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There are 13 ways to get from Wakefield to Istanbul by plane, train, bus, night train, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry

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  1. Fly Leeds Bradford International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeLBA - SAW
    9h 48m
    ₺5,139–17,439

  2. Train, bus, night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Wakefield Kirkgate to Manchester Piccadillytrain
    2. Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Oborbus
    3. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
    36h
    ₺2,866–5,147

  3. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Wakefield Westgate to King's Crosstrain
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordtrainEil
    3. Take the train from Paris l'Est to Wien MeidlingtrainNj
    4. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain347
    5. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
    2d 2h
    ₺21,556–56,294

  4. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Wakefield to Folkestonecar
    2. Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbulcar
    30h 6m

  5. Fly Leeds Bradford International Airport to Istanbul, bus

    1. Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Istanbul (IST)planeLBA - IST
    2. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
    11h 4m
    ₺4,656–17,638

  6. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus

    1. Take the train from Wakefield Kirkgate to Manchester Piccadillytrain
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul (IST)planeMAN - IST
    3. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
    9h 18m
    ₺3,568–15,322

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

    1. Take the train from Wakefield Kirkgate to Manchester Piccadillytrain
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeMAN - SAW
    8h 56m
    ₺5,651–77,123

  8. Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus

    1. Take the train from Wakefield Westgate to Birmingham New Streettrain
    2. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul (IST)planeBHX - IST
    3. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
    9h 53m
    ₺7,018–23,804

  9. Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Wakefield Westgate to Birmingham New Streettrain
    2. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeBHX - SAW
    9h 16m
    ₺6,201–27,605

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Bradford to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
    2. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus
    3. Take the bus from Plovdiv to Istanbulbus
    2d 7h
    ₺7,706–13,714

  11. Train, bus and ferry, bus

    1. Take the train from Wakefield Kirkgate to Manchester Piccadillytrain
    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 20h
    ₺4,013–11,932

  12. Train, bus and ferry, night train

    1. Take the train from Wakefield Kirkgate to Manchester Piccadillytrain
    2. Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharestbusferry
    3. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
    3d 6h
    ₺4,946–11,927

  13. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Wakefield to Port of Dovercar
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
    3. Drive from Calais to Istanbulcar
    31h 13m
    ₺26,355–38,236

Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) flights

Calendar16Weekly Planes
Duration7h 7mAverage Duration
Ticket₺4,931Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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

KLM, Pegasus Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Queen Elizabeth GS to Istanbul via Bradford Interchange Bus Station, Bradford, Praha, ÚAN Florenc, and Plovdiv in around 2d 7h.

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