There are 14 ways to get from Port Talbot to Istanbul by plane, train, bus, night train, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Fly Cardiff Airport to Istanbul
best- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Istanbul (IST)plane CWL - IST
11h 48m₺9,402–36,932Train, train to Bristol Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Port Talbot Parkway to Cardiff Centraltrain
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BRS - SAW
9h 37m₺6,758–13,305Train, bus, night train
- Take the train from Port Talbot Parkway to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
44h 44m₺13,595–18,446Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Port Talbot to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbulcar
29h 59m₺36,733–50,503Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Port Talbot Parkway to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Istanbul (IST)plane LHR - IST
9h 43m₺11,720–28,941Fly Cardiff Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane CWL - SAW
12h 21m₺7,905–31,955Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Port Talbot Parkway to Bristol Parkwaytrain
- Take the train from Bristol Parkway to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul (IST)plane BHX - IST
10h 9m₺11,974–28,350Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Port Talbot Parkway to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane STN - SAW
10h 47m₺10,043–27,094Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Port Talbot Parkway to Bristol Parkwaytrain
- Take the train from Bristol Parkway to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BHX - SAW
10h 22m₺9,477–29,373Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Port Talbot Parkway to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane MAN - SAW
11h 54m₺10,406–45,945Bus
- Take the bus from Port Talbot Bus Station 9 to Sophia Gardensbus 202 / ...
- Take the bus from Sophia Gardens to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 509 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
2d 8h₺12,262–18,789Train, bus, night train via Brent
- Take the train from Port Talbot Parkway to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the bus from London Stonebridge to Bucureşti Autogara Oborbus
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
2d 13hTrain, bus and ferry, night train
- Take the train from Port Talbot Parkway to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the busferry from London Barking to Bucharestbusferry
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
3d 1h₺9,746–20,297Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Port Talbot to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Istanbulcar
31h 8m₺30,862–47,811
Port Talbot to Istanbul by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Port Talbot to Istanbul is to train and fly which costs 6.500 ₺ - 14.000 ₺ and takes 9h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Port Talbot to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 9h 37m and costs 6.500 ₺ - 14.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Port Talbot station to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Port Talbot Bus Station 9 and arriving at Istanbul via Sophia Gardens, London Victoria and Munich. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 8h.
The distance between Port Talbot and Istanbul is 2773 km.
The best way to get from Port Talbot to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus and night train which takes 44h 44m and costs 13.000 ₺ - 19.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 11h 48m to get from Port Talbot to Istanbul, including transfers.
Port Talbot to Istanbul bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Port Talbot Bus Station 9.
The best way to get from Port Talbot to Istanbul is to fly which takes 11h 48m and costs 9.000 ₺ - 37.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 12.000 ₺ - 19.000 ₺ and takes 2 days 8h.
Port Talbot to Istanbul bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Sophia Gardens station.
Istanbul is 3h ahead of Port Talbot. It is currently 3:15 AM in Port Talbot and 6:15 AM in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Port Talbot, Wales and Istanbul, Turkey?
KLM, Turkish Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Istanbul (IST) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Port Talbot Bus Station 9 to Istanbul via Sophia Gardens, London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Munich in around 2d 8h.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–33,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–38,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–35,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Dalaman
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–34,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–22,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–22,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–22,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–23,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Istanbul via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–36,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Istanbul via Dalaman
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–35,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Istanbul via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–35,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–17,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–25,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–14,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–24,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–24,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Istanbul via Dalaman
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–35,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–15,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–11,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–30,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Port Talbot Parkway to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–9,000
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Port Talbot Parkway to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–9,000
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Port Talbot Parkway to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–3,300
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Port Talbot Parkway to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,600
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,900
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Port Talbot Parkway to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–9,000
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Port Talbot Parkway to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–3,300
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Port Talbot Parkway to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–9,000
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Port Talbot Parkway to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–9,000
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,468
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₺500–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,468
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₺500–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,468
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₺500–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺7,750
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- ₺7,750
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Parkway to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–3,600
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,700
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Parkway to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–3,600
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Port Talbot Parkway to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺700–1,200
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,400
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Port Talbot Parkway to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–7,000
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- 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
- ₺7,966
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Port Talbot Bus Station 9 to Sophia Gardens
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺360–600
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Sophia Gardens to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,700
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–9,000
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,500
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- [email protected]
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from London Stonebridge to Bucureşti Autogara Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 46h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- [email protected]
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from London Barking to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–9,500
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.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
- ₺1,700–4,800
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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