Major Bus Routes: Istanbul, Turkey

Destination

Fare range

Travel time

Distance

Ticket Office (Peron) No.

Adana

$30-$40

13.5 hr

940 km
584 mi

2, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15-16, 23, 35-36, 73-74, 79-80, 83-84, 91-92, 100-102, 108, 127-129, 142, 148, 153

Alanya

$35-$44

15 hr

840 km
522 mi

15-16, 55-56, 60, 67-68, 90, 111, 127-129, 144-146, 149, 155

Ankara

$20-$40

5 hr (nonstop)

6 hr (with stops)

450 km
280 mi

2, 9, 10, 15-16, 17, 19, 22, 25, 31, 40, 41-44, 47-48, 49-52, 55-56, 59, 63, 65, 67-68, 70, 78, 79-80, 100-102, 105-106, 113, 121-122, 124, 127-129, 139, 143, 144-146, 162,

Antakya (Hatay)

$33-$45

17 hr

1130 km
702 mi

12, 23, 31, 60, 79-80, 100-102, 108,

Antalya

$30-$42

12 hr

725 km
451 mi

15-16, 31, 42-44, 55-56, 60, 61, 67-68, 79-80, 90, 111, 116, 121-122, 127-129, 138, 141, 144-146, 149, 155

Artvin

$48-$65

22 hr

1352 km
840 mi

71-72, 75

Ayvalik

$22-$30

8 hr

570 km
354 mi

15-16, 127-129, 144-146, (or Bandirma ferry & bus)

Bodrum

$35-$44

12 hr

830 km
516 mi

15-16, 55-56, 79-80, 125, 127-129, 144-146, 137, 141, 144-146

Bursa

$12-$20

2.5 hr

230 km
143 mi

79-80, 105-106, 114, 125, 144-146, 162, (or Yalova ferry & bus)

Çanakkale

$15-$22

5.5 hr

340 km
211 mi

103-104, 137, 144-146

Cappadocia
(details)

$18-$28

11 hr

730 km
454 mi

8, 18, 24, 27, 28, 29, 59 (or go via Kayseri—more info)

Denizli (Pamukkale)

$20-$31

10 hr

665 km
413 mi

15-16, 41-44, 46, 79-80, 127-129, 144-146, 155,

Edirne

$8-$12

2.5 hr (otoyol)

235 km
146 mi

103-104, 116

Ephesus (Selçuk)

$26-40

10 hr

690 km
430 mi

35-36, 144-146 (or take a bus to Izmir and switch to one of the very frequent Selçuk buses)

Erzurum

$44-60

24 hr

1275 km
792 mi

31, 73-74, 86, 147, 150, 153, 157, 160, 165-166,

Fethiye

$30-$42

12-14 hr

890 km
553 mi

15-16, 79-80, 127-129, 137, 144-146

Gaziantep

$40-$56

16 hr

1140 km
708 mi

15-16, 41, 73-74, 79-80, 83-84, 91-92, 142, 148, 153

Göreme (Cappadocia)

$18-$28

11 hr

735 km
457 mi

8, 18, 24, 28, 59 (mostly night buses; or go via Kayseri)

Ipsala (Greek border)

$12

4 hr

246 km
153 mi

98-99 (or change at Kesan)

Izmir

$22-$35

9 hr

610 km
379 mi

15-16, 25, 33, 35-36, 41-44, 55-56, 67-68, 79-80, 105-106, 124, 125, 127-129, 144-146

Kas & Kalkan

$30-$45

12-14 hr

910 km
565 mi

144-146 (or change buses at Antalya, Fethiye or Marmaris)

Kayseri

$20-$30

12 hr

760 km
471 mi

34, 40, 47-48, 59, 63, 65, 66, 70, 77, 89, 143, 150

Konya

$20-$30

10 hr

663 km
412 mi

11, 21, 78, 79-80, 100-102

Kusadasi

$28-$39

9 hr

555 km
345 mi

15-16, 35-36, 55-56, 79-80, 125, 127-129, 144-146

Marmaris

$36-$42

13 hr

900 km
560 mi

15-16, 55-56, 79-80, 127-129, 137, 144-146, 155,

Olimpos

$35-$45

13.5 hr

805 km
500 mi

via Antalya

Pamukkale

$22-$34

12.5 hr

685 km
426 mi

via Denizli

Side

$28-$42

14 hr

770 km
478 mi

via Antalya

Trabzon

$42-$58

18 hr

1110 km
690 mi

62, 63, 71-72, 75, 90, 98-99, 111, 121-122, 124, 127-129, 136, 168