There are 11 ways to get from Dumfries to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, car, car train, busferry, night train, 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 20m₺7,926–21,625Train, bus
- 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 bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
2d 4h₺13,678–18,044Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Dumfries to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbulcar
32h 31m₺37,743–51,512Train, 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₺11,540–26,306Train 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 33m₺9,429–14,648Train, 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₺10,043–117,329Train, 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₺13,240–30,806Train 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 15m₺9,666–22,638Bus
- Take the bus from Court to Buchanan Bus Stationbus X74
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 594 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Prague Florenc Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to Haskovo Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Haskovo Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus
2d 12h₺19,406–34,147Train, bus and ferry, night train
- Take the train from Lockerbie to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharestbusferry
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
3d 9h₺7,986–16,888Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Dumfries to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Istanbulcar
33h 39m₺30,935–47,223
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dumfries to Istanbul is to train and fly which costs 9.000 ₺ - 15.000 ₺ and takes 10h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Dumfries to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 10h 20m and costs 7.500 ₺ - 22.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Dumfries to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Court and arriving at Istanbul Büyük Otogari via Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria Green Line Station, Prague Florenc Central Bus Station and Haskovo Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 12h.
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 which takes 2 days 4h and costs 13.000 ₺ - 18.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 10h 20m 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 4:10 AM in Dumfries and 6:10 AM in Istanbul.
There are 4396+ hotels available in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Dumfries, Scotland and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Court to Istanbul Büyük Otogari via Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria Green Line Station, Prague Florenc Central Bus Station, and Haskovo Central Bus Station in around 2d 12h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–31,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–18,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–19,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Istanbul via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–30,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Istanbul via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–30,000
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 Hannover
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–30,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–24,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–22,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–22,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–25,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–24,000
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Istanbul via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–24,000
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Lockerbie to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–3,000
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Carlisle to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–5,500
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Lockerbie to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–3,000
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Carlisle to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–5,500
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Lockerbie to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–6,000
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Dumfries to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,800
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Dumfries to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,800
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Dumfries to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,800
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Dumfries to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,800
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Dumfries to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–4,300
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺7,513
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- ₺7,513
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–8,000
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Carlisle to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–6,500
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,456
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺500–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Halston Hotel to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–3,800
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–4,800
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- ₺7,722
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0345 810 1000
- [email protected]
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Court to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–2,000
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/west-scotland
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–12,000
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Prague Florenc Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–8,000
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to Haskovo Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–10,000
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
Bus from Haskovo Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,200
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Haskovo Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,400
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- [email protected]
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–9,500
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺550–3,000
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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