There are 11 ways to get from Leeds to Ankara by train, plane, bus, night train, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Train to Manchester Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane MAN - ESB
10h 7m₺7,863–15,199Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane LBA - ESB
10h 44m₺5,996–21,077Train, bus, night train
- Take the train from Leeds to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priorytrain
- Take the bus from Dover to Bucharestbus
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
- Take the train from Istanbul(Halkali) to Ankara Gartrain Hst
2d 2h₺15,872–21,131Train, night train
- Take the train from Leeds 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
- Take the train from Istanbul(Halkali) to Ankara Gartrain Hst
2d 7h₺26,963–49,922Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Leeds to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Ankaracar
34h 4m₺39,691–55,510Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leeds to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane BHX - ESB
11h 19m₺10,776–25,068Train, train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leeds to Peterboroughtrain
- Take the train from Peterborough to Stansted Airporttrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane STN - ESB
10h 34m₺10,011–19,959Bus
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Rusebus
- Take the bus from Vama Ruse to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankarabus
2d 6hBus via Munich
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankarabus
2d 14h₺11,736–18,830Train, bus and ferry, night train
- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharestbusferry
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
- Take the train from Istanbul(Halkali) to Ankara Gartrain Hst
3d 11h₺6,252–13,781Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Leeds to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Ankaracar
35h 12m₺33,452–51,741
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leeds to Ankara is to train and fly which costs 7.500 ₺ - 16.000 ₺ and takes 10h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Leeds to Ankara is to train and fly which takes 10h 7m and costs 7.500 ₺ - 16.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Leeds station to Ankara. However, there are services departing from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station and arriving at Ankara via London Victoria, Bucharest, Vama Ruse and Istanbul Otogari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
No, there is no direct train from Leeds to Ankara. However, there are services departing from Leeds and arriving at Ankara Gar via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Istanbul(Halkali). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 7h.
The distance between Leeds and Ankara is 3137 km.
The best way to get from Leeds to Ankara without a car is to train and bus and night train which takes 2 days 2h and costs 15.000 ₺ - 22.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 10h 7m to get from Leeds to Ankara, including transfers.
Leeds to Ankara bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station.
Leeds to Ankara train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Leeds station.
The best way to get from Leeds to Ankara is to fly which takes 10h 44m and costs 6.000 ₺ - 22.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 2 days 6h.
What companies run services between Leeds, England and Ankara, Turkey?
Jet2.com, AJet, and three other airlines fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Ankara via London Victoria, Bucharest, Ruse, Vama Ruse, Istanbul, and Istanbul Otogari in around 2d 6h.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–23,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–22,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–24,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–22,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–22,000
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- 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 Leeds to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,700
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- [email protected]
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Dover to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺7,809
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺7,809
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- 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
Leeds to Ankara bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Ankara is 2h ahead of Leeds. It is currently 2:20 PM in Leeds and 4:20 PM in Ankara.
Leeds to Ankara train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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