9 Eylül Ekspresi Train, Izmir-Ankara

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The overnight Dokuz Eylül Ekspresi (doh-KOOZ ehy-LEWL, "September 9th Express") departs Izmir (Basmane) each evening at 20:15 (8:15 pm) and arrives in Ankara about 14 hours later, at 10:15 am. Here's the schedule.

It departs Ankara each evening at 20:50 (8:50 pm) and arrives in Izmir (Basmane) about 13-1/2 hours later, at 10:10 am. Here's the schedule.

This express train hauls Pullman cars, a sleeping car, and a dining car.

A one-way/single ticket costs TL27 in a Pullman seat.

For private sleeping car compartments, the total fare is TL80 for a single person in a private compartment, or TL60 per person if two people share a compartment. These prices include everything: train fare, sleeping compartment charge, and service charge.

If you'd rather leave earlier, look at the Izmir Mavi Tren. For a slower, lower-fare night train hauling Pullman cars and a couchette car, there's the Karesi Ekspresi.

It's best to reserve your seat or bed in advance, particularly if you want a sleeping compartment. Please also read this safety notice about sleeping car travel.

The 9 Eylül Ekspresi train is named in honor of the date (September 9, 1922, on which Izmir was liberated from foreign occupation during Turkey's War of Independence.

The liberation of Izmir, through which port Greek invasion forces had penetrated Anatolia, also meant an end to the war and ultimate victory for Mustafa Kemal [Atatürk]'s republican armed forces, a milestone on the way to the end of the Ottoman Empire and the proclamation (1923) of the Turkish Republic.