There are 12 ways to get from Istanbul to Oxford by plane, train, night train, bus, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Fly Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport, train
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane IST - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Oxfordtrain
8h 27m£130–352Fly 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 Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Oxfordtrain
9h 20m£102–301Night train, bus
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the bus from Bucharest to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from Green Line Coach Station to St Aldatesbus
43h 46m£132–148Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Istanbul to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Oxfordcar
28h 32m£521–703Fly Istanbul to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane IST - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Oxfordtrain
8h 47m£162–382Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane SAW - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Oxfordtrain
9h 42m£111–407Fly Istanbul to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane IST - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Oxfordtrain
9h 22m£181–517Fly Istanbul to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane IST - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Oxfordtrain
9h 25m£123–552Fly Istanbul to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane IST - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Oxfordtrain
11h 1m£205–430Bus to Burgas Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Burgasbus
- Fly from Burgas Airport (BOJ) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane BOJ - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Oxfordtrain
13h 22m£120–304Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militaribus
- Take the busferry from Bucharest to Lutonbusferry
- Take the bus from Luton Station Interchange to Gloucester Green Bus Stationbus 737
3d 1h£116–250Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Oxfordcar
29h 35m£412–640
Istanbul (IST) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Oxford is to night train and bus which costs £130 - £150 and takes 43h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Oxford is to fly and train which takes 8h 27m and costs £130 - £360.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul station to Oxford station. However, there are services departing from İstanbul Esenler bus station and arriving at Gloucester Green Bus Station via Bucharest and Luton Station Interchange. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 1h.
The distance between Istanbul and Oxford is 1660 miles.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Oxford without a car is to night train and bus which takes 43h 46m and costs £130 - £150.
It takes approximately 8h 27m to get from Istanbul to Oxford, including transfers.
Istanbul to Oxford bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from İstanbul Esenler bus station.
Istanbul to Oxford bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at București, Autogara Militari station.
Oxford is 2h behind Istanbul. It is currently 3:02 AM in Istanbul and 1:02 AM in Oxford.
There are 1493+ hotels available in Oxford.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Oxford, England?
There is no direct connection from Istanbul to Oxford. However, you can take the train to Gayrettepe, take the train to Istanbul Airport, walk to Istanbul (IST) airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport (LHR), walk to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, take the train to London Paddington, then take the train to Oxford. Alternatively, you can take a train from Yenikapi to St Aldates via Halkali, Halkali, Bucharest North, Bucharest, London Victoria, and Green Line Coach Station in around 43h 46m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–250
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–290
Flights from Istanbul to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–400
Flights from Istanbul to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–400
Flights from Istanbul to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–280
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–190
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–260
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Istanbul to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Istanbul to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–440
Flights from Burgas Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–320
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–340
Flights from Istanbul to Manchester Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–370
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £170–480
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £90–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Burgas Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–180
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Oxford
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–55
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Oxford
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–24
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Oxford
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–55
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Oxford
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–55
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Oxford
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–55
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Oxford
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–55
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £8–23
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- £8–12
- 1st Class
- £9–12
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to Oxford
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Reading to Oxford
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–21
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Oxford
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £80–120
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- 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
- Phone
- 0345 241 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Green Line Coach Station to St Aldates
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–4
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- [email protected]
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Istanbul to Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £25
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- [email protected]
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £8–11
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- [email protected]
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Bucharest to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–150
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Luton Station Interchange to Gloucester Green Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–27
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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