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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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  1. Bus to Birmingham Airport, fly to Istanbul

    best
    1. Take the bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Birmingham Airport Bus Terminalbus bus
    2. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane BHX - IST
    8h 16m
    ₺6,418–20,647

  2. Bus to Birmingham Airport, fly to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Birmingham Airport Bus Terminalbus bus
    2. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane plane BHX - ADB
    8h 12m
    ₺3,389–22,643

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intltrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain train Eil
    3. Take the train from Paris Est to Augsburg Hbftrain train Tgv
    4. Take the bus from Augsburg to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus bus
    5. Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus
    39h 23m
    ₺25,274–39,055

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intltrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Eil
    3. Take the nighttrain from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    4. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    5. Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    2d 1h
    ₺25,992–48,203

  5. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Leicester to Folkestonecar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain train
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbulcar car
    28h 48m
    ₺34,399–47,647

  6. Bus to Birmingham Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Birmingham Airport Bus Terminalbus bus
    2. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane BHX - SAW
    8h 23m
    ₺5,421–23,670

  7. Bus to Birmingham Airport, fly to Antalya Airport

    1. Take the bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Birmingham Airport Bus Terminalbus bus
    2. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Antalya Airport (AYT)plane plane BHX - AYT
    9h 3m
    ₺5,868–28,597

  8. Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Leicester to Stansted Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane STN - SAW
    9h 28m
    ₺7,296–29,244

  9. Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport

    1. Take the train from Leicester to Stansted Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane plane STN - ADB
    9h 7m
    ₺6,664–22,217

  10. Fly East Midlands Airport to Antalya Airport

    1. Fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Antalya Airport (AYT)plane plane EMA - AYT
    8h 50m
    ₺6,193–25,952

  11. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Nuneaton to Manchester Piccadillytrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane plane MAN - SAW
    10h 4m
    ₺8,216–32,296

  12. Bus

    1. Take the bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus bus 440 / ...
    2. Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bucharest to Rusebus bus
    4. Take the bus from Vama Ruse to Istanbulbus bus
    46h 45m

  13. Bus via Munich

    1. Take the bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus bus 440 / ...
    2. Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus bus
    2d 6h
    ₺10,772–16,609

  14. Bus and ferry, night train

    1. Take the busferry from Northampton to Bucharestbusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train Bosphor Express
    3d 2h
    ₺4,769–11,480

  15. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Leicester to Port of Dovercar car
    2. Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Calais to Istanbulcar car
    29h 56m
    ₺28,569–45,088

Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul (IST) flights

Calendar35Weekly Planes
Duration6h 25mAverage Duration
Ticket₺5,219Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,704.4 km
  • Duration: 8h 16m

What companies run services between Leicester, England and Turkey?

TUI Airways and Jet2.com 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 45m.

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