There are 15 ways to get from Turkey to Leicester by plane, train, bus, night train, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Fly İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
best- Fly from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane ADB - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Leicestertrain
8h 10m£65–364Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the train from München Ost to Bruxelles-Miditrain Nj / ...
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Leicestertrain
40h 19m£337–550Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the nighttrain from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain
- Take the nighttrain from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midinighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Leicestertrain
2d 1h£276–482Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Istanbul to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Leicestercar
28h 51m£535–729Fly Istanbul to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane IST - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Leicestertrain
8h 46m£131–345Fly Antalya Airport to East Midlands Airport
- Fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to East Midlands Airport (EMA)plane AYT - EMA
8h 30m£113–345Fly Antalya Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane AYT - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Leicestertrain
9h 8m£104–434Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane SAW - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Leicestertrain
8h 56m£86–335Fly Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane IST - LHR
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Leicestertrain
8h 44m£145–374Fly İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane ADB - STN
- Take the train from Stansted Airport to Leicestertrain
9h 28m£96–221Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane SAW - STN
- Take the train from Stansted Airport to Leicestertrain
10h 25m£107–322Night train, bus
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the bus from Bucharest to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Airport Bus Stationbus A1 / ...
- Take the bus from Airport Bus Station to St Margaret's Bus Stationbus 230 / ...
46h 17m£146–174Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to St Margaret's Bus Stationbus 440 / ...
2d 3h£168–269Night train, bus and ferry, train
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the busferry from Bucharest to Lutonbusferry
- Take the train from Luton to Ketteringtrain
- Take the train from Kettering to Leicestertrain
3d£94–219Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Leicestercar
29h 52m£448–691
İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) to Birmingham Airport (BHX) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Turkey to Leicester is to fly and train which costs £60 - £370 and takes 8h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Turkey to Leicester is to fly and train which takes 8h 10m and costs £60 - £370.
No, there is no direct bus from Turkey to Leicester station. However, there are services departing from İskenderpaşa and arriving at St Margaret's Bus Station via Istanbul, Munich central bus station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 3h.
No, there is no direct train from Turkey to Leicester. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Leicester via Halkali, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and London St Pancras Intl. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between Turkey and Leicester is 1759 miles.
The best way to get from Turkey to Leicester without a car is to bus and train which takes 40h 19m and costs £330 - £550.
It takes approximately 8h 10m to get from Turkey to Leicester, including transfers.
Turkey to Leicester bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, depart from Istanbul station.
Turkey to Leicester train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
The best way to get from Turkey to Leicester is to fly which takes 8h 30m and costs £110 - £350. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £160 - £270 and takes 2 days 3h.
What companies run services between Turkey and Leicester, England?
Jet2.com and TUI Airways fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to East Midlands Airport (EMA) 6 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from İskenderpaşa to St Margaret's Bus Station via Bayrampaşa Devlet Hastanesi, Istanbul, Munich central bus station, and London Victoria in around 2d 3h.
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–330
Flights from Antalya Airport to East Midlands Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–340
Flights from Antalya Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–320
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–340
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–300
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–370
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–300
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–390
Flights from Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–300
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–300
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–380
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £95–380
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–210
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £95–300
Flights from Antalya Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–290
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
- Website
- tui.co.uk
Flights from Antalya Airport to East Midlands Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–370
Flights from Antalya Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–360
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–160
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–300
- Website
- corendon.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–360
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–26
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–26
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–26
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–26
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Stansted Airport to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Stansted Airport to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from München Ost to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £120–190
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Luton to Kettering
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–27
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Kettering to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £8–23
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- £8–12
- 1st Class
- £8–11
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £8–23
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- £8–12
- 1st Class
- £8–11
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £8–23
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- £8–12
- 1st Class
- £8–11
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £67–73
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £50–130
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- £95–130
- Couchette Carriage
- £75–90
- Seating Carriage
- £50–65
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £65–100
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £65–100
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- [email protected]
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £120
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–10
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Airport Bus Station to St Margaret's Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to St Margaret's Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–28
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £90–140
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to St Margaret's Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- [email protected]
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Bucharest to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Turkey to Leicester bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, arrive at Munich station.
Leicester is 3h behind Turkey. It is currently 7:09 AM in Turkey and 4:09 AM in Leicester.
Turkey to Leicester train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Bucharest station.
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