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Fast ferries speed
between Istanbul's Yenikapı
Feribot Terminalı and Bandırma
on the south shore of the Sea
of Marmara (map),
connecting Istanbul with towns in the
southern Marmara and
northern Aegean
region (map).
You can take buses
from Bandirma to anywhere
in Aegean
Turkey, and a fast
train to İzmir.
The large, fast Istanbul-Bandırma catamaran
car ferries (hızlı
feribot) carry both cars and
passengers. The voyage takes about
two hours. Voyages
marked "DO" are
via Deniz
Otobüsü,
a fast catamaran "Seabus" passenger ferry
that does not carry cars.
These ferries connect at Bandırma
with train to/from İzmir,
allowing you to travel between Istanbul
and Izmir comfortably and economically
in 8 hours
by ferry and train. More...
Fares are in several classes and are priced dynamically, like
airfares, meaning that fares purchased
in advance, or for less popular sailings,
may be lower, and those purchased at
the last minute, or for popular departures
(such as on weekends and holidays),
or which are refundable, may be higher.
These ferries are operated
by IDO (Istanbul
Deniz Otobüsleri A Ş). You can make
reservations and buy
your ferry tickets online,
in English, but the procedure is fairly complicated and may not work. Here's how...
İstanbul
Deniz Otobüsleri A Ş
Kennedy Caddesi, Yenikapı
Hızlı Feribot İskelesi
34480 Fatih, Istanbul,
Turkey
Call Center:
+90 444 44 36
Tel: +90 (212) 455 6900
Fax: +90 (212) 517 3958
info@ido.com.tr
The 6
Eylül Ekspresi train
travels between Bandırma and Izmir in
about 5-1/4 hours. Its arrival and departure
at Bandırma are coordinated with the
fast ferry so that you can travel between
Izmir and Istanbul in less than eight
hours. More...
OTHER SEA OF MARMARA FERRIES:
Both
passenger catamarans and car-and-passenger feribots connect Yalova with
Istanbul's Yenikapı
Ferry Terminal,
departing about every two hours from
7:30 am to 9 pm (21:00), making the
voyage in one hour. More...
There is also a shorter, faster car-and-passenger
ferry service from Istanbul's Asian suburb of Pendik to Yalova.
The voyage takes only 45 minutes. More...
Car-and-passenger feribots connect Güzelyalı,
near Bursa,
with Istanbul's Yenikapı
Ferry Terminal, departing five times daily, making
the voyage in 75 minutes. More...
Frequent
car ferries cross the Dardanelles between Gelibolu and Lapseki,
and Eceabat and Çanakkale. More...
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