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Trains between Istanbul (Haydarpasa Station) and Ankara (Ankara Station) are the best in Turkey. Most are fast, comfortable and cheap.

The faster the train, the higher the fare.

(Note that each "train" is actually two: one leaves Istanbul and the other leaves Ankara at or near the same time, heading to the other city.)

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.

Istanbul—>Ankara

Depart

Arrive

Hours

Fare

Dogu

08:35

18:08

8:50

YTL14.25

Baskent

10:00

16:30

6:30

YTL26.50

Bogaziçi

13:30

22:27

8:57

YTL23.00

Cumhuriyet

14:30

21:21

6:51

YTL26.50

Vangölü/Güney

20:05

06:50

9:45

YTL16.25

Anadolu

22:00

07:12

9:12

YTL23.00

Ankara*

22:30

08:04

9:34

YTL80.00
YTL106.00

Fatih

23:30

07:20

7:50

YTL26.50

*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
Trains departing Istanbul's Haydarpasa Station on the Asian side of the Bosphorus go to Ankara and other Anatolian destinations.

Trains departing Istanbul's Sirkeci Station on the Golden Horn go to Edirne and Europe.


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Ankara Station, Ankara, Turkey

 

 

  

 

Haydarpasa Station, Istanbul, Turkey

Above, Haydarpasa Station, Istanbul.
Below, Ankara Station, Ankara.