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There are 13 ways to get from Maidstone to Turkey by train, plane, taxi, bus, night train, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry

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  1. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Istanbul, taxi

    best
    1. Take the train from Maidstone East to London Charing Crosstrain
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Istanbul (IST)planeLHR - IST
    3. Take the taxi from Istanbul (IST) to Istanbultaxi
    8h 2m
    ₺7,668–23,520
  2. Bus, night train via Dover

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Dover to Bucharest Oborbus
    2. Take the night train from Bucharest to HalkalinighttrainBosphor Express
    32h 44m
    ₺3,635–6,052
  3. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Maidstone to Folkestonecar
    2. Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbulcar
    26h 28m
  4. Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Istanbul, taxi

    1. Take the train from Maidstone East to London Bridgetrain
    2. Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airporttrain
    3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Istanbul (IST)planeLGW - IST
    4. Take the taxi from Istanbul (IST) to Istanbultaxi
    8h 2m
    ₺4,400–19,564
  5. Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport

    1. Take the train from Strood to Stratford Internationaltrain
    2. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)planeSTN - ADB
    8h 24m
    ₺4,005–12,589
  6. Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport

    1. Take the train from Strood to Stratford Internationaltrain
    2. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)planeSTN - ESB
    9h 4m
    ₺4,712–12,596
  7. Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Strood to Stratford Internationaltrain
    2. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeSTN - SAW
    9h 15m
    ₺3,875–12,567
  8. Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Antalya Airport

    1. Take the train from Maidstone East to London Bridgetrain
    2. Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airporttrain
    3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Antalya Airport (AYT)planeLGW - AYT
    9h 24m
    ₺4,522–42,886
  9. Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Antalya Airport

    1. Take the train from Strood to Stratford Internationaltrain
    2. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Antalya Airport (AYT)planeSTN - AYT
    9h 58m
    ₺3,884–32,068
  10. Bus, night train

    1. Take the bus from Chequers Bus Station to Bucharestbus
    2. Take the night train from Bucharest to HalkalinighttrainBosphor Express
    40h 6m
    ₺7,541–8,308
  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Chequers Bus Station to Bucharestbus
    2. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbusN1998
    43h 16m
    ₺8,751–9,851
  12. Bus and ferry, night train

    1. Take the busferry from Maidstone to Bucharestbusferry
    2. Take the night train from Bucharest to HalkalinighttrainBosphor Express
    2d 19h
    ₺4,078–5,949
  13. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Maidstone to Port of Dovercar
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
    3. Drive from Calais to Istanbulcar
    27h 37m
    ₺23,295–33,959

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

Calendar72Weekly Planes
Duration4h 11mAverage Duration
Ticket₺4,109Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Maidstone, England and Turkey?

You can take a bus from Chequers Bus Station to İskenderpaşa via Bucharest, Gara Basarab, Complex Apusului, București, Autogara Militari, İstanbul Esenler bus station, and Bayrampaşa Devlet Hastanesi in around 43h 16m.

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