There are 5 ways to get from Belfast to Ankara by bus, plane, busferry, or train
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Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
best- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane DUB - ESB
12h 34m₺7,256–29,420Fly Belfast International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane BFS - ESB
11h 14m₺5,711–18,903Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankarabus
3d 2hFly George Best Belfast City Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane BHD - ESB
11h 49m₺7,778–24,278Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to Istanbul, train
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Istanbul (IST)plane BHD - IST
- Take the train from Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme to Ankaratrain
14h 39m₺9,027–29,402
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Belfast to Ankara is to bus and fly which costs 7.000 ₺ - 30.000 ₺ and takes 12h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Belfast to Ankara is to fly which takes 11h 14m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 19.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Belfast to Ankara. However, there are services departing from Belfast, Europa Buscentre and arriving at Ankara via Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria, Munich and Istanbul Otogari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 2h.
The distance between Belfast and Ankara is 3466 km.
The best way to get from Belfast to Ankara without a car is to bus and ferry and bus which takes 3 days 2h and costs .
It takes approximately 12h 34m to get from Belfast to Ankara, including transfers.
Belfast to Ankara bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Belfast, Europa Buscentre station.
Belfast to Ankara bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Glasgow Buchanan station.
Ankara is 2h ahead of Belfast. It is currently 1:00 AM in Belfast and 3:00 AM in Ankara.
There are 262+ hotels available in Ankara.
What companies run services between Belfast, Northern Ireland and Ankara, Turkey?
easyJet, Pegasus Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) twice daily.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–23,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–20,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–55,000
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–23,000
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–18,000
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–21,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–19,000
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–19,000
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Dalaman
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–21,000
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–19,000
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–19,000
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–24,000
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–19,000
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–19,000
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–24,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Istanbul via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–18,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Istanbul via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–36,000
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Istanbul via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–36,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–19,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–27,000
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- [email protected]
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,100
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- [email protected]
- Website
- dublinexpress.ie
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–7,500
- Website
- https://www.dublinexpress.ie/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺2,900–4,900
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–9,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,500
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,700
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺1,100–1,700
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