There are 11 ways to get from Taksim to Preston by plane, train, bus, car, car train, night train, busferry, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Istanbul to Manchester Airport, train
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Manchester Airport (MAN)IST - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Preston
6h 12m£72–280Bus, night train, train, bus and ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Eminönü Mısır Çarşısı to Halkalı MarmarayBn1
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Take the train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Sud
- Take the busferry from Ploiești to Manchester, Coach Station
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Preston
2d 18h£50–175Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul Emniyet Otogar to Mangalia
- Take the bus from Mangalia to Bucharest
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Manchester, Coach Station
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Preston
43h 30m£57–98Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Taksim to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Preston
30h 42mFly Istanbul to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)IST - LBA
- Take the train from Leeds to Preston
9h 58m£130–420Fly Istanbul to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)IST - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Preston
7h 54m£127–505Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Manchester Airport (MAN)SAW - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Preston
9h 16m£91–1,325Bus, train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler to Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica
- Take the bus from Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from London Euston to Preston
46h 34m£246–701Bus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militari
- Take the bus from Bucharest to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bus Station
2d 3h£175–242Bus, train, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Istanbul Emniyet Otogar to Constanța Autogara Sud Herli-So
- Take the train from Constanţa to Râmnicu Sărat
- Take the busferry from Râmnicu Sărat to Manchester Piccadilly
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Preston
3d 18h£105–158Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Taksim to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Preston
31h 43m£489–705
Istanbul (IST) to Manchester Airport (MAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Taksim to Preston is to bus and train which costs £55 - £100 and takes 43h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Taksim to Preston is to fly and train which takes 6h 12m and costs £70 - £280.
No, there is no direct bus from Taksim to Preston station. However, there are services departing from Taksim Tünel and arriving at Bus Station via İstanbul Esenler bus station, Complex Apusului, Bucharest and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 3h.
The distance between Taksim and Preston is 1732 miles.
The best way to get from Taksim to Preston without a car is to bus and train which takes 43h 30m and costs £55 - £100.
It takes approximately 6h 12m to get from Taksim to Preston, including transfers.
Taksim to Preston bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from İstanbul Esenler bus station.
Taksim to Preston bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at București, Autogara Militari station.
Preston is 3h behind Taksim. It is currently 5:34 PM in Taksim and 2:34 PM in Preston.
There are 2167+ hotels available in Preston.
What companies run services between Taksim, Turkey and Preston, England?
You can take a bus from Taksim Tünel to Bus Station via Bayrampaşa Devlet Hastanesi, İstanbul Esenler bus station, București, Autogara Militari, Complex Apusului, Gara de Nord, Bucharest, and London Victoria in around 2d 3h.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–260
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Istanbul to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–500
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Istanbul to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £110–350
Flights from Istanbul to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–350
Flights from Istanbul to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Salzburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–550
Flights from Istanbul to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–470
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Istanbul to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–24
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–18
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–45
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–25
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–18
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–60
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from London Euston to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–220
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Birmingham International to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–280
Train from London Euston to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £270–310
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–270
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £16–28
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- £16–23
- 1st Class
- £21–28
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–7
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Constanţa to Râmnicu Sărat
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £18–20
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £2–6
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- £2–4
- 1st Class
- £4–6
- Phone
- 0743335517
- Website
- simpatrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Istanbul Emniyet Otogar to Mangalia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Schedules at
- simpatrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Istanbul Emniyet Otogar to Constanța Autogara Sud Herli-So
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Schedules at
- simpatrans.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0765-408.848
- horasmu@yahoo.com
- Website
- horas.ro
Bus from Mangalia to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £9–15
- Schedules at
- horas.ro
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Manchester, Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £23–30
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Esenler to Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £27
- Schedules at
- polazak.rs
- Phone
- +381 20 314 545
- info@pejictours.com
- Website
- pejictours.com
Bus from Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £54
- Schedules at
- pejictours.com
- Book at
- pejictours.com
- Phone
- +381 20 333 733
- garoreisen@gmail.com
- Website
- garo-reisen.rs
Bus from Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- garo-reisen.rs
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from Bucharest to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £120
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £19–65
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +90 212 372 22 22
- iett@iett.gov.tr
- Website
- iett.istanbul
Bus from Eminönü Mısır Çarşısı to Halkalı Marmaray
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1
- Website
- https://iett.istanbul/en
- Website
- transmarian.ro
Busferry from Ploiești to Manchester, Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £24–120
- Schedules at
- transmarian.ro
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Râmnicu Sărat to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 21h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–85
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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