There are 13 ways to get from Turkey to Scotland by plane, night train, bus, train, 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 Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane IST - EDI
8h 1m£75–222Fly Istanbul to Glasgow Airport
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane IST - GLA
9h 32m£60–180Night train, bus, train
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Manchester, Coach Stationbus
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Lancastertrain
- Take the train from Lancaster to Glasgow Centraltrain
38h 54m£65–187Night 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 Euston to Glasgow Centraltrain
2d 6h£270–769Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Istanbul to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Glasgowcar
33h 35mFly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SAW - EDI
8h 16m£80–170Fly Antalya Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane AYT - GLA
7h 47m£90–283Fly Antalya Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane AYT - EDI
8h 1m£65–153Fly Istanbul to Aberdeen Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane IST - ABZ
10h 30m£90–400Bus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militaribus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
2d 4h£172–237Bus via Munich
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
2d 10h£143–256Night train, bus and ferry, train
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the busferry from Bucharest to Manchester Piccadillybusferry
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Centraltrain
3d 9h£93–307Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Glasgowcar
34h 41m£503–747
Istanbul (IST) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Turkey to Scotland is to fly which costs £65 - £160 and takes 8h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Turkey to Scotland is to fly which takes 7h 47m and costs £90 - £290.
No, there is no direct bus from Turkey to Scotland station. However, there are services departing from İskenderpaşa and arriving at Buchanan Bus Station via İstanbul Esenler bus station, Complex Apusului, Bucharest and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
No, there is no direct train from Turkey to Scotland. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Glasgow Central via Halkali, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
The distance between Turkey and Scotland is 1802 miles.
The best way to get from Turkey to Scotland without a car is to night train and bus and train which takes 38h 54m and costs £65 - £190.
It takes approximately 8h 1m to get from Turkey to Scotland, including transfers.
Turkey to Scotland bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from İstanbul Esenler bus station.
Turkey to Scotland train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
The best way to get from Turkey to Scotland is to fly which takes 8h 1m and costs £75 - £230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £170 - £240 and takes 2 days 4h.
What companies run services between Turkey and Scotland?
Turkish Airlines and KLM fly from Istanbul (IST) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from İskenderpaşa to Buchanan 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 4h.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Istanbul to Glasgow Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £100–390
Flights from Istanbul to Glasgow Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–390
Flights from Antalya Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £80–320
Flights from Antalya Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £80–310
Flights from Istanbul to Aberdeen Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £140–550
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Istanbul to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–290
Flights from Istanbul to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–300
Flights from Istanbul to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–410
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–380
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Istanbul to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–290
Flights from Istanbul to Aberdeen Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £140–550
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–280
Flights from Antalya Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–270
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–280
Flights from Antalya Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–270
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Istanbul to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–550
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–290
- Website
- corendon.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–280
- 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
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–28
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Lancaster to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–85
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–18
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–95
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–28
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–18
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Lancaster to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–95
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–200
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- 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
- +44 343 218 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
- £60–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- 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
- £260–300
- 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
- +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
- £27–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
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
- £30–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- 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 Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–65
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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
- £70–110
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Bucharest to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- 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
- £65–160
- On Foot
- £30–40
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More Questions & Answers
Turkey to Scotland bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at București, Autogara Militari station.
Scotland is 3h behind Turkey. It is currently 10:42 PM in Turkey and 7:42 PM in Scotland.
Turkey to Scotland train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Bucharest station.
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