There are 12 ways to get from London to Van by plane, train, bus, car, car train, taxi, or car ferry
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Fly London Heathrow Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN)plane LHR - VAN
10h 4m₺10,301–37,855Train to Luton Airport, fly to Van Ferit Melen Airport
cheapest- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN)plane LTN - VAN
14h 12m₺6,322–19,716Train, bus via Paris
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Van bus stationbus
2d 16h₺12,947–30,077Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from London to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Vancar
47h 15mFly London Stansted Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN)plane STN - VAN
9h 26m₺7,745–21,803Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Van Ferit Melen Airport
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN)plane LGW - VAN
10h 52m₺8,959–27,734Fly London Heathrow Airport to Agri, bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Agri (AJI)plane LHR - AJI
- Take the bus from Ağrı to Vanbus
20h 10m₺11,401–39,565Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the bus from Rotterdam to Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica to Istanbul Esenlerbus
- Take the train from Istanbul to Sivastrain
- Take the train from Sivas to Tatvantrain
- Take the taxi from Tatvan to Vantaxi
2d 17hTrain, bus
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to München Osttrain Nj
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Van bus stationbus
2d 21h₺13,015–26,156Bus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Van bus stationbus
2d 22h₺10,580–13,080Bus via Antwerp
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Antwerpbus 814
- Take the bus from Antwerp Berchem Bus Stop to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Istanbul Samandira Tesisbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Samandira Tesis to Vanbus
3d 7h₺8,096–12,667Drive, car ferry
- Drive from London to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Vancar
2d₺35,516–52,912
London to Van by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Van is to bus via Antwerp which costs 8.000 ₺ - 13.000 ₺ and takes 3 days 7h.
The fastest way to get from London to Van is to fly which takes 9h 26m and costs 7.500 ₺ - 22.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from London to Van station. However, there are services departing from London Victoria and arriving at Van bus station via Gara Basarab, București, Autogara Militari and İstanbul Esenler bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 22h.
The distance between London and Van is 3698 km.
The best way to get from London to Van without a car is to train and bus via Paris which takes 2 days 16h and costs 12.000 ₺ - 31.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 10h 4m to get from London to Van, including transfers.
London to Van bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, depart from London Victoria station.
The best way to get from London to Van is to fly which takes 10h 4m and costs 10.000 ₺ - 38.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 10.000 ₺ - 14.000 ₺ and takes 2 days 22h.
London to Van bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, arrive at Bucharest station.
Van is 3h ahead of London. It is currently 9:04 PM in London and 12:04 AM in Van.
What companies run services between London, England and Van, Turkey?
Turkish Airlines and British Airways fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from London Victoria to Van bus station via Bucharest, Gara Basarab, Complex Apusului, București, Autogara Militari, and İstanbul Esenler bus station in around 2d 22h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–40,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–35,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–18,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Agri via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–37,000
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–29,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–26,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–29,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–27,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–26,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–20,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–27,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–27,000
- 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
- ₺3,800–14,000
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–16,000
- 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
- ₺3,600–13,000
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–8,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 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
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,400
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,510–1,525
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺480–1,300
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺360–1,300
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–14,000
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺3,900–6,000
- 1st Class
- ₺8,000–14,000
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Istanbul to Sivas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,700
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Sivas to Tatvan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,200
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–4,700
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺3,300–4,700
- 1st Class
- ₺5,000–7,500
- 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/
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Van bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–2,800
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Van bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–1,800
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺1,500–1,800
Bus from Ağrı to Van
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺500–600
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺500–600
Bus from Sofia to Istanbul Samandira Tesis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,900
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺750–950
Bus from Istanbul Samandira Tesis to Van
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–1,700
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺1,400–1,700
- Phone
- +381 20 333 733
- garoreisen@gmail.com
- Website
- garo-reisen.rs
Bus from Rotterdam to Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- garo-reisen.rs
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺7,129
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–3,100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Antwerp
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–2,600
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Antwerp Berchem Bus Stop to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–6,500
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- 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
- ₺1,400–2,300
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–4,900
Dörtyol Taksi
- Phone
- +90 434 827 58 48
Beşminare Toki Taksi
- Phone
- +90 536 348 77 95
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