There are 14 ways to get from Llanelli to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Train to Cardiff Airport, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the train from Llanelli to Bridgendtrain
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Istanbul (IST)plane CWL - IST
13h 15m₺6,227–22,858Train, bus, night train
- Take the train from Llanelli to Cardiff Centraltrain
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Oborbus
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
38h 36m₺6,852–15,655Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Llanelli to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbulcar
30h 27mTrain, train to Bristol Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Llanelli to Cardiff Centraltrain
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Istanbul (IST)plane BRS - IST
10h 9m₺7,624–21,310Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Swansea to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Istanbul (IST)plane LHR - IST
10h 56m₺10,839–28,818Train, train to Bristol Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Llanelli to Cardiff Centraltrain
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BRS - SAW
10h 47m₺7,137–14,331Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Llanelli to Cardiff Centraltrain
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul (IST)plane BHX - IST
12h 4m₺9,604–28,510Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Llanelli to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul (IST)plane MAN - IST
12h 28m₺9,967–18,108Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Swansea to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane STN - SAW
12h 3m₺8,917–26,699Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Llanelli to Cardiff Centraltrain
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BHX - SAW
12h 7m₺9,017–25,531Bus, night train
- Take the bus from Swansea Bus Station Stand B to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
2d₺9,633–11,025Bus
- Take the bus from Llanelli Bus Station Stand 2 to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
2d 7h₺9,867–15,262Train, bus
- Take the train from Llanelli to Cardiff Centraltrain
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Istanbulbus
2d 8h₺12,574–26,810Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Llanelli to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Istanbulcar
31h 41m₺27,800–40,978
Llanelli to Istanbul by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Llanelli to Istanbul is to train and fly which costs 6.000 ₺ - 23.000 ₺ and takes 13h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Llanelli to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 10h 9m and costs 7.500 ₺ - 22.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Llanelli station to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Llanelli Bus Station Stand 2 and arriving at Istanbul via London Victoria and Munich. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 7h.
The distance between Llanelli and Istanbul is 2812 km.
The best way to get from Llanelli to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus and night train which takes 38h 36m and costs 6.500 ₺ - 16.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 13h 15m to get from Llanelli to Istanbul, including transfers.
Llanelli to Istanbul bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Llanelli Bus Station Stand 2.
Llanelli to Istanbul bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Istanbul is 3h ahead of Llanelli. It is currently 2:58 PM in Llanelli and 5:58 PM in Istanbul.
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What companies run services between Llanelli, Wales and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Llanelli Bus Station Stand 2 to Istanbul via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Munich in around 2d 7h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–37,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Istanbul via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–45,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Istanbul via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–39,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Istanbul via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–33,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–12,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–15,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–26,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–21,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–21,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–22,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–13,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–14,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–14,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–19,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–11,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–12,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–9,500
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Llanelli to Bridgend
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,200
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- ₺850–1,200
Train from Llanelli to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–1,900
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- ₺1,300–1,900
Train from Llanelli to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–7,000
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- ₺4,900–7,000
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Llanelli to Bridgend
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–2,400
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- ₺1,200–1,500
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- ₺1,600–2,400
Train from Llanelli to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–3,500
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- ₺1,800–2,300
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- ₺2,400–3,500
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–2,400
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- ₺1,300–1,600
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- ₺1,700–2,400
Train from Swansea to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–11,000
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- ₺5,500–7,500
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- ₺7,500–11,000
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–8,500
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- ₺3,100–4,500
- 1st Class
- ₺5,500–8,500
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–2,900
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- ₺1,500–2,300
- 1st Class
- ₺2,100–2,900
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,700
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺900–1,300
- 1st Class
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–2,000
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Swansea Bus Station Stand B to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,200
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Llanelli Bus Station Stand 2 to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,300
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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
- ₺7,094
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–7,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,000
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
Bus from Plovdiv to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,600
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Birmingham to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–8,500
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–5,500
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–4,800
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–3,500
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–2,200
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- ₺4,000–9,500
- On Foot
- ₺1,800–2,200
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