There are 13 ways to get from Sunderland to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Train to Durham Tees Valley Airport, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the train from Sunderland to Middlesbroughtrain
- Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Istanbul (IST)plane MME - IST
10h 46m₺11,284–44,156Fly Newcastle to Istanbul
cheapest- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Istanbul (IST)plane NCL - IST
9h 57m₺6,700–22,323Bus, train, night train
- Take the bus from Interchange to Finchley Road / O2 Centrebus
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Muenchen Ostnighttrain Nj
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
2d₺15,501–32,982Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Sunderland to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbulcar
31h 20m₺36,689–49,990Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Istanbul (IST)plane EDI - IST
9h 44m₺8,951–26,020Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Newcastle to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul (IST)plane MAN - IST
11h 6m₺11,519–26,098Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Newcastle to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane MAN - SAW
11h 29m₺10,022–117,121Fly Newcastle to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane NCL - SAW
9h 54m₺6,703–22,346Bus
- Take the bus from Interchange 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
2dTrain, bus, night train
- Take the train from Newcastle to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the bus from Newhall Street to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
2d 1h₺16,437–22,356Train, bus
- Take the train from Sunderland to Middlesbroughtrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stand 11 to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
2d 15h₺11,559–23,317Train, bus and ferry, night train
- Take the train from Sunderland to Middlesbroughtrain
- Take the train from Middlesbrough to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharestbusferry
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
3d 9h₺8,140–17,462Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Sunderland to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Istanbulcar
32h 28m₺29,881–45,701
Sunderland to Istanbul by bus, subway, train, and night train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sunderland to Istanbul is to fly which costs 6.500 ₺ - 23.000 ₺ and takes 9h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Sunderland to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 9h 44m and costs 8.500 ₺ - 26.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Sunderland to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Interchange and arriving at Istanbul via London Victoria, Bucharest and Vama Ruse. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Sunderland and Istanbul is 2774 km.
The best way to get from Sunderland to Istanbul without a car is to bus and train and night train which takes 2 days 0h and costs 15.000 ₺ - 33.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 10h 46m to get from Sunderland to Istanbul, including transfers.
Sunderland to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Interchange station.
The best way to get from Sunderland to Istanbul is to fly which takes 9h 54m and costs 6.500 ₺ - 23.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 2 days 0h.
Sunderland to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Istanbul is 2h ahead of Sunderland. It is currently 7:10 AM in Sunderland and 9:10 AM in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Sunderland, England and Istanbul, Turkey?
Norwegian Air International, Pegasus Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Interchange to Istanbul via London Victoria, Bucharest, Ruse, and Vama Ruse in around 2d.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–60,000
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Istanbul via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–39,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–31,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–18,000
Flights from Newcastle to Istanbul via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–21,000
Flights from Newcastle to Istanbul via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–33,000
Flights from Newcastle to Istanbul via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–26,000
Flights from Newcastle to Istanbul via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–33,000
Flights from Newcastle to Istanbul via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–33,000
Flights from Newcastle to Istanbul via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–34,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–24,000
Flights from Newcastle to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–27,000
Flights from Newcastle to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–27,000
Flights from Newcastle to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–26,000
Flights from Newcastle to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–28,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–42,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Newcastle to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–22,000
Flights from Newcastle to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–22,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Newcastle to Istanbul via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–26,000
Flights from Newcastle to Istanbul via Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–23,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–24,000
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Sunderland to Middlesbrough
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,600
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Sunderland to Middlesbrough
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,600
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Sunderland to Middlesbrough
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,600
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
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
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–7,000
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- ₺5,500–7,000
- Couchette Carriage
- ₺4,100–4,800
- Seating Carriage
- ₺2,500–3,000
- 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 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–3,800
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,500
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–11,000
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–4,900
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–6,000
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–6,000
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Middlesbrough to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–4,800
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–3,800
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- 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
- +90 444 8 233
- [email protected]
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Sofia to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺750–4,113
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Double Room
- ₺2,283
- Single Room
- ₺4,113
- Four Person Room
- ₺2,007
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Interchange to Finchley Road / O2 Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–3,200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–3,300
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Newhall Street to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stand 11 to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–3,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–10,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Interchange to Finchley Road / O2 Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,200–8,000
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,200–8,000
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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
- +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
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
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–4,500
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- [email protected]
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–9,500
- 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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