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
best- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Istanbul (IST)plane GLA - IST
9h 22m₺4,106–12,306Train, bus, night train
- 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 38m₺9,284–27,051Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Paisley to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbulcar
33h 42mFly Glasgow Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane GLA - SAW
10h 5m₺4,819–16,327Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Istanbul (IST)plane EDI - IST
8h 51m₺4,548–14,463Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane EDI - SAW
9h 4m₺5,161–10,984Bus
- 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₺10,474–16,658Bus, bus and ferry, night train
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Milton Keynes Coachwaybus 595 / ...
- Take the busferry from Luton to Bucharestbusferry
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
3d 10h₺7,934–15,351Drive, 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 54m₺30,664–44,115
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Paisley to Istanbul is to bus and fly which costs 5.000 ₺ - 11.000 ₺ and takes 9h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Paisley to Istanbul is to bus and fly which takes 8h 51m and costs 4.500 ₺ - 15.000 ₺.
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 2936 km.
The best way to get from Paisley to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus and night train which takes 40h 38m and costs 9.000 ₺ - 28.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 9h 22m 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 22m and costs 4.100 ₺ - 13.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 10.000 ₺ - 17.000 ₺ and takes 2 days 12h.
Paisley to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Istanbul is 3h ahead of Paisley. It is currently 10:56 PM in Paisley and 1:56 AM in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Paisley, Scotland and Istanbul, Turkey?
Lufthansa, KLM, and three other airlines fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Istanbul (IST) 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 Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–22,000
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
- ₺4,800–22,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Hannover
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–22,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–22,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–22,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–20,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–22,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Istanbul via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–23,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–23,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–24,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–20,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–16,000
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–15,000
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- ₺6,500–9,000
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- ₺10,000–15,000
Train from Glasgow Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–23,000
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- ₺7,000–11,000
- 1st Class
- ₺16,000–23,000
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,700
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺950–1,400
- 1st Class
- ₺1,200–1,700
- 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
- +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
- ₺1,500–2,000
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺500–750
- Website
- https://www.citylink.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
- ₺2,100–3,700
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–7,000
- 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
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Milton Keynes Coachway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–3,100
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Luton to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–9,000
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- 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
- ₺2,700–3,500
- 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
- ₺1,800–2,200
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- ₺4,000–10,000
- On Foot
- ₺1,800–2,200
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