There are 9 ways to get from Paisley to Istanbul by plane, train, bus, night train, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Fly Glasgow Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
best- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane GLA - SAW
9h 39m₺5,114–16,322Train, bus, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Oborbus
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
40h 33m₺5,029–13,646Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Paisley to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbulcar
33h 48mFly Glasgow Airport to Istanbul, bus
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Istanbul (IST)plane GLA - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
10h 15m₺5,031–20,581Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane EDI - SAW
9h 15m₺6,119–12,283Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Istanbul (IST)plane EDI - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
9h 46m₺5,736–17,542Bus
- 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 12h₺8,728–19,763Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus 181 / ...
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharestbusferry
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
3d 14h₺7,301–15,501Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Paisley to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Istanbulcar
34h 56m₺29,526–43,915
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Paisley to Istanbul is to train and bus and night train which costs 5.000 ₺ - 14.000 ₺ and takes 40h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Paisley to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 9h 15m and costs 6.000 ₺ - 13.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Paisley to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Smithhills Street and arriving at Istanbul via Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria and Munich. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 12h.
The distance between Paisley and Istanbul is 2995 km.
The best way to get from Paisley to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus and night train which takes 40h 33m and costs 5.000 ₺ - 14.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 9h 39m to get from Paisley to Istanbul, including transfers.
Paisley to Istanbul bus services, operated by Atlantic Travel GB Ltd, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
The best way to get from Paisley to Istanbul is to fly which takes 9h 39m and costs 5.000 ₺ - 17.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 8.500 ₺ - 20.000 ₺ and takes 2 days 12h.
Paisley to Istanbul bus services, operated by Atlantic Travel GB Ltd, arrive at London Victoria station.
Istanbul is 3h ahead of Paisley. It is currently 11:34 PM in Paisley and 2:34 AM in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Paisley, Scotland and Istanbul, Turkey?
KLM, Pegasus Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Smithhills Street to Istanbul via Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria, and Munich in around 2d 12h.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–21,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–22,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–21,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–21,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–21,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–22,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–26,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Istanbul via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–26,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–26,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–15,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–21,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–20,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–24,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–16,000
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–7,500
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–10,000
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.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
- ₺900–1,600
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺900–1,300
- 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
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺650–1,400
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺650–1,100
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–1,700
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺130–280
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- 01204 327509
- info@atlantictravel.co.uk
- Website
- atlantictravel.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
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
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–3,900
- 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
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Manchester Central Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,800
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/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
- ₺3,400–8,500
- 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
- ₺1,800–2,200
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- ₺3,900–9,500
- On Foot
- ₺1,800–2,200
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