There are 13 ways to get from Sheffield to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, bus and ferry, night train, car, car train or car ferry
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Recommended option
Train to Manchester, fly to Istanbul • 7h 52m
Cheapest option
Train, bus and ferry, night train • 2 days 18h
11 alternative options
Train to Birmingham, fly to Istanbul • 7h 47m
Train, bus via Bratislava • 45h 34m
Train, bus • 46h 40m
Bus • 2 days 1h
Train, bus and ferry, bus • 2 days 13h
Drive, Eurotunnel • 30h 22m
Drive, car ferry • 31h 42m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sheffield to Istanbul is to train and bus and ferry and night train which costs £90 - £150 and takes 2 days 18h.
The quickest way to get from Sheffield to Istanbul is to train and fly which costs £180 - £750 and takes 7h 47m.
No, there is no direct bus from Sheffield station to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Sheffield Coach Station, Pond Street and arriving at Istanbul - Aksaray via London Victoria, Bucuresti and Constanta. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between Sheffield and Istanbul is 2648 km.
The best way to get from Sheffield to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus via Bratislava which takes 45h 34m and costs £290 - £650.
It takes approximately 7h 52m to get from Sheffield to Istanbul, including transfers.
Sheffield to Istanbul bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Sheffield Coach Station, Pond Street.
The quickest flight from Manchester Airport to Istanbul Airport is the direct flight which takes 4h.
Sheffield to Istanbul bus services, operated by TransEvren, arrive at Istanbul - Aksaray station.
Istanbul is 3h ahead of Sheffield. It is currently 2:44 AM in Sheffield and 5:44 AM in Istanbul.

- Distance: 2648.2 km
- Duration: 7h 52m
What companies run services between Sheffield, England and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Sheffield to Istanbul via London Victoria Coach Station, London Victoria, Bucharest, Bucuresti, and Constanta in around 2 days 1h.

- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Manchester to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 3.500 ₺ - 130.000 ₺
Flights from Birmingham to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 4.200 ₺ - 20.000 ₺
Flights from London Heathrow to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 3.400 ₺ - 19.000 ₺
Flights from London Stansted to Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 2.100 ₺ - 15.000 ₺

- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Manchester to Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 1.900 ₺ - 13.000 ₺
Flights from Manchester to Sabiha Gokcen via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 1.900 ₺ - 13.000 ₺
Flights from Manchester to Sabiha Gokcen via Dalaman
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- 1.900 ₺ - 13.000 ₺
Flights from London Stansted to Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 1.800 ₺ - 12.000 ₺
Flights from London Stansted to Sabiha Gokcen via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- 1.800 ₺ - 12.000 ₺
Flights from London Stansted to Sabiha Gokcen via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 1.800 ₺ - 12.000 ₺
Flights from London Stansted to Sabiha Gokcen via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- 1.800 ₺ - 12.000 ₺
Flights from London Stansted to Sabiha Gokcen via Dalaman
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 1.800 ₺ - 12.000 ₺

- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 5.000 ₺ - 75.000 ₺
Flights from Birmingham to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 4.400 ₺ - 16.000 ₺
Flights from London Heathrow to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 4.500 ₺ - 16.000 ₺

- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester to Istanbul via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- 3.600 ₺ - 100.000 ₺
Flights from London Heathrow to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 2.500 ₺ - 21.000 ₺

- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 3.700 ₺ - 75.000 ₺
Flights from Manchester to Sabiha Gokcen via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 1.900 ₺ - 13.000 ₺
Flights from Birmingham to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 3.600 ₺ - 29.000 ₺
Flights from London Heathrow to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 3.100 ₺ - 23.000 ₺

- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Manchester to Istanbul via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 4.500 ₺ - 80.000 ₺
Flights from Birmingham to Istanbul via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 4.600 ₺ - 16.000 ₺
Flights from London Heathrow to Istanbul via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 3.700 ₺ - 26.000 ₺

- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Birmingham to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- 4.500 ₺ - 8.000 ₺

- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Birmingham to Istanbul via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- 4.200 ₺ - 20.000 ₺

- Website
- airalgerie.dz
Flights from London Heathrow to Istanbul via Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 10.000 ₺ - 44.000 ₺

- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from London Luton to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 1.200 ₺ - 4.000 ₺

- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@firstgroup.com
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 400 ₺ - 600 ₺
- Website
- TransPennine Express Service
- Advance Single
- 210 ₺ - 310 ₺
- Off-Peak Day Single
- 290 ₺ - 440 ₺
- Anytime Day Single
- 400 ₺ - 600 ₺

- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- getintouch@eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 490 ₺ - 750 ₺
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
- Advance Single
- 220 ₺ - 550 ₺
- Off-Peak Single
- 390 ₺ - 550 ₺
- Anytime Day Single/Anytime Single
- 490 ₺ - 750 ₺
Train from Sheffield to London St Pancras International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 1.700 ₺ - 2.500 ₺
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
- Advance Single
- 750 ₺ - 1.400 ₺
- Off-Peak Single
- 1.500 ₺ - 2.200 ₺
- Anytime Day Single/Anytime Single
- 1.700 ₺ - 2.500 ₺
Train from Sheffield to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 700 ₺ - 1.100 ₺
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
- Advance Single
- 330 ₺ - 700 ₺
- Off-Peak Single
- 600 ₺ - 850 ₺
- Anytime Day Single/Anytime Single
- 700 ₺ - 1.100 ₺
Train from Leicester to Kettering
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 340 ₺ - 490 ₺
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
- Advance Single
- 150 ₺ - 430 ₺
- Off-Peak Single
- 250 ₺ - 350 ₺
- Anytime Day Single/Anytime Single
- 340 ₺ - 490 ₺
Train from Kettering to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 500 ₺ - 750 ₺
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
- Advance Single
- 220 ₺ - 550 ₺
- Off-Peak Single
- 390 ₺ - 600 ₺
- Anytime Day Single/Anytime Single
- 500 ₺ - 750 ₺

- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 370 ₺ - 650 ₺
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
- Anytime Day
- 370 ₺ - 470 ₺
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- 460 ₺ - 650 ₺

- Phone
- 0344 736 9123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 1.000 ₺ - 3.200 ₺
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Anytime Day
- 1.000 ₺ - 1.200 ₺
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- 2.200 ₺ - 3.200 ₺
Train from Peterborough to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- 900 ₺ - 3.100 ₺
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Anytime Day
- 900 ₺ - 1.200 ₺
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- 2.200 ₺ - 3.100 ₺

- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- customer.relations@scotrail.co.uk
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Leicester to Kettering
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- 140 ₺ - 390 ₺
- Website
- First ScotRail Service
- Anytime Day Single
- 140 ₺ - 210 ₺
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- 300 ₺ - 390 ₺

- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Doncaster to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- 230 ₺ - 2.500 ₺
- Website
- lner.co.uk
- Advance Single
- 230 ₺ - 330 ₺
- Anytime Day Single
- 1.100 ₺ - 1.600 ₺
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- 1.700 ₺ - 2.500 ₺

- Phone
- +44 345 603 4852
- customer.services@grandcentralrail.com
- Website
- grandcentralrail.com
Train from Doncaster to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- 650 ₺ - 1.100 ₺
- Website
- grandcentralrail.com
- Advanced Single
- 300 ₺ - 420 ₺
- Anytime Single
- 270 ₺ - 380 ₺
- Anytime Day Single
- 650 ₺ - 1.100 ₺

Rome2rio's guide to Eurostar
Contact Details
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- 2.100 ₺ - 7.000 ₺
- Website
- Eurostar
- Business Premier
- 6.000 ₺ - 7.000 ₺
- Standard
- 2.100 ₺ - 2.600 ₺
- Standard Premier
- 3.000 ₺ - 3.800 ₺
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- 2.300 ₺ - 7.500 ₺
- Website
- Eurostar
- Business Premier
- 6.000 ₺ - 7.500 ₺
- Standard
- 2.300 ₺ - 2.900 ₺
- Standard Premier
- 3.300 ₺ - 4.200 ₺

- Phone
- +32 2 528 28 28
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- 1.800 ₺ - 2.700 ₺
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Book at
- Belgium Rail Pass
- 2nd Class
- 1.800 ₺ - 2.700 ₺
- 1st Class
- 2.800 ₺ - 4.100 ₺

Austria's national railway system is not only punctual, reliable and efficient, but offers free wifi to boot. Choose from high-speed intercity Railjet trains, overnight Nightjet trains and regional services such as Cityjet. ÖBB also operates international routes that connect cities in Austria with adjacent European countries including Germany, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Czech Republic, Switzerland and Slovenia. If you're planning to be in Austria for a while, consider the ÖBB Vorteilscard, an annual railcard that offers discounts on routes within Austria and in neighbouring countries.
Contact Details
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 230 ₺ - 310 ₺
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Book at
- Austria Rail Pass

