There are 8 ways to get from Paisley to Istanbul by plane, train, bus, car, car train, busferry, night train, 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 33m₺7,428–12,448Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Istanbul
cheapest- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Istanbul (IST)plane EDI - IST
8h 46m₺6,388–18,750Train, bus
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the bus from Rotterdam to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
2d 10h₺18,241–45,241Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Paisley to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbulcar
33h 39m₺39,003–53,272Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane EDI - SAW
8h 59m₺6,391–56,773Bus
- 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 13h₺13,161–21,840Train, bus and ferry, night train
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
- Take the busferry from London Wembley Park to Bucharestbusferry
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
3d 5h₺13,281–29,631Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Paisley to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Istanbulcar
34h 47m₺32,012–48,950
Paisley to Istanbul by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Paisley to Istanbul is to fly which costs 7.000 ₺ - 13.000 ₺ and takes 9h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Paisley to Istanbul is to bus and fly which takes 8h 46m and costs 6.000 ₺ - 19.000 ₺.
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 13h.
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 which takes 2 days 10h and costs 18.000 ₺ - 46.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 9h 33m to get from Paisley to Istanbul, including transfers.
Paisley to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
The best way to get from Paisley to Istanbul is to fly which takes 9h 33m and costs 7.000 ₺ - 13.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 13.000 ₺ - 22.000 ₺ and takes 2 days 13h.
Paisley to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Istanbul is 2h ahead of Paisley. It is currently 12:20 AM in Paisley and 2:20 AM in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Paisley, Scotland and Istanbul, Turkey?
KLM, Pegasus Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) 3 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 13h.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–24,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–24,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–23,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–24,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–24,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–28,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–16,000
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–16,000
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–13,000
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–13,000
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,200–6,500
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–10,000
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺7,647
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- ₺7,647
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺550–1,482
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₺550–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- iuc@lasta.rs
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Rotterdam to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺490–950
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- ₺490–950
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺490–950
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- ₺490–950
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–5,500
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–9,500
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,500
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from London Wembley Park to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–10,000
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺500–3,100
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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