There are 13 ways to get from Carlisle 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 Carlisle to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul (IST)plane MAN - IST
9h 10m₺9,590–28,128Train, bus and ferry, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Carlisle to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharestbusferry
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
3d 7h₺7,335–15,745Train, bus via Kraljevo
- Take the train from Carlisle to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Bredatrain Ec / ...
- Take the bus from Breda, Centraal Station to Kraljevo, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Kraljevo, Autobuska Stanica to Istanbulbus
43h 8mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Carlisle to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the nighttrain from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
2d 3h₺28,203–54,323Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Carlisle to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbulcar
31h 53m₺37,433–52,026Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Carlisle to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Istanbul (IST)plane EDI - IST
9h 3m₺8,471–21,548Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Carlisle to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane MAN - SAW
9h 32m₺9,093–44,151Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Carlisle to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane EDI - SAW
9h 15m₺9,974–59,571Train to Newcastle, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Carlisle to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane NCL - SAW
10h 58m₺7,645–23,982Train to Newcastle, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Carlisle to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Istanbul (IST)plane NCL - IST
11h 1m₺9,642–20,959Bus
- Take the bus from Carlisle to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Rusebus
- Take the bus from Vama Ruse to Istanbulbus
2d 2hTrain, bus
- Take the train from Carlisle to London Eustontrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
2d 7h₺15,743–27,233Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Carlisle to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Istanbulcar
33h 1m₺31,193–48,257
Carlisle to Istanbul by train, foot, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Carlisle to Istanbul is to train and fly which costs 9.000 ₺ - 45.000 ₺ and takes 9h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Carlisle to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 9h 3m and costs 8.000 ₺ - 22.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Carlisle to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Carlisle and arriving at Istanbul via London Victoria, Bucharest and Vama Ruse. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
No, there is no direct train from Carlisle to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Carlisle and arriving at Yenikapi via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 3h.
The distance between Carlisle and Istanbul is 2920 km.
The best way to get from Carlisle to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus via Kraljevo which takes 43h 8m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 10m to get from Carlisle to Istanbul, including transfers.
Carlisle to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Carlisle station.
Carlisle to Istanbul train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Carlisle station.
Carlisle to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
What companies run services between Carlisle, England and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Carlisle to Istanbul via London Victoria, Bucharest, Ruse, and Vama Ruse in around 2d 2h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–26,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–27,000
Flights from Newcastle to Istanbul via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–22,000
Flights from Newcastle to Istanbul via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–29,000
Flights from Newcastle to Istanbul via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–27,000
Flights from Newcastle to Istanbul via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–29,000
Flights from Newcastle to Istanbul via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–29,000
Flights from Newcastle to Istanbul via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–30,000
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Carlisle to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–5,500
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Carlisle to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–3,900
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Carlisle to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–5,500
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Carlisle to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–3,900
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Carlisle to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–4,700
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +381 20 333 733
- [email protected]
- Website
- garo-reisen.rs
Bus from Breda, Centraal Station to Kraljevo, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- garo-reisen.rs
- 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
- ₺1,200–3,600
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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More Questions & Answers
Istanbul is 2h ahead of Carlisle. It is currently 12:46 PM in Carlisle and 2:46 PM in Istanbul.
Carlisle to Istanbul train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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