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

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

    best
    1. Take the train from Oxenholme Lake District to Manchester Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul (IST)planeMAN - IST
    3. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
    10h 18m
    ₺4,394–16,727

  2. Train, bus, night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Oxenholme Lake District to Manchester Piccadillytrain
    2. Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Oborbus
    3. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
    37h 14m
    ₺3,692–6,352

  3. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Windermere to Folkestonecar
    2. Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbulcar
    31h 42m

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

    1. Take the train from Oxenholme Lake District to Manchester Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeMAN - SAW
    9h 56m
    ₺5,577–21,528

  5. Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus

    1. Take the train from Lancaster to Shipleytrain
    2. Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Istanbul (IST)planeLBA - IST
    3. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
    14h 23m
    ₺5,654–19,427

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

    1. Take the train from Oxenholme Lake District to Birmingham Internationaltrain
    2. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul (IST)planeBHX - IST
    3. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
    12h 13m
    ₺8,794–30,227

  7. Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus

    1. Take the train from Oxenholme Lake District to Haymarkettrain
    2. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Istanbul (IST)planeEDI - IST
    3. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
    11h 38m
    ₺6,328–23,761

  8. Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Oxenholme Lake District to Haymarkettrain
    2. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeEDI - SAW
    11h 12m
    ₺6,311–28,562

  9. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Oxenholme Lake District to London Eustontrain
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille EuropetrainEil
    3. Take the bus from Lille to Breda central train stationbus800
    4. Take the bus from Breda, Centraal Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
    5. Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenlerbus
    42h 35m

  10. Train, bus via Prague

    1. Take the train from Oxenholme Lake District to Birmingham New Streettrain
    2. Take the bus from Birmingham to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
    3. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus
    4. Take the bus from Plovdiv to Istanbulbus
    2d 6h
    ₺9,014–16,607

  11. Train, bus and ferry, bus

    1. Take the train from Oxenholme Lake District 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 21h
    ₺4,859–13,047

  12. Train, bus and ferry, night train

    1. Take the train from Oxenholme Lake District to Manchester Piccadillytrain
    2. Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharestbusferry
    3. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
    3d 7h
    ₺5,692–13,152

  13. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Windermere to Port of Dovercar
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
    3. Drive from Calais to Istanbulcar
    32h 48m
    ₺27,559–39,974

Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul (IST) flights

Calendar27Weekly Planes
Duration4h 13mAverage Duration
Ticket₺2,743Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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

There is no direct connection from Windermere to Istanbul. However, you can take the train to Oxenholme Lake District, take the train to Manchester Airport, walk to Manchester Airport (MAN) airport, fly to Istanbul (IST), walk to Istanbul Airport Bus, then take the bus to Istanbul Otogari. Alternatively, you can take a train from Windermere to Yenikapi via Oxenholme Lake District, Manchester Piccadilly, Manchester, Coach Station, Bucharest Obor, Gara Obor, Gara de Nord, Bucharest, Halkali, and Halkali in around 37h 14m.

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