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The Alti Eylül Ekspresi (September 6th Express) between Bandirma and Izmir, coordinated with the IDO fast ferry between Bandirma and Istanbul, allows you to travel between Istanbul and Izmir via fast ferry and train in less than eight hours—about the same travel time as the bus—but in greater comfort at a fare similar to that of the bus trip.

The pleasant 342-km (212-mile) train journey through scenic countryside takes 5-1/4 hours, the ferry voyage across the Sea of Marmara two hours. With the train-ferry transfer at Bandirma, total journey time is less than eight hours.

Here is the schedule:

Dep Istanbul (Yenikapi)

07:00 am

Arr Bandirma

09:00 am

Dep Bandirma

09:45 am

Arr Izmir (Basmane)

15:20 (3:20 pm)

   

Dep Izmir (Basmane)

09:15 am

Arr Bandirma

14:51 (2:51 pm)

Dep Bandirma

15:30 (3:30 pm)

Arr Istanbul (Yenikapi)

17:30 (5:30 pm)

This train-and-ferry combination operates all year, and hauls Pullman coaches and a dining car.

The 17 Eylül Ekspresi makes the same journey later in the day, arriving late at night, but the ferry connection may work only from April through October. More...


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Sea of Marmara, Turkey

Sea of Marmara, Turkey. Note the ship at lower left.