There are 13 ways to get from Scotland to Turkey by plane, train, bus, night train, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Istanbul
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Istanbul (IST)plane EDI - IST
7h 53m₺4,365–13,565Train, bus, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Oborbus
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
38h 37m₺3,863–11,113Train, night train
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
2d 5h₺21,974–57,731Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Glasgow to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbulcar
33h 33mFly Aberdeen Airport to Istanbul
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Istanbul (IST)plane ABZ - IST
9h 35m₺5,000–24,000Fly Glasgow Airport to Istanbul
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Istanbul (IST)plane GLA - IST
9h 32m₺4,009–11,309Fly Edinburgh Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane EDI - SAW
8h 5m₺4,978–10,086Fly Edinburgh Airport to Antalya Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Antalya Airport (AYT)plane EDI - AYT
9h₺3,887–8,587Fly Glasgow Airport to Antalya Airport
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Antalya Airport (AYT)plane GLA - AYT
8h 34m₺5,331–17,331Bus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
2d 6h₺10,435–13,821Bus via Munich
- 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 11h₺8,711–14,997Train, bus and ferry, night train
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharestbusferry
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
3d 8h₺5,963–18,013Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Glasgow to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Istanbulcar
34h 46m₺29,083–43,953
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Scotland to Turkey is to fly which costs 3.800 ₺ - 9.000 ₺ and takes 9h.
The fastest way to get from Scotland to Turkey is to fly which takes 7h 53m and costs 4.300 ₺ - 14.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Scotland station to Turkey. However, there are services departing from Buchanan Bus Station and arriving at İskenderpaşa via London Victoria, Gara Basarab, București, Autogara Militari and Bayrampaşa Devlet Hastanesi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
No, there is no direct train from Scotland to Turkey. However, there are services departing from Glasgow Central and arriving at Yenikapi via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 5h.
The distance between Scotland and Turkey is 2884 km.
The best way to get from Scotland to Turkey without a car is to train and bus and night train which takes 38h 37m and costs 3.800 ₺ - 12.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 7h 53m to get from Scotland to Turkey, including transfers.
Scotland to Turkey bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
Scotland to Turkey train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Glasgow Central station.
The best way to get from Scotland to Turkey is to fly which takes 7h 53m and costs 4.300 ₺ - 14.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 10.000 ₺ - 14.000 ₺ and takes 2 days 6h.
What companies run services between Scotland and Turkey?
Turkish Airlines flies from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Istanbul (IST) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Buchanan Bus Station to İskenderpaşa via London Victoria, Bucharest, Gara Basarab, Complex Apusului, București, Autogara Militari, İstanbul Esenler bus station, and Bayrampaşa Devlet Hastanesi in around 2d 6h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–25,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–30,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Istanbul via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–31,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Istanbul via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–31,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–24,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Istanbul via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–24,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–24,000
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–20,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–17,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–24,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–19,000
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–17,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–17,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–20,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–19,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–26,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–22,000
- Website
- corendon.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–17,000
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺900–6,500
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–8,500
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–5,500
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,100
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–4,800
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- ₺12,500–13,500
- Sleeper Seat
- ₺3,700–4,800
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- ₺15,000–18,000
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–13,000
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺390–1,100
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.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
- ₺900–1,700
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺900–1,300
- 1st Class
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–13,000
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–15,000
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- ₺13,000–15,000
- Couchette Carriage
- ₺8,500–10,000
- Seating Carriage
- ₺4,600–6,000
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–15,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- 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 Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,100
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
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 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–3,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–3,100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–5,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- 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
- ₺7,133
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
- 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 Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–9,000
- 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
- ₺1,400–2,300
- 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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Scotland to Turkey bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Turkey is 3h ahead of Scotland. It is currently 7:42 PM in Scotland and 10:42 PM in Turkey.
Scotland to Turkey train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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