There are 13 ways to get from Widnes to Istanbul by plane, bus, car, car train, train, busferry, night train, or car ferry
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Fly Manchester Airport to Istanbul, bus
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul (IST)MAN - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
9h 31m₺3,189–14,336Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Bucharest Obor
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Constanta
- Take the bus from Constanța to İstanbul Esenler bus station
41h 6m₺2,935–5,512Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Widnes to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbul
30h 23mFly Manchester Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)MAN - SAW
9h 9m₺4,372–19,137Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul (IST)BHX - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
11h 9m₺6,459–24,076Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)BHX - SAW
10h 32m₺5,442–20,877Fly Liverpool to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)LPL - SAW
9h 26m₺4,543–16,179Fly Liverpool to Istanbul, bus
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Istanbul (IST)LPL - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
9h 57m₺4,660–16,378Train, bus
- Take the train from Warrington Central to Sheffield
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Istanbul
2d 7h₺8,229–15,256Bus and ferry, train, night train
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Alba Iulia
- Take the train from Alba Iulia to Videle
- Take the night train from Videle to Halkali
2d 14h₺5,864–12,748Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Ploiești
- Take the bus from Ploiești to București, Autogara Militari
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
2d 21h₺3,574–10,257Bus and ferry, night train
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharest
- Take the night train from Bucharest to HalkaliBosphor Express
3d 6h₺4,467–10,951Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Widnes to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Istanbul
31h 30m₺26,667–38,685
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Widnes to Istanbul is to bus which costs 2.900 ₺ - 5.500 ₺ and takes 41h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Widnes to Istanbul is to fly which takes 9h 9m and costs 4.300 ₺ - 20.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Widnes to Istanbul station. However, there are services departing from Green Oaks and arriving at İstanbul Esenler bus station via Liverpool, Liverpool One, Bucharest and Constanța. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 6m.
The distance between Widnes and Istanbul is 2768 km.
The best way to get from Widnes to Istanbul without a car is to bus which takes 41h 6m and costs 2.900 ₺ - 5.500 ₺.
It takes approximately 9h 31m to get from Widnes to Istanbul, including transfers.
Widnes to Istanbul bus services, operated by Tarsin, depart from Liverpool, Liverpool One station.
The best way to get from Widnes to Istanbul is to bus which takes 41h 6m and costs 2.900 ₺ - 5.500 ₺. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs 4.300 ₺ - 20.000 ₺ and takes 9h 9m.
Widnes to Istanbul bus services, operated by Tarsin, arrive at Bucharest Obor station.
Istanbul is 3h ahead of Widnes. It is currently 3:00 PM in Widnes and 6:00 PM in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Widnes, England and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Green Oaks to İstanbul Esenler bus station via Liverpool, Liverpool One, Bucharest, and Constanța in around 41h 6m. Alternatively, Pegasus Airlines flies from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) twice daily.
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- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–15,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–13,000
Flights from Liverpool to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–24,000
Flights from Liverpool to Istanbul via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–24,000
Flights from Liverpool to Istanbul via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–18,000
Flights from Liverpool to Istanbul via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–16,000
Flights from Liverpool to Istanbul via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–16,000
Flights from Liverpool to Istanbul via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–24,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–18,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–18,000
Flights from Liverpool to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–19,000
Flights from Liverpool to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–20,000
Flights from Liverpool to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–19,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–22,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Liverpool to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–18,000
Flights from Liverpool to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–16,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–8,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Liverpool to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–19,000
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–2,700
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Warrington Central to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺750–2,100
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Warrington Central to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺650–2,100
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Alba Iulia to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–1,900
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Videle to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,500
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺800–1,200
- 1st Class
- ₺1,100–1,500
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,600
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺900–1,300
- 1st Class
- ₺1,200–1,600
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺130–220
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–1,700
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +4-0765-408.848
- horasmu@yahoo.com
- Website
- horas.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Constanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺460–700
- Schedules at
- horas.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Constanța to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,520–1,570
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Ploiești to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺95–340
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–3,200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +4-0241-831.491
- transevren1@yahoo.com
- Website
- transevren.autogari.ro
Bus from Constanța to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–2,900
- Schedules at
- transevren.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Sheffield to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,900–7,000
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–4,600
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Plovdiv to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,400
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–8,500
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–8,500
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Website
- transmarian.ro
Busferry from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Ploiești
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–6,500
- Schedules at
- transmarian.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–2,100
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- ₺3,800–9,500
- On Foot
- ₺1,800–2,100
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