There are 15 ways to get from Istanbul to London Victoria by plane, bus, train, night 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 London Heathrow Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane IST - LHR
7h 44m£105–309Fly Istanbul to London Gatwick Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane IST - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoriatrain
7h 45m£69–287Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain 42 / ...
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Paris Esttrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
34h 59m£308–603Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the nighttrain from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain
- Take the nighttrain from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midinighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
2d£238–419Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Istanbul to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to London Victoriacar
27h 21m£511–689Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane SAW - STN
8h 25m£76–270Fly Istanbul to London City Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to London City Airport (LCY)plane IST - LCY
9h 22m£156–608Fly Istanbul to London Stansted Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane IST - STN
8h 14m£141–330Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane SAW - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoriatrain
8h 16m£114–197Fly Istanbul to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane IST - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to London Eustontrain
8h 52m£137–399Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane SAW - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to London Eustontrain
9h 2m£92–389Night train, bus
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain Bosphor Express
- Take the bus from Bucharest to London Victoriabus
41h 40m£129–144Bus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militaribus N1998
- Take the bus from Bucharest to London Victoriabus
41h 54m£168–190Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militaribus N1998
- Take the busferry from Bucharest to London Barkingbusferry
2d 22h£108–225Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to London Victoriacar
28h 23m£422–649
Istanbul to London Victoria by bus, foot, train, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to London Victoria is to fly which costs £75 - £270 and takes 8h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to London Victoria is to fly which takes 7h 44m and costs £100 - £310.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul station to London Victoria. However, there are services departing from İstanbul Esenler bus station and arriving at London Victoria via Complex Apusului and Bucharest. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 54m.
No, there is no direct train from Istanbul to London Victoria station. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Victoria station via Halkali, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and King's Cross St. Pancras station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Istanbul and London Victoria is 1601 miles.
The best way to get from Istanbul to London Victoria without a car is to bus and train which takes 34h 59m and costs £300 - £650.
It takes approximately 7h 44m to get from Istanbul to London Victoria, including transfers.
Istanbul to London Victoria bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from İstanbul Esenler bus station.
Istanbul to London Victoria train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
The best way to get from Istanbul to London Victoria is to fly which takes 7h 44m and costs £100 - £310. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £160 - £190 and takes 41h 54m.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and London Victoria, England?
British Airways and Turkish Airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to London Victoria via București, Autogara Militari, Complex Apusului, Gara de Nord, and Bucharest in around 41h 54m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–210
Flights from Istanbul to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–650
Flights from Istanbul to London City Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–600
Flights from Istanbul to London City Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £190–650
Flights from Istanbul to London City Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £190–650
Flights from Istanbul to London City Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–1,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–250
Flights from Istanbul to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–380
Flights from Istanbul to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–390
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–390
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–300
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–290
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–380
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £95–380
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–160
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Istanbul to London City Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £180–600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Istanbul to London City Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–600
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Istanbul to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–600
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £80–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £21–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £95–150
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–240
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
- 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
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £67–73
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £50–130
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- £95–130
- Couchette Carriage
- £75–90
- Seating Carriage
- £50–65
- 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)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- Southern
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- Gatwick Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–85
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–85
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- 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
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- [email protected]
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £120
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £120
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- [email protected]
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Bucharest to London Barking
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- 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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Booking & Getting There
Istanbul to London Victoria bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at București, Autogara Militari station.
London Victoria is 3h behind Istanbul. It is currently 7:28 AM in Istanbul and 4:28 AM in London Victoria.
Istanbul to London Victoria train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Bucharest station.
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