There are 15 ways to get from Turkey to Leicester by plane, train, night train, bus, car, car 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 Birmingham Airport, train
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane IST - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Leicestertrain
8h 49m£87–246Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane SAW - STN
- Take the train from Stansted Airport to Leicestertrain
10h 23m£48–285Night train, bus, train
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Birminghambus
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Leicestertrain
35h 10m£49–86Night 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
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Leicestertrain
2d 2h£246–659Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Istanbul to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Leicestercar
28h 53mFly Antalya Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane AYT - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Leicestertrain
8h 44m£57–190Fly Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane IST - LHR
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Leicestertrain
9h 9m£103–349Fly Antalya Airport to East Midlands Airport
- Fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to East Midlands Airport (EMA)plane AYT - EMA
7h 57m£88–297Fly İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane ADB - STN
- Take the train from Stansted Airport to Leicestertrain
9h 31m£59–286Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane SAW - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Leicestertrain
9h 5m£77–207Fly Istanbul to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane IST - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Nuneatontrain
10h 8m£117–258Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Emniyet Otogar to Constanța Autogara Sud Herli-Sobus
- Take the bus from Constanta to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Lutonbus
- Take the bus from Airport Bus Station to St Margaret's Bus Stationbus 230 / ...
40h 40m£71–121Night train, bus
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the bus from Bucharest to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to St Margaret's Bus Stationbus 440 / ...
44h 58m£140–164Night train, bus and ferry
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain Bosphor Express
- Take the busferry from Bucharest to Northamptonbusferry
3d 2h£80–185Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Leicestercar
29h 59m£435–645
Istanbul (IST) to Birmingham Airport (BHX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Turkey to Leicester is to night train and bus and train which costs £45 - £90 and takes 35h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Turkey to Leicester is to fly which takes 7h 57m and costs £85 - £300.
No, there is no direct bus from Turkey to Leicester station. However, there are services departing from Istanbul Emniyet Otogar and arriving at St Margaret's Bus Station via Constanta, Bucharest Obor and Airport Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Turkey to Leicester. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Leicester via Halkali, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and London St Pancras Intl. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Turkey and Leicester is 1701 miles.
The best way to get from Turkey to Leicester without a car is to night train and bus and train which takes 35h 10m and costs £45 - £90.
It takes approximately 8h 49m to get from Turkey to Leicester, including transfers.
Turkey to Leicester bus services, operated by Simpa Trans, depart from Istanbul Emniyet Otogar station.
Turkey to Leicester train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
The best way to get from Turkey to Leicester is to fly which takes 7h 57m and costs £85 - £300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £70 - £130 and takes 40h 40m.
What companies run services between Turkey and Leicester, England?
SunExpress, Jet2.com, and TUI Airways fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to East Midlands Airport (EMA) 3 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Istanbul Emniyet Otogar to St Margaret's Bus Station via Constanta, Bucharest Obor, and Airport Bus Station in around 40h 40m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–240
Flights from Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–200
Flights from Istanbul to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–360
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–230
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £85–230
Flights from Antalya Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–230
Flights from Antalya Airport to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–230
Flights from Istanbul to Manchester Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–390
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–280
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–270
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–280
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–240
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–230
Flights from Antalya Airport to East Midlands Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £85–290
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–240
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–260
Flights from Antalya Airport to East Midlands Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–300
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £70–240
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–290
Flights from Istanbul to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–160
- Website
- tui.co.uk
Flights from Antalya Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–300
Flights from Antalya Airport to East Midlands Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–350
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–280
- Website
- corendon.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Birmingham Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–230
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £160–380
Train from Birmingham New Street to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–21
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Stansted Airport to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–85
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- 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
- £16–22
- 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
- 5 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
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–90
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.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 Manchester Piccadilly to Nuneaton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–65
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £26–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £25–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 0743335517
- Website
- 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
- £20–35
- Schedules at
- simpatrans.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0765-408.848
- horasmu@yahoo.com
- Website
- horas.ro
Bus from Constanta to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Schedules at
- horas.ro
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Airport Bus Station to St Margaret's Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to St Margaret's Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–15
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to St Margaret's Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £4–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Bucharest to Northampton
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 12h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–150
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- 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
Want to know more about travelling around United Kingdom
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Travelling to the UK: What do I need to know?
Read the travel guide
5 delightfully under-the-radar French towns you need to visit
Read the travel guide
Which London airport should I choose?
Read the travel guide
More Questions & Answers
Turkey to Leicester bus services, operated by Simpa Trans, arrive at Constanța Autogara Sud Herli-So station.
Leicester is 3h behind Turkey. It is currently 11:17 PM in Turkey and 8:17 PM in Leicester.
Turkey to Leicester train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Bucharest station.
There are 992+ hotels available in Leicester.



































































