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There are 13 ways to get from York 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
    10h 5m
    ₺5,153–19,727

  2. Train, bus, night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from York to Manchester Piccadillytrain
    2. Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Oborbus
    3. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
    36h 42m
    ₺3,159–5,779

  3. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from York 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
    ₺21,298–53,247

  4. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from York to Folkestonecar
    2. Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbulcar
    30h 23m

  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 26m
    ₺4,970–17,986

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

    1. Take the train from York to Manchester Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeMAN - SAW
    9h 33m
    ₺5,715–23,017

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

    1. Take the train from York 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
    9h 58m
    ₺4,132–15,276

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

    1. Take the train from York 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
    10h 7m
    ₺5,803–18,991

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

    1. Take the train from York to Birmingham New Streettrain
    2. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeBHX - SAW
    9h 26m
    ₺5,986–14,732

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Low Ousegate to Leeds Bus Station Entrancebus843 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Leeds City Bus Station to London Victoriabus
    3. Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
    4. Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
    2d 8h

  11. Train, bus and ferry, bus

    1. Take the train from York 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
    ₺4,311–12,964

  12. Train, bus and ferry, night train

    1. Take the train from York to Manchester Piccadillytrain
    2. Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharestbusferry
    3. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
    3d 7h
    ₺5,239–12,959

  13. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from York to Port of Dovercar
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
    3. Drive from Calais to Istanbulcar
    31h 30m
    ₺26,618–39,715

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

Calendar14Weekly Planes
Duration7h 5mAverage Duration
Ticket₺5,369Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between York, 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 Low Ousegate to Istanbul via Leeds City Bus Station, London Victoria, and Munich in around 2d 8h.

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