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There are 11 ways to get from Maidstone to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry

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  1. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Istanbul

    best
    1. Take the train from Maidstone East to London Charing Crosstrain train
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane LHR - IST
    8h 28m
    ₺6,020–21,182

  2. Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Istanbul

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Maidstone East to London Bridgetrain train
    2. Take the train from London Bridge to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain train
    3. Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane LTN - IST
    8h 58m
    ₺3,169–18,920

  3. Bus, night train via Dover

    1. Take the bus from Dover to Bucharest Oborbus bus
    2. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train Bosphor Express
    32h 49m
    ₺4,391–6,507

  4. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Maidstone to Folkestonecar car
    2. Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain train
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbulcar car
    26h 39m

  5. Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Maidstone East to London Bridgetrain train
    2. Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane LGW - IST
    8h 26m
    ₺3,345–20,146

  6. Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Maidstone East to London Bridgetrain train
    2. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane STN - SAW
    9h 3m
    ₺3,858–17,107

  7. Train to London City Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Strood to Stratford Internationaltrain train
    2. Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane LCY - IST
    10h 6m
    ₺14,975–45,579

  8. Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Maidstone East to London Bridgetrain train
    2. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane STN - IST
    9h
    ₺7,745–28,086

  9. Bus, night train

    1. Take the bus from Chequers Bus Station to Bucharestbus bus
    2. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train Bosphor Express
    40h 13m
    ₺8,164–8,931

  10. Bus and ferry, bus

    1. Take the busferry from Maidstone to Bucharestbusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus N1998
    2d 21h
    ₺5,679–12,113

  11. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Maidstone 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
    27h 53m
    ₺23,009–35,180

London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Istanbul (IST) flights

Calendar71Weekly Planes
Duration4h 11mAverage Duration
Ticket₺3,690Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Maidstone, England and Istanbul, Turkey?

There is no direct connection from Maidstone to Istanbul. However, you can take the train to London Charing Cross, walk to Charing Cross station, take the subway to Paddington station, walk to London Paddington, take the train to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, walk to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) 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 train from Maidstone East to Yenikapi via Ashford International, Dover Priory, Dover, Bucharest Obor, Gara Obor, Gara de Nord, Bucharest, Halkali, and Halkali in around 32h 49m.

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