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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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Istanbul, taxi
best- Take the train from Maidstone East to London Charing Cross
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Istanbul (IST)LHR - IST
- Take the taxi from Istanbul (IST) to Istanbul
8h 2m₺7,668–23,520Bus, night train via Dover
cheapest- Take the bus from Dover to Bucharest Obor
- Take the night train from Bucharest to HalkaliBosphor Express
32h 44m₺3,635–6,052Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Maidstone to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbul
26h 28mTrain, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Istanbul, taxi
- Take the train from Maidstone East to London Bridge
- Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Istanbul (IST)LGW - IST
- Take the taxi from Istanbul (IST) to Istanbul
8h 2m₺4,400–19,564Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Take the train from Strood to Stratford International
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)STN - ADB
8h 24m₺4,005–12,589Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Take the train from Strood to Stratford International
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)STN - ESB
9h 4m₺4,712–12,596Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Strood to Stratford International
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)STN - SAW
9h 15m₺3,875–12,567Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Antalya Airport
- Take the train from Maidstone East to London Bridge
- Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Antalya Airport (AYT)LGW - AYT
9h 24m₺4,522–42,886Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Antalya Airport
- Take the train from Strood to Stratford International
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Antalya Airport (AYT)STN - AYT
9h 58m₺3,884–32,068Bus, night train
- Take the bus from Chequers Bus Station to Bucharest
- Take the night train from Bucharest to HalkaliBosphor Express
40h 6m₺7,541–8,308Bus
- Take the bus from Chequers Bus Station to Bucharest
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationN1998
43h 16m₺8,751–9,851Bus and ferry, night train
- Take the busferry from Maidstone to Bucharest
- Take the night train from Bucharest to HalkaliBosphor Express
2d 19h₺4,078–5,949Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Maidstone to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Istanbul
27h 37m₺23,295–33,959
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Maidstone to Turkey is to bus and night train via Dover which costs 3.600 ₺ - 6.500 ₺ and takes 32h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Maidstone to Turkey is to train and fly and taxi which takes 8h 2m and costs 7.500 ₺ - 24.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Maidstone station to Turkey. However, there are services departing from Chequers Bus Station and arriving at İskenderpaşa via Gara Basarab, București, Autogara Militari and Bayrampaşa Devlet Hastanesi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 16m.
The distance between Maidstone and Turkey is 2623 km.
The best way to get from Maidstone to Turkey without a car is to bus and night train via Dover which takes 32h 44m and costs 3.600 ₺ - 6.500 ₺.
It takes approximately 8h 2m to get from Maidstone to Turkey, including transfers.
Maidstone to Turkey bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, depart from Chequers Bus Station.
Maidstone to Turkey bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, arrive at Bucharest station.
Turkey is 3h ahead of Maidstone. It is currently 7:52 AM in Maidstone and 10:52 AM in Turkey.
There are 34+ hotels available in Turkey.
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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- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–16,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–15,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–15,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–16,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–15,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–15,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–15,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–22,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–19,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–11,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–17,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–8,500
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–8,500
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–9,500
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–9,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–9,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–29,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Antalya Airport via İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–29,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–7,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–13,000
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–14,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–3,900
- Website
- corendon.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–15,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,200–12,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–14,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–42,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Antalya Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–14,000
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from Maidstone East to London Charing Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺600–2,200
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Maidstone East to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺650–3,000
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Strood to Stratford International
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺490–1,800
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,600
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺850–1,300
- 1st Class
- ₺1,200–1,600
- 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
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺840–870
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺840–860
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dover to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,500
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from Chequers Bus Station to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺6,664
- 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
- ₺2,000–3,100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Maidstone to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,200–4,300
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- 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
- ₺1,700–2,100
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- ₺3,800–9,500
- On Foot
- ₺1,700–2,100
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–1,700
TOPRAK TAKSİ MİMAROBA
- Phone
- +90 552 738 05 05
- Website
- topraktaksi.business.site
Sahil Taxi
- Phone
- +90 212 881 42 40
Kaya Vip Travel
- Phone
- +905321200904
- Website
- kayaviptravel.com
Albatros Taksi
- Phone
- +902128816668
3E Transfer
- Phone
- +90 850 305 3008
- Website
- transfer3e.com
TOPRAK TAKSİ MİMAROBA
- Phone
- +90 552 738 05 05
- Website
- topraktaksi.business.site
Sahil Taxi
- Phone
- +90 212 881 42 40
Kaya Vip Travel
- Phone
- +905321200904
- Website
- kayaviptravel.com
Albatros Taksi
- Phone
- +902128816668
3E Transfer
- Phone
- +90 850 305 3008
- Website
- transfer3e.com
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