There are 14 ways to get from Port Talbot to Istanbul by plane, train, bus, night train, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Fly Cardiff Airport to Istanbul
best- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Istanbul (IST)plane CWL - IST
11h 38m₺7,905–34,620Train, bus, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Port Talbot Parkway to Bristol Parkwaytrain
- Take the train from Bristol Parkway to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Oborbus
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
36h 57m₺4,683–10,499Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Port Talbot to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbulcar
30h 8mFly Cardiff Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane CWL - SAW
13h 15m₺6,918–31,641Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Port Talbot Parkway to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Istanbul (IST)plane LHR - IST
9h 42m₺7,936–30,943Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Port Talbot Parkway to Bristol Parkwaytrain
- Take the train from Bristol Parkway to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul (IST)plane BHX - IST
10h 18m₺6,705–18,454Train, train to Bristol Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Port Talbot Parkway to Cardiff Centraltrain
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BRS - SAW
9h 32m₺5,685–9,829Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Port Talbot Parkway to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane STN - SAW
10h 48m₺6,178–26,298Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Port Talbot Parkway to Bristol Parkwaytrain
- Take the train from Bristol Parkway to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BHX - SAW
10h 20m₺6,718–16,975Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Port Talbot Parkway to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane MAN - SAW
11h 54m₺8,157–15,223Train, bus, night train via London
- Take the train from Port Talbot Parkway to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
44h 49m₺10,655–21,049Bus
- Take the bus from Port Talbot Bus Station Stand 9 to Sophia Gardensbus 201 / ...
- Take the bus from Sophia Gardens to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 509 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
2d 6h₺8,229–16,685Train, bus and ferry, night train
- Take the train from Port Talbot Parkway to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the busferry from London Barking to Bucharestbusferry
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
3d 1h₺7,214–23,158Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Port Talbot to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Istanbulcar
31h 17m₺26,418–39,426
Port Talbot to Istanbul by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Port Talbot to Istanbul is to train and bus and night train which costs 4.600 ₺ - 11.000 ₺ and takes 36h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Port Talbot to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 9h 32m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 10.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Port Talbot station to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Port Talbot Bus Station Stand 9 and arriving at Istanbul via Sophia Gardens, London Victoria and Munich. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
The distance between Port Talbot and Istanbul is 2773 km.
The best way to get from Port Talbot to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus and night train which takes 36h 57m and costs 4.600 ₺ - 11.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 11h 38m to get from Port Talbot to Istanbul, including transfers.
Port Talbot to Istanbul bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Port Talbot Bus Station Stand 9.
The best way to get from Port Talbot to Istanbul is to fly which takes 11h 38m and costs 7.500 ₺ - 35.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 8.000 ₺ - 17.000 ₺ and takes 2 days 6h.
Port Talbot to Istanbul bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Sophia Gardens station.
Istanbul is 3h ahead of Port Talbot. It is currently 8:24 AM in Port Talbot and 11:24 AM in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Port Talbot, Wales and Istanbul, Turkey?
KLM, Turkish Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Istanbul (IST) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Port Talbot Bus Station Stand 9 to Istanbul via Sophia Gardens, London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Munich in around 2d 6h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Istanbul via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–34,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–39,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Istanbul via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–41,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Istanbul via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–46,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–13,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–25,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–36,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Dalaman
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–35,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–20,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–18,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–20,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–20,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–14,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–21,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–21,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–12,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–31,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–8,500
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Port Talbot Parkway to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–2,100
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Port Talbot Parkway to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–13,000
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Port Talbot Parkway to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺875–885
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺700–1,400
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Parkway to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–4,800
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺450–1,100
- 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
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Port Talbot Parkway to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺390–900
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Port Talbot Parkway to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,000
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- ₺4,300–6,000
- 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
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺6,971
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Port Talbot Bus Station Stand 9 to Sophia Gardens
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺260–490
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Sophia Gardens to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺460–2,200
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,200–8,000
- 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
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from London Barking to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–9,000
- 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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