There are 15 ways to get from London to Turkey by plane, train, bus, night bus, night train, bus and ferry, car, car train 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.
Recommended option
Fly London Heathrow to Istanbul • 6h 30m
Cheapest option
13 alternative options
Fly London Stansted to Izmir • 7h 1m
Fly London Stansted to Sabiha Gokcen • 7h 50m
Fly London Stansted to Ankara • 8h 51m
Fly London Heathrow to Sabiha Gokcen • 7h 17m
Train, bus, night bus • 39h
Bus • 44h 30m
Train, bus • 44h 41m
Bus, night train • 46h 22m
Bus and ferry, night train • 2 days 9h
Drive, Eurotunnel • 27h 47m
Drive, car ferry • 28h 54m
London to Turkey by train, walk, tram, bus and night bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Turkey is to bus and ferry and night train which costs £75 - £120 and takes 2 days 9h.
The fastest way to get from London to Turkey is to fly which takes 6h 30m and costs £130 - £600.
No, there is no direct bus from London to Turkey. However, there are services departing from London Victoria and arriving at Istanbul - Aksaray via Bucuresti and Constanta. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 30m.
The distance between London and Turkey is 2557 km.
The best way to get from London to Turkey without a car is to train and bus and night bus which takes 39h and costs £270 - £600.
It takes approximately 6h 30m to get from London to Turkey, including transfers.
London to Turkey bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, depart from London Victoria station.
The best way to get from London to Turkey is to fly which takes 6h 30m and costs £130 - £600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £150 - £170 and takes 44h 30m.
London to Turkey bus services, operated by TransEvren, arrive at Istanbul - Aksaray station.
Turkey is 2h ahead of London. It is currently 4:47 PM in London and 6:47 PM in Turkey.
- Distance: 2557.4 km
- Duration: 6h 30m
What companies run services between London, England and Turkey?
Turkish Airlines, British Airways and two other airlines fly from London Paddington to Istanbul every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from London Victoria to Istanbul via Bucharest, Bucuresti, and Constanta in around 44h 30m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 6.000 ₺ - 38.000 ₺
Flights from London Gatwick to Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 7.000 ₺ - 38.000 ₺
Flights from London Gatwick to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 4.700 ₺ - 34.000 ₺
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from London Stansted to Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 4.300 ₺ - 31.000 ₺
Flights from London Stansted to Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 2.200 ₺ - 23.000 ₺
Flights from London Stansted to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- 3.500 ₺ - 17.000 ₺
Flights from London Stansted to Ankara via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 3.500 ₺ - 17.000 ₺
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick to Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 3.400 ₺ - 20.000 ₺
Flights from London Gatwick to Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- 3.800 ₺ - 38.000 ₺
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 5.000 ₺ - 31.000 ₺
Flights from London Gatwick to Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 4.400 ₺ - 20.000 ₺
Flights from London Heathrow to Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 4.500 ₺ - 31.000 ₺
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from London Gatwick to Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 2.000 ₺ - 17.000 ₺
Flights from London Stansted to Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 4.400 ₺ - 16.000 ₺
Flights from London Gatwick to Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- 4.200 ₺ - 25.000 ₺
- Website
- fly-armenia.com
Flights from London Stansted to Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 4.100 ₺ - 18.000 ₺
Flights from London Stansted to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 3.800 ₺ - 17.000 ₺
Flights from London Stansted to Ankara via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 3.900 ₺ - 17.000 ₺
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from London Gatwick to Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 2.500 ₺ - 17.000 ₺
Flights from London Gatwick to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 3.200 ₺ - 18.000 ₺
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 6.000 ₺ - 25.000 ₺
- Website
- corendon.com
Flights from London Gatwick to Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 2.100 ₺ - 18.000 ₺
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Stansted to Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 5.500 ₺ - 24.000 ₺
- Website
- freebirdairlines.com
Flights from London Gatwick to Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- 1.600 ₺ - 20.000 ₺
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Gatwick to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 8.000 ₺ - 29.000 ₺
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- 410 ₺ - 600 ₺
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- 410 ₺ - 600 ₺
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- 600 ₺ - 900 ₺
- Schedules at
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/travel-information/plan-your-journey/timetables
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Anytime Standard
- 600 ₺ - 900 ₺
Rome2Rio's guide to Eurostar
Contact Details
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 4.200 ₺ - 13.000 ₺
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Business Premier
