There are 15 ways to get from Turkey to England by plane, bus, train, night train, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Fly Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane IST - LHR
7h 31m£94–329Fly Istanbul to Luton Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane IST - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intltrain
8h 10m£46–293Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the train from München Hbf to Frankfurttrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
36h 7m£201–556Night train, train
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain
- Take the night train from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midinighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
2d 1h£227–612Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Istanbul to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Londoncar
27h 19mFly Istanbul to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane IST - MAN
7h 32m£75–225Fly Istanbul to Birmingham Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane IST - BHX
7h 30m£74–196Fly Istanbul to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane IST - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridgetrain
7h 35m£51–297Fly İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Fly from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane ADB - STN
7h 22m£65–261Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane SAW - STN
8h 13m£54–230Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane SAW - MAN
7h 56m£67–156Bus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militaribus N1998
- Take the bus from Bucharest to London Victoriabus
44h 43m£158–187Night train, bus
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain Bosphor Express
- Take the bus from Bucureşti Autogara Obor to London Stonebridgebus
2d 11hNight train, bus and ferry
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain Bosphor Express
- Take the busferry from Bucharest to London Barkingbusferry
2d 22h£76–239Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Londoncar
28h 22m£424–610
Istanbul (IST) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Turkey to England is to fly which costs £65 - £160 and takes 7h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Turkey to England is to fly which takes 7h 22m and costs £60 - £270.
No, there is no direct bus from Turkey to England. However, there are services departing from İskenderpaşa and arriving at Horse Guards Parade via İstanbul Esenler bus station, București, Autogara Militari, Bucharest and Victoria Coach Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 43m.
No, there is no direct train from Turkey to England station. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Leicester Square station via Halkali, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and King's Cross St. Pancras station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between Turkey and England is 1600 miles.
The best way to get from Turkey to England without a car is to bus and train which takes 36h 7m and costs £200 - £600.
It takes approximately 7h 31m to get from Turkey to England, including transfers.
Turkey to England bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from İstanbul Esenler bus station.
Turkey to England train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
The best way to get from Turkey to England is to fly which takes 7h 31m and costs £90 - £330. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £150 - £190 and takes 44h 43m.
What companies run services between Turkey and England?
British Airways, Turkish Airlines, and Croatia Airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from İskenderpaşa to Horse Guards Parade via Bayrampaşa Devlet Hastanesi, İstanbul Esenler bus station, București, Autogara Militari, București Gara de Nord, Bucharest, London Victoria, and Victoria Coach Station in around 44h 43m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–230
Flights from Istanbul to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–280
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–390
Flights from Istanbul to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–390
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–290
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–280
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Manchester Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–320
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–320
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £80–320
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–250
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Istanbul to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–160
Flights from Istanbul to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–100
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–200
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170–460
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Istanbul to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–180
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–210
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £70–240
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- 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 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–250
- 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
- £15–28
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- £15–22
- 1st Class
- £21–28
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £70–80
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £75–250
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- £220–250
- Couchette Carriage
- £140–170
- Seating Carriage
- £75–100
- 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
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–24
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–24
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £75–110
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- 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
- 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
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Bucureşti Autogara Obor to London Stonebridge
- Ave. Duration
- 46h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Bucharest to London Barking
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–150
- 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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Turkey to England bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at București, Autogara Militari station.
England is 3h behind Turkey. It is currently 3:55 PM in Turkey and 12:55 PM in England.
Turkey to England train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Bucharest station.
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