There are 10 ways to get from Manchester to Ankara by plane, train, bus, car, car train, busferry, night train, or car ferry
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Fly from Manchester Airport
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane MAN - ESB
9h 1m₺5,866–18,589Bus and ferry, night train, train
cheapest- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharestbusferry
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
- Take the train from Istanbul(Halkali) to Ankara Gartrain Hst / ...
3d 10h₺5,279–11,994Train, bus
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- 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 Hbf to Batočinabus
- Take the bus from Batočina to Montenegro Hotelbus
- Take the train from Istanbul(Sogutlucesme) to Ankara Gartrain Hst
2dDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Manchester to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Ankaracar
34h 57m₺38,459–54,239Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane BHX - ESB
11h 1m₺8,732–24,512Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane STN - ESB
10h 11m₺10,470–23,213Train, bus via Karlsruhe
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Gebzebus
- Take the train from Gebze to Ankaratrain Yht
2d 5h₺24,490–52,383Bus
- Take the bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Rusebus
- Take the bus from Vama Ruse to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankarabus
2d 7hBus via Munich
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 541 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankarabus
2d 16h₺12,772–22,909Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Manchester to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Ankaracar
36h 4m₺32,358–49,506
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Ankara is to fly which costs 5.500 ₺ - 19.000 ₺ and takes 9h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Ankara is to fly which takes 9h 1m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 19.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Manchester to Ankara. However, there are services departing from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange and arriving at Ankara via London Victoria, Bucharest, Vama Ruse and Istanbul Otogari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 7h.
The distance between Manchester and Ankara is 3067 km.
The best way to get from Manchester to Ankara without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 0h and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 1m to get from Manchester to Ankara, including transfers.
Manchester to Ankara bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange station.
The best way to get from Manchester to Ankara is to fly which takes 9h 1m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 19.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 2 days 7h.
Manchester to Ankara bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Ankara is 2h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 12:31 PM in Manchester and 2:31 PM in Ankara.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Ankara, Turkey?
Lufthansa City, SunExpress, and three other airlines fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to Ankara via London Victoria, Bucharest, Ruse, Vama Ruse, Istanbul, and Istanbul Otogari in around 2d 7h.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–24,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–23,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–25,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–23,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–24,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–33,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–31,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–20,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–13,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–13,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–19,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–7,500
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–3,500
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–7,500
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–7,500
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–14,000
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–14,000
- 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 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–16,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–10,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Istanbul(Sogutlucesme) to Ankara Gar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺700–1,000
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Gebze to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺700–1,000
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Istanbul(Halkali) to Ankara Gar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,200
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺7,455
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- ₺7,455
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–4,400
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–21,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,444
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺500–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
- Phone
- +381 20 333 733
- garoreisen@gmail.com
- Website
- garo-reisen.rs
Bus from Munich Hbf to Batočina
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- garo-reisen.rs
- Phone
- 062 8103637
- office@balbuss.rs
- Website
- balbuss.rs
Bus from Batočina to Montenegro Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,696
- Schedules at
- balbuss.rs
- Book at
- balbuss.rs
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–7,000
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Gebze
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–2,250
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺1,500–2,200
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,700
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺1,100–1,700
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,700
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺1,100–1,700
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–2,300
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–9,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- ₺7,663
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- callcenter@likebus.ua
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Bucharest to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +373 22 542-185
- autogara@mtc.md
- Website
- autogara.md
Bus from Vama Ruse to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–3,500
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–6,000
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,500
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–9,500
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–3,500
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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