- 11.000 ₺ - 12.500 ₺
- Standard
- 4.200 ₺ - 5.500 ₺
- Standard Premier
- 5.500 ₺ - 7.500 ₺
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Train from Paris-Est to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.sncf.com/en
France’s high-speed TGV train network runs at speeds of up to 320km/h connecting major cities across France and into neighbouring countries. All TGV tickets include a seat reservation; seating is 1+2 in 1st class, 2+2 in 2nd class. Popular routes include Paris to Marseille and Paris to Strasbourg. Most TGVs have a cafe area, power points at each seat and WiFi.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
Train from Paris l'Est to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 2.500 ₺ - 4.400 ₺
- Website
- https://www.sncf.com/en
- 2nd Class
- 2.500 ₺ - 3.400 ₺
- 1st Class
- 3.300 ₺ - 4.400 ₺
Train from Paris l'Est to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- 3.400 ₺ - 6.000 ₺
- Website
- https://www.sncf.com/en
- 2nd Class
- 3.400 ₺ - 4.400 ₺
- 1st Class
- 4.300 ₺ - 6.000 ₺
German rail company Deutsche Bahn is known for its efficient and comfortable service. It offers many different types of rail transportation, including ICE or Intercity-Express for high-speed services between major cities and regions, IC (InterCity) for long-distance trains, RE (Regional Express) trains that connect regions and cities, and the S-Bahn rapid transit service. There are two main tickets on offer: the Flexpreis that has full flexibility, and the Sparpreis which is the cheaper, advanced fare (bookings usually open 6 months in advance for domestic tickets).
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 0180 6 99 66 33
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Paris Est to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- 2.500 ₺ - 2.800 ₺
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
Train from Paris Est to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- 3.200 ₺ - 3.600 ₺
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- 2.200 ₺ - 2.500 ₺
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
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France’s state-owned railway company is a fast and efficient way of travelling around the country, with over 14,000 trains operating daily. SNCF runs the country’s extensive rail network, including the high-speed TGV network, regional TER trains and local Intercités. It also operates international routes including Eurostar and Thalys, as well as the low-cost, long-distance Ouigo services that run on limited routes across France. Book up to 3 months in advance for the cheapest fares. The railway network consists of about 32,000km in total, of which 1800km are high-speed lines and 14,500km are electrified.
Rome2Rio's guide to SNCF
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf.com
Train from Paris Est to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- 2.600 ₺ - 5.500 ₺
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en/
- 2nd Class
- 2.600 ₺ - 3.700 ₺
- Rail 1st Class
- 3.900 ₺ - 5.500 ₺
- Phone
- +35929311111
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 400 ₺ - 850 ₺
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- 400 ₺ - 600 ₺
- 1st Class
- 600 ₺ - 850 ₺
Night train from Gara Bucureşti Nord to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 500 ₺ - 1.100 ₺
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- 500 ₺ - 700 ₺
- 1st Class
- 750 ₺ - 1.100 ₺
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- eurotunnel.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.eurotunnel.com/uk/
- Phone
- 0800 334 334
- iuc@lasta.rs
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Strasbourg Central Bus Station Place de l’Etoile to Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- 2.600 ₺ - 4.600 ₺
- Schedules at
- lasta.rs
- Phone
- +3590885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Night bus from Belgrade to Istanbul Hotel Montenegro
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- 1.600 ₺ - 1.800 ₺
- Schedules at
- citylines.eu
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- 4.882 ₺
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
- Phone
- 0743335517
- Website
- simpatrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucuresti to Constanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- 360 ₺ - 600 ₺
- Schedules at
- simpatrans.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 021-314-0444
- office@gsmtrans.ro
- Website
- gsmtrans.ro
Bus from Bucuresti to Constanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 410 ₺ - 600 ₺
- Schedules at
- gsmtrans.ro
- Phone
- +4-0241-831.491
- transevren1@yahoo.com
- Website
- transevren.autogari.ro
Bus from Constanta to Istanbul - Aksaray
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- 850 ₺ - 1.100 ₺
- Schedules at
- transevren.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 00359 2 971 11 11
- tickets@airkona.com
- Website
- airkona.com
Bus from Salzburg to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- 2.616 ₺
- Website
- Air Kona
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Bus and ferry from London Barking to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 2.400 ₺ - 3.300 ₺
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 1.200 ₺ - 1.500 ₺
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- 2.700 ₺ - 6.500 ₺
- On Foot
- 1.200 ₺ - 1.500 ₺
- Phone
- 01304 448866.
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- 1.900 ₺ - 2.400 ₺
- Website
- P&O Ferries
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