There are 11 ways to get from Dumfries to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the train from Lockerbie to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Istanbul (IST)plane EDI - IST
10h 23m₺7,903–20,556Train, bus, night train
- Take the train from Dumfries to Carlisletrain
- Take the bus from Halston Hotel to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
2d 2h₺11,375–14,427Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Dumfries to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbulcar
32h 26m₺37,961–52,788Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Dumfries to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul (IST)plane MAN - IST
10h 38m₺10,490–30,212Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Lockerbie to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane EDI - SAW
10h 35m₺9,406–58,579Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Dumfries to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane MAN - SAW
11h 1m₺9,993–46,235Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Dumfries to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul (IST)plane BHX - IST
11h 55m₺11,090–28,712Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Dumfries to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Istanbul (IST)plane GLA - IST
11h 21m₺10,042–23,406Bus
- Take the bus from Court to Buchanan Bus Stationbus X74
- 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
2d 14h₺13,623–21,469Train, bus and ferry, night train
- Take the train from Dumfries to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharestbusferry
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
3d 8h₺8,166–17,418Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Dumfries to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Istanbulcar
33h 34m₺31,721–49,019
Dumfries to Istanbul by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dumfries to Istanbul is to train and bus and night train which costs 11.000 ₺ - 15.000 ₺ and takes 2 days 2h.
The fastest way to get from Dumfries to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 10h 23m and costs 7.500 ₺ - 21.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Dumfries to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Court and arriving at Istanbul via Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria and Munich. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 14h.
The distance between Dumfries and Istanbul is 3022 km.
The best way to get from Dumfries to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus and night train which takes 2 days 2h and costs 11.000 ₺ - 15.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 10h 23m to get from Dumfries to Istanbul, including transfers.
Dumfries to Istanbul bus services, operated by Stagecoach West Scotland, depart from Court station.
Dumfries to Istanbul bus services, operated by Stagecoach West Scotland, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Istanbul is 2h ahead of Dumfries. It is currently 1:58 PM in Dumfries and 3:58 PM in Istanbul.
There are 4432+ hotels available in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Dumfries, Scotland and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Court to Istanbul via Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria, and Munich in around 2d 14h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–27,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–26,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–26,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Istanbul via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–26,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Istanbul via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–24,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Istanbul via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–26,000
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Lockerbie to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–2,900
- 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 Lockerbie to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–2,900
- 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 Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–4,700
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Halston Hotel to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–3,400
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–4,500
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–8,500
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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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