There are 7 ways to get from Northern Ireland to Turkey by plane, car ferry, bus, night train, train, or busferry
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Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to Istanbul
best- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Istanbul (IST)plane BHD - IST
9h 36m₺5,634–23,134Car ferry, bus, night train
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Liverpoolcarferry
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Bucharest Oborbus
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
45h 37m₺4,644–7,063Train to Dublin Airport, fly to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Take the train from Portadown to Dublin Connollytrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane DUB - ADB
9h 13m₺5,223–11,396Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Portadown to Dublin Connollytrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Istanbul (IST)plane DUB - IST
10h₺5,379–13,352Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Portadown to Dublin Connollytrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane DUB - SAW
10h 2m₺5,892–12,373Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Belfast Stena Line Terminus to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
2d 18hBus and ferry, bus, night train
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station Stance 57 to Birmingham Brunel Street Bus Stopbus
- Take the busferry from Birmingham West Bromwich to Bucharestbusferry
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
3d 16h
George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Northern Ireland to Turkey is to car ferry and bus and night train which costs 4.600 ₺ - 7.500 ₺ and takes 45h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Northern Ireland to Turkey is to train and fly which takes 9h 13m and costs 5.000 ₺ - 12.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Northern Ireland to Turkey. However, there are services departing from Victoria Square Victoria Street and arriving at İskenderpaşa via Belfast Stena Line Terminus, Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria, Munich and Bayrampaşa Devlet Hastanesi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 18h.
The distance between Northern Ireland and Turkey is 2980 km.
The best way to get from Northern Ireland to Turkey without a car is to car ferry and bus and night train which takes 45h 37m and costs 4.600 ₺ - 7.500 ₺.
It takes approximately 9h 36m to get from Northern Ireland to Turkey, including transfers.
Northern Ireland to Turkey bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Belfast Stena Line Terminus station.
Northern Ireland to Turkey bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Glasgow Buchanan station.
Turkey is 3h ahead of Northern Ireland. It is currently 1:57 AM in Northern Ireland and 4:57 AM in Turkey.
There are 4419+ hotels available in Turkey.
What companies run services between Northern Ireland and Turkey?
British Airways, easyJet, and two other airlines fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Istanbul (IST) 5 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Istanbul via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–31,000
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Istanbul via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–31,000
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Istanbul via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–31,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–13,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–23,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–20,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–20,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Istanbul via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–29,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Istanbul via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–23,000
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–8,500
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–37,000
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Istanbul via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–23,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–19,000
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,600
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺900–1,300
- 1st Class
- ₺1,200–1,600
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Portadown to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,200
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Portadown to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺600–900
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- ₺600–900
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,100
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Belfast Stena Line Terminus to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–4,800
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,200–9,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station Stance 57 to Birmingham Brunel Street Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Birmingham West Bromwich to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–9,000
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Belfast to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–3,400
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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