There are 10 ways to get from Istanbul to Glasgow by plane, night train, bus, train, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Istanbul to Glasgow Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane IST - GLA
9h 34m£125–337Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Glasgow Airport
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane SAW - GLA
10h 15m£95–177Night train, bus, train via Maidstone
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Chequers Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Maidstone to London Stonebridgebus
- Take the train from London Euston to Glasgow Centraltrain
2d 1hDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Istanbul to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Glasgowcar
33h 33m£605–834Fly Istanbul to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane IST - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
8h 59m£109–281Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SAW - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
9h 14m£109–891Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
2d 8h£205–356Night train, bus, train
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the bus from Bucureşti Autogara Obor to London Stonebridgebus
- Take the train from London Euston to Glasgow Centraltrain
2d 16hNight train, bus and ferry, train
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the busferry from Bucharest to Manchester Piccadillybusferry
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Centraltrain
3d 9h£118–293Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Glasgowcar
34h 34m£513–791
Istanbul to Glasgow by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Glasgow is to fly which costs £90 - £180 and takes 10h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Glasgow is to fly and train which takes 8h 59m and costs £100 - £290.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Glasgow station. However, there are services departing from Istanbul and arriving at Buchanan Bus Station via Munich central bus station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 8h.
The distance between Istanbul and Glasgow is 1841 miles.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Glasgow without a car is to night train and bus and train via Maidstone which takes 2 days 1h and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 34m to get from Istanbul to Glasgow, including transfers.
Istanbul to Glasgow bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, depart from Istanbul station.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Glasgow is to fly which takes 9h 34m and costs £120 - £340. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £200 - £360 and takes 2 days 8h.
Istanbul to Glasgow bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, arrive at Munich station.
Glasgow is 3h behind Istanbul. It is currently 7:54 PM in Istanbul and 4:54 PM in Glasgow.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Glasgow, Scotland?
KLM, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Istanbul to Buchanan Bus Station via Munich central bus station and London Victoria in around 2d 8h.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Istanbul to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–390
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–300
Flights from Istanbul to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–350
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £100–390
Flights from Istanbul to Glasgow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–390
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Istanbul to Glasgow Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–390
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–230
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–230
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–390
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Istanbul to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £120–390
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–300
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £8–23
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- £8–12
- 1st Class
- £8–11
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £8–23
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- £8–12
- 1st Class
- £8–11
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £8–23
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- £8–12
- 1st Class
- £8–11
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–210
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–210
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £90–130
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £90–130
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–29
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–29
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £7–13
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £7–13
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–19
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–15
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- [email protected]
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Chequers Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £120
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- [email protected]
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Maidstone to London Stonebridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Bucureşti Autogara Obor to London Stonebridge
- Ave. Duration
- 46h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £65–100
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £90–140
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- [email protected]
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Bucharest to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–150
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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