Istanbul-Bursa Car Ferry, Turkey

Fast car ferries speed between Istanbul's Yenikapi Feribot Terminali and Güzelyali, just east of Mudanya on the south shore of the Sea of Marmara, several times per day, making the voyage in 80 minutes. Foot passengers are welcomed—you don't need to have a car.

After debarking at Güzelyali, look for the line of people buying bus tickets (TL2). The yellow city bus, or a smaller minibus, takes you in 20 or 30 minutes to the Organize Sanayi (OHR-gah-nee-ZEH sah-nah-yee) terminus of the Bursaray (Bursa's Metro; TL2), from which it's another 15-minute ride to the city center. More...

From Bursa, you can catch an onward bus to anywhere in the Aegean region (map), and indeed anywhere in Turkey.

Unfortunately, the IDO ferry company does not publish schedules far in advance. It is now mid-September 2009 and they have not yet published the schedule for dates after 23 September! As soon as they do, I will update the information below.

Ferry Schedule 24 September 2009 to 13 June 2010

FARES for all voyages (One-way/Single)
Walk-on Fare Reduced Fare Car & Driver SUV (Jip) & Drive10 Car Passenger Motorcycle Upper-Deck Supplement	TL20 TL15 TL80 TL100 TL15 TL40 TL5

—"Walk-on Fare" is for a traveler without a car.
—"Reduced Fare" is for students/teachers with official Turkish identification.
—"Car Passenger" is for each passenger in a car, exclusive of the driver.
—The Upper Deck Supplement is payable by any traveler wishing to travel on the ferry's "Business Class" upper deck.

Here is the official IDO fare table.

There are snack bars serving snacks, sandwiches, hot beverages and soft drinks on board the vessels.

These ferries are operated by IDO (Istanbul Deniz Otobüsleri A S) whose website has an English-language section. You may not need reservations for passenger travel, but you should probably reserve space if you plan to transport a car. IDO says you can reserve your place and buy your ticket online, or call this number at any time to make a reservation and to purchase a ticket with a credit card: +90 212 444 4 436.

You can now purchase tickets for IDO ferryboats in Atatürk Airport's International Arrivals Terminal from BAF Rent a Car (Tel +90 (212) 465 8767; Fax +90 (212) 465 8768, info@bafrentacar.com).

IDO General Directorate
Kennedy Caddesi, Yenikapi Feribot Isekelesi
Eminönü, Istanbul, Turkey
Tel +90 212 517 9696
Fax +90 212 517 3800

These lines are supposedly answered 24 hours a day. You can probably send a fax in English or German and get a response in the same language.

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Above, a fast car ferry in the Sea of Marmara.
Below, Bursa Ferry Dock, Güzelyali.

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Bursaray Organize Sanayi Metro Station, Bursa, Turkey

Above, Organize Sanayi Bursaray (metro) station, Bursa.