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There are 12 ways to get from Preston to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry

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  1. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Istanbul

    best
    1. Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane MAN - IST
    8h 12m
    ₺4,632–14,827

  2. Train, bus, night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Preston to Manchester Piccadillytrain train
    2. Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Oborbus bus
    3. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    35h 48m
    ₺2,900–5,075

  3. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Preston to London Eustontrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Eil
    3. Take the night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    4. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    5. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    2d 2h
    ₺21,313–54,066

  4. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Preston to Folkestonecar car
    2. Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain train
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbulcar car
    30h 56m

  5. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane MAN - SAW
    8h 29m
    ₺4,145–10,848

  6. Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Preston to Bradford Interchangetrain train
    2. Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane LBA - IST
    11h 25m
    ₺4,936–19,534

  7. Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Preston to Birmingham Internationaltrain train
    2. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane BHX - IST
    9h 28m
    ₺4,872–15,631

  8. Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Preston to Birmingham Internationaltrain train
    2. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane BHX - SAW
    9h 30m
    ₺5,085–14,152

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Coach Stn to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus bus 181 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Oborbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bucharest to Constantabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Constanța to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus
    40h 2m
    ₺3,545–6,387

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Preston to London Eustontrain train
    2. Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus bus
    3. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus
    46h 16m
    ₺11,757–20,343

  11. Train, bus and ferry, night train

    1. Take the train from Preston to Manchester Piccadillytrain train
    2. Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharestbusferry bus ferry
    3. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    3d 6h
    ₺4,980–12,055

  12. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Preston to Port of Dovercar car
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Calais to Istanbulcar car
    32h 3m
    ₺27,052–40,342

Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul (IST) flights

Calendar30Weekly Planes
Duration4h 13mAverage Duration
Ticket₺3,537Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Preston, England and Istanbul, Turkey?

You can take a bus from Coach Stn to İstanbul Esenler bus station via Manchester, Coach Station, Bucharest, and Constanța in around 40h 2m.

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