The national railway company of Switzerland, Swiss Railways operates trains throughout the country and adjacent European nations including Germany, France, Italy and Austria. Tickets are sold in two classes - First and Second - with most long-distance trains offering a bistro car serving beverages and snacks. Individual tickets can be bought easily at stands, while a variety of travel passes are on offer to suit different travel needs.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +41 51 220 11 11
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 500 ₺ - 950 ₺
- Website
- Swiss Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS)

- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 400 ₺ - 550 ₺
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity

- Phone
- 0700 10 200
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 270 ₺ - 400 ₺
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- 270 ₺ - 320 ₺
- 1st Class
- 330 ₺ - 400 ₺
Night train from Gara Bucureşti Nord to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 320 ₺ - 480 ₺
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- 320 ₺ - 380 ₺
- 1st Class
- 400 ₺ - 480 ₺

German rail company Deutsche Bahn is known for its efficient and comfortable service. It offers many different types of rail transportation, including ICE or Intercity-Express for high-speed services between major cities and regions, IC (InterCity) for long-distance trains, RE (Regional Express) trains that connect regions and cities, and the S-Bahn rapid transit service. There are two main tickets on offer: the Flexpreis that has full flexibility, and the Sparpreis which is the cheaper, advanced fare (bookings usually open 6 months in advance for domestic tickets).
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 0180 6 99 66 33
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Paris Nord to Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- 2.100 ₺ - 2.900 ₺
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn

France’s high-speed TGV train network runs at speeds of up to 320km/h connecting major cities across France and into neighbouring countries. All TGV tickets include a seat reservation; seating is 1+2 in 1st class, 2+2 in 2nd class. Popular routes include Paris to Marseille and Paris to Strasbourg. Most TGVs have a cafe area, power points at each seat and WiFi.
Contact Details
- Phone
- 0033 892 353535
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
Train from Paris Nord to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- 1.900 ₺ - 2.500 ₺
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- 2nd Class
- 1.900 ₺ - 2.200 ₺
- 1st Class
- 2.100 ₺ - 2.500 ₺

- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- eurotunnel.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Eurotunnel

- Phone
- 02/989 0000
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Bratislava to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- 550 ₺ - 850 ₺
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Shumen Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 290 ₺ - 400 ₺
- Website
- Union Ivkoni

- Phone
- + 359/38/66 34 04
- georg_ltd@abv.bg
- Website
- georg-bg.com
Bus from Stuttgart to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- 2.300 ₺ - 4.300 ₺
- Schedules at
- georg-bg.com

National Express Coaches are a quick and convenient way of travelling around the UK. Over 550 National Express coaches run on Britain's roads every day, serving over 900 destinations across the UK. National Express Coaches carry around 19 million passenger journeys every year. For added convenience, National Express operate coach services to all major UK airports 24 hours per day, and is on its way to being 100% wheelchair accessible. The company also has a 24-hour control centre that receives a GPS signal to update on location, speed and the temperature inside coaches, ensuring the smoothest journey possible.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +44 08717 818178
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Sheffield Coach Station, Pond Street to London Victoria Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- 550 ₺ - 800 ₺
- Website
- National Express

- 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
- 2.723 ₺
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro

- Phone
- 0743335517
- Website
- simpatrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucuresti to Constanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- 180 ₺ - 350 ₺
- Schedules at
- simpatrans.autogari.ro

- Phone
- +4-021-316.42.21
- Website
- sirtrans.ro
Bus from Bucuresti to Constanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- 170 ₺ - 500 ₺
- Schedules at
- sirtrans.ro

- Phone
- 021-314-0444
- office@gsmtrans.ro
- Website
- gsmtrans.ro
Bus from Bucuresti to Constanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- 200 ₺ - 290 ₺
- Schedules at
- gsmtrans.ro

- Phone
- 0741 607 941
- office@fany.ro
- Website
- fany.ro
Bus from Bucuresti to Constanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 220 ₺ - 320 ₺
- Schedules at
- fany.ro

- Phone
- +4-0241-831.491
- transevren1@yahoo.com
- Website
- transevren.ro
Bus from Constanta to Istanbul - Aksaray
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- 500 ₺ - 650 ₺
- Schedules at
- transevren.ro

- Phone
- +44 74 71405777
- office@balkanhorn.com
- Website
- balkanhorn.com
Bus and ferry from London Victoria Station to Shumen
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- 2.914 ₺
- Website
- Balkan Horn

- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Bus and ferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 1.400 ₺ - 2.100 ₺
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro

- Phone
- +45 33 42 30 10
- incoming@dfdsseaways.dk
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Dover to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- 1.900 ₺ - 3.100 ₺
- Website
- dfds.co.uk
- Standard Car - Economy
- 1.906 ₺
- Standard Car - Premium
- 3.041 ₺
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