Best Turkish Bus Companies

Well-established national companies with the best buses and safety records include:

Asya Tur
The bus division of a major Turkish tour company, Asya Tur serves the Aegean and Mediterranean coasts, plus Ankara. More...

Hakiki Koç
Longstanding company running buses to Thrace, the Aegean and Mediterranean coasts. More...

Hidayet Turizm
Hidayet ("the way to Islam") serves most of the country except Thrace and the East. More...

Istanbul Seyahat
Serves Thrace, Aegean and Mediterranean Turkey, as well as several cities in the Balkans. More...

Kamil Koç
Among Turkey's oldest bus companies (founded 1926), with a long list of destinations, mostly in the Aegean and western Anatolia regions. More...

Metro Turizm
One of Turkey's largest companies and route systems, serving the entire country (and Bulgaria) except for the East and Southeast. More...

Pamukkale Turizm
A major company serving the Aegean coast (lots of small towns), Denizli and Pamukkale, western and central Anatolia, and some points on the Black Sea and Mediterranean coasts. More...

Ulusoy
One of Turkey's largest and best bus companies, serving western Anatolia, the Aegean and Mediterranean and Black Sea coasts, as well as Greece and Europe. More...

Varan
Perhaps Turkey's premier bus company, with the highest quality of service and safety, but a route system serving mostly the larger cities (here's a map). More...

Smaller regional companies may be just as good on their regional and local routes, and may offer slightly cheaper fares than the large national companies. See my list of bus companies and offices at Istanbul's Büyük Otogar for details.

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