There are 13 ways to get from Durham to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the train from Durham to Leedstrain
- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul (IST)plane MAN - IST
10h 11m₺9,875–29,551Fly Newcastle to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane NCL - SAW
9h 51m₺6,577–21,980Train, bus
- Take the train from Durham to King's Crosstrain
- 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
42h 21mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Durham to King's Crosstrain
- 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₺27,821–51,051Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Durham to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbulcar
31h 8m₺36,727–51,005Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Durham to Leedstrain
- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane MAN - SAW
10h 34m₺9,378–45,574Train to Durham Tees Valley Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Newcastle to Darlingtontrain
- Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Istanbul (IST)plane MME - IST
11h 20m₺11,044–43,977Train to Durham Tees Valley Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Newcastle to Darlingtontrain
- Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane MME - SAW
12h 53m₺11,547–46,000Fly Newcastle to Istanbul
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Istanbul (IST)plane NCL - IST
9h 54m₺8,574–18,957Train, bus, night train
- Take the train from Durham to King's Crosstrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
45h 21m₺14,434–18,364Bus
- Take the bus from Interchange to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
2d 10h₺11,136–17,927Train, bus and ferry, night train
- Take the train from Durham to Manchester Victoriatrain
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharestbusferry
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
3d 8h₺7,749–16,445Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Durham to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Istanbulcar
32h 15m₺30,484–47,233
Durham to Istanbul by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Durham to Istanbul is to fly which costs 8.500 ₺ - 19.000 ₺ and takes 9h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Durham to Istanbul is to fly which takes 9h 51m and costs 6.500 ₺ - 22.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Durham to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Leazes Rd - Underpass Stand B and arriving at Istanbul via Interchange, London Victoria and Munich. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 10h.
No, there is no direct train from Durham to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Durham 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 Durham and Istanbul is 2943 km.
The best way to get from Durham to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus which takes 42h 21m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 11m to get from Durham to Istanbul, including transfers.
Durham to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Interchange station.
Durham to Istanbul train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Durham station.
The best way to get from Durham to Istanbul is to fly which takes 9h 51m and costs 6.500 ₺ - 22.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 11.000 ₺ - 18.000 ₺ and takes 2 days 10h.
What companies run services between Durham, England and Istanbul, Turkey?
Norwegian Air International, Pegasus Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Leazes Rd - Underpass Stand B to Istanbul via Interchange, London Victoria, and Munich in around 2d 10h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–26,000
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–48,000
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Istanbul via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–41,000
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 Durham to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–3,600
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Leeds to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–2,100
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Durham to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–3,600
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Leeds to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–2,100
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Newcastle to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,400
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Newcastle to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,400
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Durham to Manchester Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–5,500
- 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
Durham to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Istanbul is 2h ahead of Durham. It is currently 9:32 PM in Durham and 11:32 PM in Istanbul.
Durham to Istanbul train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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