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The
6 (Alti) Eylül
Ekspresi (September
6th Express) between Bandirma and Izmir,
coordinated with the IDO fast
ferry between Bandirma and Istanbul,
allows you to travel between
Istanbul and Izmir via
fast ferry and train in
less than eight hours—about
the same travel time as the bus—but
in greater comfort at a fare similar
to that of the bus trip.
The
pleasant 342-km
(212-mile) train journey through
scenic countryside takes 5-1/2 hours,
the ferry voyage across
the Sea
of Marmara, 2 hours. With the
train-ferry transfer at Bandirma,
on the south shore of the Sea
of Marmara, total journey time
is just under eight hours.
The 6 Eylül Ekspresi departs
Izmir (Basmane) in the
morning (here's
the schedule),
the 17
Eylül Ekspresi in
the
afternoon. The difference
is that only the morning departures
are coordinated. The ferry
schedules are not coordinated
for the afternoon 17 Eylül
Ekspresi, so you will
have a longer wait in Bandirma when
you're in between ferry and train.
The ferry schedules below include only the
ferry departures useful for continuing
your journey by train. There
are other ferry departures (depending
on time of year), but they do not allow
you to transfer to/from the train on
the same day. (For full ferry schedules,
see the Bandirma
Ferries page.)
Ferry schedules as
posted on the IDO
website are not always consistent.
Confirm times locally before
you arrive at the station or ferry
terminal.
Depart ISTANBUL (Yenikapi):
Mon |
Tues |
Wed |
Thurs |
Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
Fast
Ferry Depart ISTANBUL (Yenikapi) |
07:00
|
07:00
12:30
|
07:00
12:30
|
07:00
08:30
|
07:00
08:30
12:30
|
07:00
08:30
12:30
|
07:00
08:30
12:30
|
Fast
Ferry Arrive BANDIRMA |
09:00 |
09:00
14:30 |
09:00
14:30 |
09:00 |
09:00 14:30 |
09:00 14:30 |
09:00 14:30 |
Train
Depart BANDIRMA |
09:50
16:00 |
16:00 |
09:50
16:00 |
09:50
16:00 |
09:50
16:00 |
09:50
16:00 |
09:50
16:00 |
| Train
Arrive IZMIR (Basmane) |
15:18
21:29 |
21:29 |
15:18
21:29 |
21:29
|
15:18
21:29 |
15:18
21:29 |
15:18
21:29 |
Depart IZMIR:
Mon |
Tues |
Wed |
Thurs |
Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
Train
Departs IZMIR (Basmane) |
09:15
14:10 |
14:10 |
09:15
14:10 |
09:15
14:10
|
09:15
14:10 |
09:15
14:10 |
09:15
14:10 |
Train
Arrives BANDIRMA |
14:56
19:53
|
19:53 |
14:56
19:53 |
14:56
19:53 |
14:56
19:53 |
14:56
19:53 |
14:56
19:53 |
Fast
Ferry Departs BANDIRMA |
15:30
21:30 |
21:30 |
15:30
21:30 |
15:30
21:30 |
15:30
21:30 |
15:30
21:30 |
15:30
21:30 |
Fast
Ferry Arrives ISTANBUL (Yenikapi) |
17:30
23:30 |
23:30 |
17:30
23:30 |
17:30
23:30
|
17:30
23:30 |
17:30
23:30 |
17:30
23:30 |
The one-way fare for the entire journey,
train and ferry, is TL36.75.
Buy your tickets at the train stations
in Istanbul (Sirkeci or Haydarpasa), Bandirma,
Manisa or Izmir (Basmane),
or at the Yenikapi
Ferry Terminal in Istanbul.
This train-and-ferry combination operates
all year, and hauls Pullman
coaches and
a dining car.
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