There are 11 ways to get from Stirling to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the train from Stirling to Edinburgh Parktrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Istanbul (IST)plane EDI - IST
8h 20m₺4,858–15,997Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Istanbul
cheapest- Take the train from Stirling to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Istanbul (IST)plane GLA - IST
10h 14m₺4,366–13,374Train, bus, night train
- Take the train from Stirling to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Oborbus
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
39h 57m₺5,524–13,220Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Stirling to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbulcar
33h 46mTrain to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Stirling to Edinburgh Parktrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane EDI - SAW
8h 33m₺5,571–11,518Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Stirling to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane GLA - SAW
10h 57m₺5,179–17,395Train, bus, night train via London
- Take the train from Stirling to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Finchley Road / O2 Centrebus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
2d 3h₺10,572–16,523Train, bus
- Take the train from Stirling to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Istanbulbus
2d 11h₺15,713–39,928Bus
- Take the bus from Islamic Centre to Buchanan Bus Stationbus M9 / ...
- 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 12h₺10,734–17,194Train, bus and ferry, night train
- Take the train from Stirling to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharestbusferry
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
3d 10h₺7,624–20,120Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Stirling to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Istanbulcar
34h 58m₺30,787–44,292
Stirling to Istanbul by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stirling to Istanbul is to train and fly which costs 5.500 ₺ - 12.000 ₺ and takes 8h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Stirling to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 8h 20m and costs 4.800 ₺ - 16.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Stirling to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Islamic Centre and arriving at Istanbul via Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria and Munich. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 12h.
The distance between Stirling and Istanbul is 2928 km.
The best way to get from Stirling to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus and night train which takes 39h 57m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 14.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 8h 20m to get from Stirling to Istanbul, including transfers.
Stirling to Istanbul bus services, operated by Park's of Hamilton, depart from Islamic Centre station.
Stirling to Istanbul bus services, operated by Park's of Hamilton, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Istanbul is 3h ahead of Stirling. It is currently 3:54 AM in Stirling and 6:54 AM in Istanbul.
There are 4286+ hotels available in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Stirling, Scotland and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Islamic Centre to Istanbul via Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria, and Munich in around 2d 12h.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–19,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–22,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–22,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–22,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–22,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–22,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–24,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Istanbul via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–24,000
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
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–21,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–20,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–17,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–16,000
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Stirling to Edinburgh Park
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺550–1,500
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- ₺550–800
- 1st Class
- ₺1,000–1,500
Train from Stirling to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺600–1,600
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- ₺600–850
- 1st Class
- ₺1,100–1,600
Train from Stirling to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺550–1,400
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- ₺550–750
- 1st Class
- ₺1,000–1,400
Train from Stirling to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺650–1,600
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- ₺650–900
- 1st Class
- ₺1,100–1,600
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Stirling to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–3,900
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- ₺2,800–3,900
Train from Stirling to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–3,900
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- ₺2,800–3,900
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–5,500
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- ₺2,300–3,300
- 1st Class
- ₺4,600–5,500
- 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
- ₺1,200–1,700
- 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
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Stirling to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–4,500
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- ₺12,000–13,500
- Sleeper Seat
- ₺3,500–4,500
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- ₺13,000–16,000
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–20,000
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- ₺6,500–10,000
- 1st Class
- ₺14,000–20,000
- 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
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Finchley Road / O2 Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–3,200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–3,600
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–7,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- ₺7,105
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Sheffield to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–9,000
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–5,500
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/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
- ₺3,900–4,900
- 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
- 01698 653164
- enquiries@parksofhamilton.co.uk
- Website
- parksofhamilton.co.uk
Bus from Islamic Centre to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.parksofhamilton.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Islamic Centre to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺430–600
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- 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
- ₺2,700–3,500
- 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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