Dardanelles Car Ferries, Turkey

Car ferries cruise across the Sea of Marmara and Dardanelles many times daily (weather permitting), connecting Çanakkale with Eceabat and Gelibolu with Lapseki.

The voyage usually takes less than 30 minutes.

If you are driving from Europe, Greece or Bulgaria to the Aegean Coast or Anatolian Turkey, it makes sense to take these car ferries rather than to brave the intense (and unpleasant) traffic of Istanbul.

ÇANAKKALE-ECEABAT CAR FERRY
Departures from Eceabat are at 02:00 am and 04:00 am, then every hour, on the hour, from 07:00 am until 24:00 (midnight), year-round. In summer, there are sailings every 30 minutes between 07:00 am and 24:00 (midnight).

Departures from Çanakkale are at 01:00 am, 03:00 am and 05:00 am, then every hour, on the hour, from 07:00 am until 24:00 (midnight). In summer, there are sailings every 30 minutes between 07:00 am and 24:00 (midnight).

GELIBOLU-LAPSEKI CAR FERRY
Departures from Lapseki (30 km/19 miles northeast of Çanakkale) are at 02:00 am, 04:00 am, 05:45 am, 06:30 am, 07:30 am, 08:15 am and 09:00 am, then every hour, on the hour, until 24:00 (midnight). In summer, there are sailings every 30 minutes between 07:00 am and 24:00 (midnight).

Departures from Gelibolu (40 km/25 miles northeast of Eceabat) are at 01:00 am, 03:00 am, 05:00 am, 06:30 am, 07:30 am and 08:15 am, then every hour, on the hour, until 24:00 (midnight). In summer, there are sailings every 30 minutes between 07:00 am and 24:00 (midnight).

Car & Passenger Fares
Fares one-way/single are less than US$1 per person, US$5 per car, US$2 per bicycle.

If you are going by car, be at the dock at least a half hour before departure time and get in line for boarding. Walk-on passengers should buy their tickets 15 minutes before departure.

ÇANAKKALE-KILITBAHIR CAR FERRY
A small private boat ferries mostly passengers and a few cars between Çanakkale and Kilitbahir, the fortress directly across the Dardanelles from Çanakkale, several times daily.

Go to the Kilitbahir dock, or the small dock near the Hotel Bakir in Çanakkale (300 meters southwest of the larger car ferry dock), for the latest information.

Fares are similar to the larger, more seaworthy ferries. The voyage (weather permitting) takes 15 to 20 minutes.

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Kilitbahir Castle, dock for the smaller of the three Dardanelles car ferries.