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Starliner luxury buses, Turkey

Bus travel is the easiest, cheapest, most popular way to travel in Turkey. (These luxurious Starliner coaches are manufactured in Turkey.)

The buses, operated by hundreds of companies large and small, are modern and comfortable, with air conditioning, entertainment, a steward to bring you snacks and drinks, and even free Wifi Internet connections on some buses (and more in the bus terminals).

Turkish buses are not usually equipped with onboard toilets, so use the facilities in the terminal before your board, and at the mola (rest stops) about every 2 to 2-1/2 hours along the way. Drinks, snacks and meals are avilable at the stops, and smokers light up (no smoking is allowed on public buses).

Departures are frequent, and fares are low to moderate. There's even service to Greece, Bulgaria and other Balkan countries, and Europe.

An example: Buses depart on the 450-km (280-mile) 6- or 7-hour journey between Istanbul and Ankara about every 15 minutes, 24 hours a day, for TL20 to TL60 one-way.

Most fares are quite reasonable. Often, buses are so frequent you needn't reserve in advance except around holidays.

Here's how to buy bus tickets in Turkey.

Here are routes, fares and travel times from Istanbul to other cities. Here are the major bus companies, some of which have websites with schedules and fares. (Sorry, I don't have any more information than this.)

Buses run everywhere, even cross-country (Istanbul to Artvin: 1352 km, 840 miles, 24 hours), although bus trips of more than 8 or 10 hours are tedious. It's better to break a long trip into shorter trips; to take a plane; or to take a train with couchettes or sleeping cars.


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Backpackers Travel, Istanbul, Turkey
Good travel agency for all price ranges.

 
Istanbul Otogar (Main Bus Terminal), Turkey
The mammoth Istanbul International Bus Terminal (Büyük Otogar), 10 km (6 miles) west of the city center at Esenler/ Bayrampasa, has 168 ticket offices and boarding gates, a Metro station, a hotel, restaurants and shopping centers.