There are 15 ways to get from Leicester to Turkey by bus, plane, train, night train, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Bus to Birmingham Airport, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Birmingham Airport Bus Terminalbus
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul (IST)plane BHX - IST
8h 16m₺9,026–22,135Bus and ferry, night train
cheapest- Take the busferry from Northampton to Bucharestbusferry
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain Bosphor Express
3d 2h₺4,766–11,476Train, bus
- Take the train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Augsburg Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Augsburg to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
39h 24m₺25,179–41,690Train, night train
- Take the train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
2d 1h₺25,797–48,838Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Leicester to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbulcar
28h 48m₺34,236–46,446Bus to Birmingham Airport, fly to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Take the bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Birmingham Airport Bus Terminalbus
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane BHX - ADB
8h 12m₺4,997–14,131Bus to Birmingham Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Birmingham Airport Bus Terminalbus
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BHX - SAW
8h 23m₺6,529–23,158Bus to Birmingham Airport, fly to Antalya Airport
- Take the bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Birmingham Airport Bus Terminalbus
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Antalya Airport (AYT)plane BHX - AYT
9h 8m₺5,976–25,085Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Leicester to Stansted Airporttrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane STN - SAW
9h 27m₺8,278–26,057Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Take the train from Leicester to Stansted Airporttrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane STN - ADB
9h 6m₺8,746–23,030Fly East Midlands Airport to Antalya Airport
- Fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Antalya Airport (AYT)plane EMA - AYT
8h 55m₺8,752–23,075Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Nuneaton to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane MAN - SAW
10h 4m₺8,976–114,791Bus
- Take the bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 440 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Rusebus
- Take the bus from Vama Ruse to Istanbulbus
46h 49mBus via Munich
- Take the bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 440 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
2d 6h₺11,073–18,967Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Leicester to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Istanbulcar
29h 56m₺27,428–42,157
Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leicester to Turkey is to bus and fly which costs 5.000 ₺ - 15.000 ₺ and takes 8h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Leicester to Turkey is to bus and fly which takes 8h 12m and costs 5.000 ₺ - 15.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Leicester station to Turkey. However, there are services departing from St Margaret's Bus Station and arriving at İskenderpaşa via London Victoria, Bucharest, Vama Ruse and Bayrampaşa Devlet Hastanesi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 49m.
No, there is no direct train from Leicester to Turkey. However, there are services departing from Leicester 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 1h.
The distance between Leicester and Turkey is 2704 km.
The best way to get from Leicester to Turkey without a car is to train and bus which takes 39h 24m and costs 25.000 ₺ - 42.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 8h 16m to get from Leicester to Turkey, including transfers.
Leicester to Turkey bus services, operated by National Express, depart from St Margaret's Bus Station.
Leicester to Turkey train services, operated by East Midlands Railways, depart from Leicester station.
The best way to get from Leicester to Turkey is to fly which takes 8h 55m and costs 8.500 ₺ - 24.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 46h 49m.
What companies run services between Leicester, England and Turkey?
Jet2.com and TUI Airways fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Antalya Airport (AYT) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to İskenderpaşa via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Bucharest, Ruse, Vama Ruse, Istanbul, and Bayrampaşa Devlet Hastanesi in around 46h 49m.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–23,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Antalya Airport via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–25,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–23,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–26,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–24,000
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–22,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–24,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–22,000
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–22,000
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–15,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–19,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–13,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–22,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–22,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–35,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–36,000
- Website
- tui.co.uk
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–25,000
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–27,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–19,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–21,000
- Website
- corendon.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–19,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–26,000
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺3,200–4,800
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺3,200–4,800
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–14,000
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–11,000
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Est to Augsburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–14,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–8,500
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- ₺6,500–8,500
- Couchette Carriage
- ₺5,000–6,000
- Seating Carriage
- ₺3,500–4,200
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–23,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,456
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺500–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,456
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺500–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺7,513
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- ₺7,513
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Leicester to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–6,000
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Leicester to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–6,000
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Nuneaton to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–3,300
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Birmingham Airport Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺440–1,100
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Birmingham Airport Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺440–1,100
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Birmingham Airport Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺440–1,100
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Birmingham Airport Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺440–1,100
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–3,000
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–3,000
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +381 11 7620255
- [email protected]
- Website
- fudeks.rs
Bus from Augsburg to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–7,000
- Website
- http://en.fudeks.rs/timetable/
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- [email protected]
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- [email protected]
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- [email protected]
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺7,722
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- [email protected]
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Bucharest to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +373 22 542-185
- [email protected]
- Website
- autogara.md
Bus from Vama Ruse to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–3,600
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–9,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,500
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- [email protected]
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Northampton to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 12h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–9,500
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺550–3,000
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Leicester to Turkey bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Turkey is 2h ahead of Leicester. It is currently 8:09 AM in Leicester and 10:09 AM in Turkey.
Leicester to Turkey train services, operated by East Midlands Railways, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
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