There are 13 ways to get from Widnes to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, car, car train, busferry, 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.
Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the train from Runcorn to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul (IST)plane BHX - IST
8h 51m₺9,221–25,322Bus and ferry, night train
cheapest- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharestbusferry
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain Bosphor Express
3d 6h₺4,986–11,989Train, bus
- Take the train from Runcorn to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Augsburg Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Augsburg Hbf to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
40h 36m₺27,844–42,386Train, night train
- Take the train from Runcorn to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the nighttrain from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
2d 2h₺27,604–49,376Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Widnes to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Istanbulcar
30h 27m₺37,122–51,064Fly Manchester Airport to Istanbul
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul (IST)plane MAN - IST
9h 4m₺8,018–27,132Fly Manchester Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane MAN - SAW
9h 22m₺7,021–41,155Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Runcorn to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BHX - SAW
9h 4m₺6,724–26,345Fly Liverpool to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane LPL - SAW
9h 34m₺5,203–19,306Fly Liverpool to Istanbul
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Istanbul (IST)plane LPL - IST
9h 32m₺5,200–22,283Train, bus, night train
- Take the train from Runcorn to London Eustontrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
44h 43m₺12,811–16,083Bus
- Take the bus from Warrington Interchange to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
2d 9h₺11,916–17,999Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Widnes to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Istanbulcar
31h 34m₺31,233–48,348
Widnes to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Widnes to Istanbul is to fly which costs 7.000 ₺ - 42.000 ₺ and takes 9h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Widnes to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 8h 51m and costs 9.000 ₺ - 26.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Widnes to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Doctors Pub and arriving at Istanbul via Warrington Interchange, London Victoria and Munich. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 9h.
No, there is no direct train from Widnes to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Runcorn and arriving at Yenikapi via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Widnes and Istanbul is 2779 km.
The best way to get from Widnes to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus which takes 40h 36m and costs 27.000 ₺ - 43.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 8h 51m to get from Widnes to Istanbul, including transfers.
Widnes to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Warrington Interchange station.
Widnes to Istanbul train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Runcorn station.
The best way to get from Widnes to Istanbul is to fly which takes 9h 4m and costs 8.000 ₺ - 28.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 11.000 ₺ - 18.000 ₺ and takes 2 days 9h.
What companies run services between Widnes, England and Istanbul, Turkey?
Turkish Airlines flies from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Istanbul (IST) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Doctors Pub to Istanbul via Warrington Interchange, London Victoria, and Munich in around 2d 9h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–25,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–26,000
Flights from Liverpool to Istanbul via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–22,000
Flights from Liverpool to Istanbul via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–27,000
Flights from Liverpool to Istanbul via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–24,000
Flights from Liverpool to Istanbul via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–22,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–23,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–22,000
Flights from Liverpool to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–25,000
Flights from Liverpool to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–23,000
Flights from Liverpool to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–23,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Liverpool to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–22,000
Flights from Liverpool to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–19,000
Flights from Liverpool to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–24,000
Flights from Liverpool to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–25,000
- 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
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Runcorn to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–3,900
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Runcorn to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–3,900
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Runcorn to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,700
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Runcorn to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–6,500
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Runcorn to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–6,500
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Runcorn to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,700
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Runcorn to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–6,500
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–16,000
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–13,000
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Est to Augsburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–13,000
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–8,500
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- ₺6,500–8,500
- Couchette Carriage
- ₺5,000–6,000
- Seating Carriage
- ₺3,500–4,200
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–20,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- 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
- +381 11 7620255
- [email protected]
- Website
- Fudeks
Bus from Augsburg Hbf to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–5,200
- Website
- Fudeks
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- [email protected]
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Warrington Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–2,300
- 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
- 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
- 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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Booking & Getting There
Widnes to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Istanbul is 3h ahead of Widnes. It is currently 2:55 PM in Widnes and 5:55 PM in Istanbul.
Widnes to Istanbul train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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