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The
6 (Alti) Eylül
Ekspresi (September
6th Express) and 17
Eylül Ekspresi (September
17th 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 5-1/2 hours,
the ferry voyage across
the Sea
of Marmara 2 hours. With the
train-ferry transfer at Bandirma,
on the south shore of the Sea
of Marmara, total journey time
is about eight hours.
The
one-way fare for the entire
journey, train and ferry, is TL36.75.
Buy your tickets at the train stations
in Istanbul, Bandirma, Manisa or
Izmir, or at the Yenikapi
Ferry Terminal in Istanbul.
The 6 Eylül Ekspresi departs in the
morning, the 17
Eylül Ekspresi in the
afternoon.
Schedules as
posted on the IDO
website are not always consistent.
Confirm times locally before
you arrive at the station or ferry
terminal.
Depart ISTANBUL (Yenikapi):
Mon |
Tues |
Wed |
Thurs |
Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
Fast
Ferry Depart ISTANBUL (Yenikapi) |
07:00 |
12:30 |
07:00
12:30 |
07:00
|
07:00
12:30 |
07:00
12:30 |
07:00
12:30 |
Fast
Ferry Arrive BANDIRMA |
09:00 |
14:30 |
09:00
14:30 |
09:00 |
09:00 14:30 |
09:00 14:30 |
09:00 14:30 |
Train
Depart BANDIRMA |
09:45 |
15:45 |
09:45
15:45 |
09:45 |
14:30 |
09:45
15:45 |
09:45
15:45 |
| Train
Arrive IZMIR (Basmane) |
15:20 |
21:30 |
15:20
21:30 |
15:20
|
15:20
21:30 |
15:20
21:30 |
15:20
21:30 |
Depart IZMIR:
Mon |
Tues |
Wed |
Thurs |
Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
Train
Depart IZMIR (Basmane) |
09:00
14:15 |
14:15 |
09:00
14:15 |
09:00
14:15
|
09:15
14:15 |
09:15
14:15 |
09:15
14:15 |
Train
Arrive BANDIRMA |
14:51
20:08 |
20:08 |
14:51
20:08 |
14:51
20:08 |
14:51
20:08 |
14:51
20:08 |
14:51
20:08 |
Fast
Ferry Depart BANDIRMA |
15:30
20:30 |
20:30 |
15:30
20:30 |
15:30
20:30 |
15:30
20:30 |
15:30
20:30 |
15:30
20:30 |
Fast
Ferry Arrive ISTANBUL (Yenikapi) |
17:30
22:30 |
22:30 |
17:30
22:30 |
17:30
22:30
|
17:30
22:30 |
17:30
22:30 |
17:30
22:30 |
This train-and-ferry combination operates
all year, and hauls Pullman
coaches and
a dining car.
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