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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 Izmir.
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 twice-daily
fast trains to/from Izmir,
allowing you to travel between Istanbul
and Izmir comfortably and economically
in 8 hours
by ferry and train. More...
You can now purchase tickets for these
ferryboats in Atatürk Airport's International
Arrivals Terminal from BAF
Rent a Car (Tel +90 (212) 465 8767;
Fax +90 (212) 465 8768, info@bafrentacar.com).
Ferry
Schedule to 15 April
2012: click here!
Ferry
Schedule 16 April to 10 June 2012:
click here!
Fares 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), may be
higher.
You can make
reservations and buy
your ferry tickets online,
in English. Click here!
Istanbul - Bandırma
ferries are operated by IDO (Istanbul
Deniz Otobüsleri A Ş) whose website has
an English-language
section. You
may not need reservations for passenger
travel, but you should probably reserve
space if you plan to transport a
car. IDO says you can reserve
your place and buy your ticket online,
or call this number at any time to
make a reservation and to purchase
a ticket with a credit card: +90
212 444 4 436.
IDO General Directorate
Kennedy Caddesi, Yenikapı
Feribot Iskelesi
Eminönü, Istanbul, Turkey
Tel +90 212 517 9696
Fax +90 212 517 3800
These lines are supposedly answered
24 hours a day. You can probably send
a fax in English or German and
get a response in the same language.
BANDIRMA-IZMIR EXPRESS TRAIN
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 five times daily, making
the voyage in about 80 minutes. 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...
Frequent
car ferries cross the Dardanelles between Gelibolu and Lapseki,
and Eceabat and Çanakkale. More...
Istanbul <—> Izmir
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