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How to get fromStirling to Istanbulby train, plane, bus, night train, car, car train, busferry or car ferry

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There are 9 ways to get from Stirling to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry

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  1. Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Istanbul

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    1. Take the train from Stirling to Edinburgh Parktrain train
    2. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane EDI - IST
    8h 16m
    ₺5,536–20,083

  2. Train, bus, night train

    1. Take the train from Stirling to Haymarkettrain train
    2. Take the train from Haymarket to Manchester Piccadillytrain train
    3. Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Oborbus bus
    4. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    39h 53m
    ₺7,895–14,018

  3. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Stirling to Folkestonecar car
    2. Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain train
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbulcar car
    33h 45m

  4. Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Stirling to Glasgow Queen Streettrain train
    2. Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane GLA - IST
    10h 8m
    ₺6,508–18,695

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

    1. Take the train from Stirling to Edinburgh Parktrain train
    2. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane EDI - SAW
    8h 29m
    ₺6,449–26,104

  6. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus bus M8
    2. Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus bus
    3. Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus bus
    4. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus
    2d 6h
    ₺12,381–15,801

  7. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Stirling to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train
    2. Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffieldtrain train
    3. Take the bus from Sheffield to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Plovdiv to Istanbulbus bus
    2d 11h
    ₺17,225–29,829

  8. Train, bus and ferry, night train

    1. Take the train from Stirling to Haymarkettrain train
    2. Take the train from Haymarket to Manchester Piccadillytrain train
    3. Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharestbusferry bus ferry
    4. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    3d 10h
    ₺10,095–20,918

  9. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Stirling 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
    34h 58m
    ₺29,540–45,686

Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Istanbul (IST) flights

Calendar10Weekly Planes
Duration4h 22mAverage Duration
Ticket₺7,928Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Stirling, Scotland and Istanbul, Turkey?

You can take a bus from Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus station via Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria, Bucharest, Gara de Nord, Valea Cascadelor, and București, Autogara Militari in around 2d 6h.

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