,700
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺950–1,400
- 1st Class
- ₺1,300–1,700
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺7,160
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- ₺7,160
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–4,600
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺210–370
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–2,200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–8,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺420–1,100
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–6,500
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +381 11 7620255
- office@fudeks.rs
- Website
- fudeks.rs
Bus from Augsburg to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,500
- Website
- http://en.fudeks.rs/timetable/
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺7,359
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- callcenter@likebus.ua
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Bucharest to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +373 22 542-185
- autogara@mtc.md
- Website
- autogara.md
Bus from Vama Ruse to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–3,500
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,500
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Liverpool Elmway close to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 18h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–9,500
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺410–2,400
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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