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Trains
between Istanbul (Haydarpasa
Garı) and Ankara (Ankara
Garı) are the best in
Turkey.
Most are fast,
comfortable and relatively cheap. Now,
with high-speed
train service, they're
even faster: about 5-1/2 hours between
Turkey's two largest cities.
Eventually the high-speed
train line
will be completed all the way to Istanbul,
but at present it operates
only between Ankara and Eskisehir.
Between Eskisehir and Istanbul (Haydarpasa),
you take a traditional express
train:
Istanbul - Eskişehir
- Ankara
You begin your journey
at Istanbul's Haydarapasa
Station,
and continue from Eskisehir to Ankara on a high-speed
train.
Train |
Depart
Istanbul |
Arrive
Eskişehir |
Depart
Eskişehir |
Arrive
Ankara |
Travel
Time |
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07:00 |
08:30 |
1:30 |
Eskişehir Exp |
07:10 |
10:56 |
11:10 |
12:38 |
5:28 |
Başkent Exp |
11:00 |
14:54 |
15:10 |
16:39 |
5:39 |
Cumhuriyet Exp |
14:00 |
17:56 |
18:10 |
19:39 |
5:39 |
Sakarya Exp |
17:50 |
21:38 |
21:52 |
23:20 |
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Ankara - Eskişehir
- Istanbul
You begin your journey
at Ankara
Garı on a high-speed
train (Yüksek Hizli Tren, YHT),
and continue from Eskişehir on a traditional
train.
Depart
Ankara |
Arrive
Eskisehir |
Transfer
to: |
Depart
Eskisehir |
Arrive
Istanbul |
Travel
Time |
07:00 |
08:27 |
Eskisehir Exp |
08:42 |
12:32 |
5:32 |
11:10 |
12:39 |
Baskent Exp |
12:55 |
16:50 |
5:30 |
15:00 |
16:29 |
Cumhuriyet Exp |
16:45 |
20:42 |
5:42 |
18:00 |
19:27 |
Sakarya Ep |
19:44 |
23:38 |
5:38 |
Fare for the journey
on the high-speed train between Ankara
and Eskişehir is TL20
Economy Class,
TL30
in Business Class. Fare for the journey
between Eskişehir and Istanbul is TL20,
so the total Istanbul—Ankara fare is
TL40 Economy Class, TL50 Business Class.
Traditional Trains
There are also traditional
express trains traveling
between Istanbul and Ankara all the
way on the
old rail line (ie,
not on the high-speed
train line,
which requires special train sets).
Traditional trains take longer
to make the journey, but are cheaper.
Some haul sleeping
cars and restaurant cars.
Fares
in the chart below are one-way (single),
per person, in a full-fare seat. Discounts are
available.
Click
here for Turkish lira exchange
rates.
Click
on a train name for full
information on that train.
*Fares
for the Ankara
Ekspresi, an all-sleeping-car
train, are for one person in
a private sleeping compartment (the
lower fare), and for
two people in a compartment (the
higher fare).
Click here for
info on how to make reservations and buy
train tickets in advance.
Please read this
safety notice about sleeping
car travel.
ISTANBUL'S TWO TRAIN
STATIONS
Note that in Turkish State Railways
information and schedules, the names
of stations are used, not names
of cities. So if you're traveling from
Istanbul to Anatolia (Turkey
east of the Bosphorus),
you should look for "Haydarpasa" in
the schedules, not "Istanbul."
Trains departing Istanbul's Haydarpasa
Station on the Asian side
of the Bosphorus go
to Ankara and
other Anatolian destinations.
Trains departing Istanbul's Istanbul
(Sirkeci) Station on the Golden
Horn go to Edirne,
Greece
and Europe.
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