Home
Search
Maps
of Turkey
Photo
Gallery
Where
to Go
When
to Go
Where
to Stay
What
It Costs
Turkish Money
Transport
FAQ-Travel
Details
Best
Itineraries
Guided Tours
Travel Agents
Unusual
Trips
Consultations
TTP
Forums
Funny
Stuff
Shopping
Site
Index
Bright Sun
|
|
The Toros Ekspresi (Taurus
Express) departs Istanbul (Haydarpasa)
on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday at
08:55 am hauling unreserved compartments,
a reserved-seat Pullman
car, couchette
cars, a sleeping
car and a dining car on its way to
Gaziantep with
one car going all the way to Damascus,
Syria).
Suspended in the summer of 2008,
the Toros Ekspresi is still
suspended as of March 2009. To find
out if it's running, ask
about buying a ticket for it.
With stops in Eskisehir, Kütahya, Afyon, Konya, Karaman and
other towns, the Toros
Ekspresi arrives
in Adana in
04:38 am, departs at 05:05 am and stops
in Osmaniye and other towns, finally
reaching Gaziantep the
next day at 11:35 am, a trip of nearly
27 hours.
The westbound train departs Gaziantep on Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday at
14:30 (2:30 pm) daily, and Adana
at 21:10 (9:10 pm), and arrives in
Istanbul at 17:55 (5:55 pm), a trip
of 27:25 hours.
ISTANBUL-DAMASCUS TRAIN
The Toros Ekspresi that departs Istanbul
on Sunday includes
one sleeping car that continues to Damascus,
Syria.
After departing Adana at 05:05 am
on Monday, the car reaches the Syrian
border at Meydanekbez at 10:30
am, then departs at 11:50 am and reaches
Halep (Halab, Aleppo) at 14:34 (2:34
pm), then departs at 15:00 (3 pm) and
arrives in Damascus (Dimashk,
Sam) at 20:06 (8:06 pm) on Monday,
a trip of just over 35 hours from Istanbul.
The return trip from Damascus departs
on Tuesday morning
at 05:13 am, reaches the Turkish border
at 13:43 (1:43 pm), Adana at 20:44
(8:44 pm), and Istanbul on
Wednesday at 17:55 (5:55 pm), a trip
of almost 37 hours.
Note that you must pay the
sleeping car fare to go all the way
to Damascus, as that is
the only car that goes that far.
MERSIN—ADANA—HALAB
(HALEP, ALEPPO) TRAINS
Twice a week there are passenger
coaches going between Mersin, Turkey,
and Halep (Halab, Aleppo), Syria. More...
Please read this
safety notice about sleeping
car travel.
|
|
|
The
Toros Ekspresi ventures into
what used to be camel
country...but
most of the camels are long gone.
|
|
|
|
|
