There are 12 ways to get from Manchester to Van by plane, bus, night train, car, car train, train, taxi, busferry, or car ferry
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Fly Manchester Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN)plane MAN - VAN
11h 49m₺9,385–29,624Bus, night train
cheapest- Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Oborbus
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Kapikulenighttrain
- Take the bus from Kapikule to Istanbul Samandira Tesisbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Samandira Tesis to Vanbus
2d 12h₺4,159–5,819Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Manchester to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Vancar
2d 2hTrain to Birmingham Airport, fly to Van Ferit Melen Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN)plane BHX - VAN
14h 1m₺10,571–31,919Fly Manchester Airport to Muş Airport, taxi, bus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Muş Airport (MSR)plane MAN - MSR
- Take the taxi from Muş Airport (MSR) to Güroymak bus stationtaxi
- Take the bus from Güroymak bus station to Van bus stationbus
16h 56m₺8,505–31,764Fly Manchester Airport to Agri, bus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Agri (AJI)plane MAN - AJI
- Take the bus from Ağrı to Vanbus
20h 20m₺10,485–38,334Fly Manchester Airport to Hakkari Yüksekova Airport, taxi
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO)plane MAN - YKO
- Take the taxi from Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) to Vantaxi
17h 49m₺14,815–43,914Train, bus via Paris
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Van bus stationbus
2d 19h₺24,180–38,987Bus
- Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Oborbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Cernavodăbus
- Take the bus from Cernavodă to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Van bus stationbus
2d 19h₺4,649–8,349Train, bus
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Haskovo Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Haskovo Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Van bus stationbus
3d 11h₺12,101–23,407Bus and ferry, night train, bus
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharestbusferry
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Çerkezköynighttrain
- Take the bus from Çerkezköy to İstanbul Alibeyköybus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Alibeyköy to Vanbus
4d 7h₺6,235–13,257Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Manchester to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Vancar
2d 4h₺38,172–56,592
Manchester to Van by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Van is to bus and night train which costs 4.100 ₺ - 6.000 ₺ and takes 2 days 12h.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Van is to fly which takes 11h 49m and costs 9.000 ₺ - 30.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Manchester station to Van station. However, there are services departing from Manchester, Coach Station and arriving at Van bus station via Bucharest, Cernavodă and İstanbul Esenler bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 19h.
The distance between Manchester and Van is 3837 km.
The best way to get from Manchester to Van without a car is to bus and night train which takes 2 days 12h and costs 4.100 ₺ - 6.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 11h 49m to get from Manchester to Van, including transfers.
Manchester to Van bus services, operated by Tarsin, depart from Manchester, Coach Station.
The best way to get from Manchester to Van is to fly which takes 11h 49m and costs 9.000 ₺ - 30.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 4.600 ₺ - 8.500 ₺ and takes 2 days 19h.
Manchester to Van bus services, operated by Tarsin, arrive at Bucharest Obor station.
Van is 3h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 4:11 PM in Manchester and 7:11 PM in Van.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Van, Turkey?
Turkish Airlines, SunExpress, and two other airlines fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Van bus station via Bucharest, Cernavodă, Cernavodă, Istanbul, and İstanbul Esenler bus station in around 2d 19h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–40,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–40,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Muş Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–37,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Agri via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–37,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hakkari Yüksekova Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–38,000
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–29,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–30,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 1m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–33,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–28,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–33,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–32,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Muş Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–29,000
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Kapikule
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺600–1,331
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺600–900
- 1st Class
- ₺800–1,100
Night train from Bucharest to Çerkezköy
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,500
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺800–1,200
- 1st Class
- ₺1,100–1,500
- 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
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–3,800
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–3,100
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–6,500
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- 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
- ₺6,500–11,000
- 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
- ₺8,000–13,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,500
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,900
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,800
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–2,000
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Kapikule to Istanbul Samandira Tesis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺550–700
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺550–700
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
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 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 Istanbul Alibeyköy to Van
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–1,800
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺1,400–1,800
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Güroymak bus station to Van bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺390–550
- Schedules at
- 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
Bus from Istanbul Alibeyköy to Van
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–2,700
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- 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
- +4-0765-408.848
- horasmu@yahoo.com
- Website
- horas.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Cernavodă
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺360–550
- Schedules at
- horas.ro
- Phone
- +4-0241-831.491
- transevren1@yahoo.com
- Website
- transevren.autogari.ro
Bus from Cernavodă to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–3,000
- Schedules at
- transevren.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Sheffield to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–9,000
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Haskovo Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–8,500
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
Bus from Haskovo Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,800
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Haskovo Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,300
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- huntur.com.tr
Bus from Haskovo Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,300
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/?l=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
- ₺3,600–9,000
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- website@kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Çerkezköy to İstanbul Alibeyköy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 50 33
- bilgi@villaseyahat.com
- Website
- villaseyahat.com
Bus from Çerkezköy to İstanbul Alibeyköy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- villaseyahat.com
- Phone
- 0850 755 04 27
- hasturizm@hasturizm.com.tr
- Website
- hasturizm.com.tr
Bus from Çerkezköy to İstanbul Alibeyköy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺350–450
- Website
- https://www.hasturizm.com.tr/eng/
- 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
- ₺370–1,000
- 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
- ₺300–800
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–5,500
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