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Turkish trains
give you
the most passenger room and amenities,
and are usually cheaper but slower than bus, car or plane.
FARE COMPARISON
A full-fare one-way/single ticket
between Istanbul (Haydarpasa
Station) and Ankara would
cost...
YTL28 on
the Baskent
Ekspresi or Cumhuriyet
Ekspresi (7 hours)
YTL53 per
person for two people sharing a compartment
on the Ankara
Ekspresi all-sleeping-car train
YTL80 for
one person alone in a private compartment
on the Ankara
Ekspresi all-sleeping-car train
(but only YTL72 for
the longer journey on the Meram
Ekspresi from Istanbul to
Konya in a sleeping car)
Keep in mind that passengers aged 60
years or older are entitled
to a 20%
discount on the train fare (but not the
sleeping car cost) for any one-way/single
trip.
Round-trip/return tickets are discounted by
20%, but as only one discount applies,
there is no saving for seniors on round-trip
fares.)
You may also save money with a Train
Tour Card good for
unlimited train travel for 30 days.
However, the trains don't
go everywhere in Turkey
(map); except for the Istanbul-Ankara
route, they're often slower
than the bus; and outside
of the Istanbul-Ankara route, the equipment
may be well-used, and in
some cases even dilapidated,
though serviceable.
Istanbul-to-Ankara on
the Baskent (Capital) Ekspresi costs
less than the bus
for more comfort, but the train trip
is one to 1.5 hours longer than the
bus trip—and that is among Turkey's
fastest trains. Other trains
are even cheaper, but even slower.
The real bargain is in sleeper
train travel. A longer
travel time can be an advantage when
you're asleep!
If two persons stayed in a two-star
hotel for one night (YTL80)
and took the bus (YTL40
each), their Istanbul-to-Ankara travel
cost would be YTL120,
so the sleeper train is the cheaper
alternative.
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