There are 9 ways to get from Caernarfon to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the train from Bangor (Gwynedd) to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul (IST)plane MAN - IST
11h 28m₺9,690–29,386Drive, bus and ferry, train, night train
cheapest- Drive from Caernarfon to Liverpool Elmway closecar
- Take the busferry from Liverpool Elmway close to Braşovbusferry
- Take the train from Brașov to Bucharesttrain
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
2d 15h₺6,122–14,000Bus, night train
- Take the bus from Caernarfon Bus Station Stand B to Aberystwyth Bus Station Stand 5bus 1
- Take the bus from Aberystwyth Bus Station Stand 2 to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 409
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
2d 5h₺11,780–14,756Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Caernarfon to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbulcar
31h 38m₺37,944–52,253Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Bangor (Gwynedd) to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane MAN - SAW
11h 40m₺8,693–43,409Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Bangor (Gwynedd) to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul (IST)plane BHX - IST
12h 10m₺10,790–27,086Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Bangor (Gwynedd) to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BHX - SAW
12h 18m₺8,293–28,109Bus
- Take the bus from Caernarfon Bus Station Stand B to Aberystwyth Bus Station Stand 5bus 1
- Take the bus from Aberystwyth Bus Station Stand 2 to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 409
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Câmpulungbus
- Take the bus from Câmpulung Moldovenesc to Sunny beachbus
- Take the bus from Sunny Beach Bus Station to Istanbul Esenler Otogaribus
3d 4h₺7,329–11,875Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Caernarfon to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Istanbulcar
32h 45m₺32,056–49,536
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Caernarfon to Istanbul is to bus which costs 7.000 ₺ - 12.000 ₺ and takes 3 days 4h.
The fastest way to get from Caernarfon to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 11h 28m and costs 9.500 ₺ - 30.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Caernarfon station to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Caernarfon Bus Station Stand B and arriving at Istanbul Esenler Otogari via Aberystwyth Bus Station Stand 2, London Victoria, Câmpulung Moldovenesc and Sunny Beach Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 4h.
The distance between Caernarfon and Istanbul is 2904 km.
The best way to get from Caernarfon to Istanbul without a car is to bus and night train which takes 2 days 5h and costs 11.000 ₺ - 15.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 11h 28m to get from Caernarfon to Istanbul, including transfers.
Caernarfon to Istanbul bus services, operated by TaithCymru, depart from Caernarfon Bus Station Stand B.
Caernarfon to Istanbul bus services, operated by TaithCymru, arrive at Aberystwyth Bus Station Stand 5.
Istanbul is 3h ahead of Caernarfon. It is currently 3:43 AM in Caernarfon and 6:43 AM in Istanbul.
There are 4173+ hotels available in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Caernarfon, Wales and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Caernarfon Bus Station Stand B to Istanbul Esenler Otogari via Aberystwyth Bus Station Stand 2, London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Câmpulung Moldovenesc, Sunny beach, and Sunny Beach Bus Station in around 3d 4h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–26,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–25,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–31,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–24,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–24,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–23,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–22,000
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bangor (Gwynedd) to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–3,900
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bangor (Gwynedd) to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–3,900
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,468
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₺500–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,468
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₺500–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺7,750
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- ₺7,750
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Bangor (Gwynedd) to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–3,700
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,300
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Bangor (Gwynedd) to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–3,700
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,300
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,600
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,600
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺700–1,900
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺700–1,900
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +40 238 434 380
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transferoviar Călători (TFC)
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺360–1,000
- Schedules at
- Transferoviar Călători (TFC)
- 2nd Class
- ₺360–600
- 1st Class
- ₺650–1,000
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺800–900
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Regio Călători
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺340–410
- Website
- Regio Călători
- Phone
- +40 751 525 520
- [email protected]
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺480–700
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- +40 351 409 153
- [email protected]
- Website
- S.C. Softrans S.R.L.
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺420–450
- Schedules at
- S.C. Softrans S.R.L.
- Website
- TaithCymru
Bus from Caernarfon Bus Station Stand B to Aberystwyth Bus Station Stand 5
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- TaithCymru
Bus from Caernarfon Bus Station Stand B to Aberystwyth Bus Station Stand 5
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- TaithCymru
- Phone
- +44 1654 702100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lloyd's Coaches
Bus from Caernarfon Bus Station Stand B to Aberystwyth Bus Station Stand 5
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺650–800
- Website
- Lloyd's Coaches
Bus from Caernarfon Bus Station Stand B to Aberystwyth Bus Station Stand 5
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺650–800
- Website
- Lloyd's Coaches
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Aberystwyth Bus Station Stand 2 to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–4,400
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Aberystwyth Bus Station Stand 2 to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–4,400
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- [email protected]
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺7,966
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- [email protected]
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Liverpool Elmway close to Braşov
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–9,500
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- [email protected]
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Câmpulung
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺600–3,200
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- +40 756 140 153
- [email protected]
- Website
- sincarom.ro
Bus from Câmpulung Moldovenesc to Sunny beach
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺936
- Schedules at
- sincarom.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Sunny Beach Bus Station to Istanbul Esenler Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,539
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–4,800
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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