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There are 12 ways to get from Sunderland to Istanbul by plane, train, bus, night train, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry

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  1. Fly Newcastle to Istanbul

    best
    1. Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Istanbul (IST)planeNCL - IST
    9h 28m
    ₺7,783–21,706

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Sunderland Interchange to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus172
    2. Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Oborbus
    3. Take the bus from Bucharest to Constantabus
    4. Take the bus from Constanta Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
    42h 47m
    ₺3,636–7,298

  3. Train, bus, night train

    1. Take the train from Newcastle to Birmingham New Streettrain
    2. Take the bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Oborbus
    3. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
    37h 58m
    ₺5,928–15,534

  4. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Sunderland to Folkestonecar
    2. Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbulcar
    31h 16m

  5. Train to Durham Tees Valley Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Sunderland to Thornabytrain
    2. Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Istanbul (IST)planeMME - IST
    11h 51m
    ₺9,133–39,449

  6. Train to Durham Tees Valley Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Sunderland to Thornabytrain
    2. Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeMME - SAW
    11h 33m
    ₺8,546–30,970

  7. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Newcastle to Manchester Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul (IST)planeMAN - IST
    11h 18m
    ₺5,800–21,689

  8. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Newcastle to Manchester Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeMAN - SAW
    12h 6m
    ₺6,813–82,210

  9. Fly Newcastle to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeNCL - SAW
    9h 46m
    ₺5,696–6,727

  10. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Sunderland Interchange to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus172
    2. Take the busferry from Manchester, Coach Station to Ploieștibusferry
    3. Take the bus from Ploiești to București, Autogara Militaribus
    4. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
    2d 22h
    ₺4,171–11,918

  11. Train, bus and ferry, night train

    1. Take the train from Durham to Manchester Piccadillytrain
    2. Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharestbusferry
    3. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
    3d 9h
    ₺5,867–11,884

  12. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Sunderland to Port of Dovercar
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
    3. Drive from Calais to Istanbulcar
    32h 23m
    ₺27,422–39,920

Newcastle (NCL) to Istanbul (IST) flights

Calendar12Weekly Planes
Duration7h 24mAverage Duration
Ticket₺4,244Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Sunderland, England and Istanbul, Turkey?

Lufthansa, Turkish Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Istanbul (IST) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sunderland Interchange to İstanbul Esenler bus station via Manchester, Coach Station, Bucharest, and Constanta Bus Station in around 42h 47m.

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