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Fast car ferries speed
between Istanbul's Yenikapı
Feribot Terminalı
and Güzelyalı,
just east of Mudanya on
the south shore of the Sea
of Marmara, several times
per day, making the
voyage in about 90 minutes.
Foot
passengers are welcome—you
don't need to have a car.
After debarking at Güzelyalı,
look for the line of people buying
bus tickets (TL2).
The yellow city bus, or a smaller minibus,
takes you in 20 or 30 minutes to the Organize
Sanayi (OHR-gah-nee-ZEH
sah-nah-yee) terminus of the Bursaray
(Bursa's
Metro; TL2),
from which it's another 15-minute ride
to the city center. More...
From Bursa,
you can catch an onward bus to
anywhere in the Aegean
region (map),
and indeed anywhere in Turkey.
Ferry
Schedules to 20 June 2012: click
here!
Fares are calculated
by yield management,
like airfares:
you may pay less if you book in advance,
or if there is low demand for the voyage.
You will pay more if places on the
ferry are in high demand, especially
if you reserve your places close to
the departure time.
You can make
reservations and buy
your ferry tickets online,
in English. Click here!
There are snack bars serving snacks,
sandwiches, hot beverages and soft
drinks on board the vessels.
These ferries are operated
by IDO (Istanbul
Deniz Otobüsleri A Ş) whose website has
an English-language
section. Early reservations are
essential 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.
You can now purchase tickets for
IDO 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).
IDO General Directorate
Kennedy Caddesi, Yenikapı
Feribot İskelesi
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.
There is also a shorter, shorter
car-and-passenger ferry service
from Istanbul's Asian suburb of Pendik to Yalova.
The voyage takes only 45 minutes. More...
Car-and-passenger ferries depart
five times daily on the 80-minute voyage. More...
Car-and-passenger ferries depart
two or three times daily on the 2-hour
voyage, depending on the season and
the day of the week. More...
Frequent car-and-passenger ferries
cross the Dardanelles between Gelibolu and Lapseki,
and Eceabat and Çanakkale. More...
Pendik
(Istanbul) -
Yalova
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