There are 14 ways to get from Rhondda to Istanbul by plane, train, bus, night train, car, car train, 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 10m₺6,317–22,282Train, bus, night train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Oborbus
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
37h 46m₺6,328–9,311Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Rhondda to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbulcar
29h 58mFly Cardiff Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane CWL - SAW
11h 58m₺8,330–34,303Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- 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 47m₺6,614–14,338Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Istanbul (IST)plane LHR - IST
10h 38m₺10,450–25,266Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul (IST)plane BHX - IST
11h 7m₺10,520–20,986Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane STN - SAW
11h 55m₺8,043–24,657Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BHX - SAW
11h 15m₺9,033–29,007Bus, night train
- Take the bus from Penuel to Sophia Gardensbus 124
- Take the bus from Sophia Gardens to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 509 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
47h 44m₺10,492–13,831Train, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Istanbulbus
2d 7h₺12,300–20,666Bus
- Take the bus from Ferndale Hotel to Sophia Gardensbus 124
- 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 7h₺10,965–18,736Train, bus via Sofia
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
2d 10h₺10,526–21,811Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Rhondda to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Istanbulcar
31h 12m₺25,942–40,488
Rhondda to Istanbul by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rhondda to Istanbul is to train and bus and night train which costs 6.000 ₺ - 9.500 ₺ and takes 37h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Rhondda to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 9h 47m and costs 6.500 ₺ - 15.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Rhondda to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Ferndale Hotel and arriving at Istanbul via Sophia Gardens, London Victoria and Munich. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 7h.
The distance between Rhondda and Istanbul is 2776 km.
The best way to get from Rhondda to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus and night train which takes 37h 46m and costs 6.000 ₺ - 9.500 ₺.
It takes approximately 11h 10m to get from Rhondda to Istanbul, including transfers.
Rhondda to Istanbul bus services, operated by Stagecoach South Wales, depart from Ferndale Hotel station.
The best way to get from Rhondda to Istanbul is to fly which takes 11h 10m and costs 6.000 ₺ - 23.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 11.000 ₺ - 19.000 ₺ and takes 2 days 7h.
Rhondda to Istanbul bus services, operated by Stagecoach South Wales, arrive at Sophia Gardens station.
Istanbul is 2h ahead of Rhondda. It is currently 2:13 AM in Rhondda and 4:13 AM in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Rhondda, Wales and Istanbul, Turkey?
KLM, Turkish Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Istanbul (IST) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ferndale Hotel to Istanbul via Sophia Gardens, London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Munich in around 2d 7h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Istanbul via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–30,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Istanbul via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–44,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Istanbul via Dalaman
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–34,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Istanbul via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–35,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–14,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–15,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–41,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Dalaman
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–37,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–36,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–24,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–22,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–23,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–12,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–38,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–12,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–16,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–18,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–30,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–33,000
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Istanbul via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–30,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Istanbul via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–27,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–17,000
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–4,800
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,700
- 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
- ₺950–1,700
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺950–1,400
- 1st Class
- ₺1,300–1,700
- 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
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–2,000
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–7,500
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Sofia to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺650–3,945
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Double Room
- ₺2,190
- Single Room
- ₺3,945
- Four Person Room
- ₺1,925
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- 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
Bus from Penuel to Sophia Gardens
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺460–650
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Ferndale Hotel to Sophia Gardens
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺460–650
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Sophia Gardens to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–4,100
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺7,348
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Birmingham to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–8,500
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–5,000
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Plovdiv to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,600
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
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
- +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
- ₺4,500–8,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–3,700
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- 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
- ₺1,000–1,700
- 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
- ₺350–2,300
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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