Popular destinations served from Istanbul‘s Büyük Otogar (Main Bus Terminal). Many are also served from the Harem Otogar on the Asian shore of the Bosphorus. Balkan and eastern-country routes are also served from the Emniyet Garajı.
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Here’s how to buy bus tickets in Turkey.
Ticket office numbers in boldface indicate large national companies, which may have better service. Click on a number for details. Click here for maps of Istanbul & Region.
If a destination has many numbers, there is frequent service from Istanbul, and you can usually find a bus and a seat easily during daylight hours without a reservation, except at the busiest holiday times. Here are Turkey’s major bus companies.
Other pages have info on buses from Istanbul to Greece, Bulgaria & the Balkans, and Europe.
| City & Trip Time | Fares | Km/Mi | Ticket Office (Peron) No. |
| Adana 13.5 hr |
TL50- TL70 |
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 15 hr |
TL46- TL68 |
840 km 522 mi |
15-16, 55-56, 60, 67-68, 90, 111, 127-129, 144-146, 149, 155 |
| Ankara 5-6 hr |
TL25- TL60 |
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 17 hr |
TL33- TL45 |
1130 km 702 mi |
12, 23, 31, 60, 79-80, 100-102, 108, |
| Antalya 12 hr |
TL35- TL57 |
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 22 hr |
TL48- TL65 |
1352 km 840 mi |
71-72, 75 |
| Ayvalik 8 hr |
TL22- TL30 |
570 km 354 mi |
15-16, 127-129, 144-146, (or Bandirma ferry & bus) |
| Bodrum 12 hr |
TL35- TL44 |
830 km 516 mi |
15-16, 55-56, 79-80, 125, 127-129, 144-146, 137, 141, 144-146 |
| Bursa 2.5 hr |
TL12- TL20 |
230 km 143 mi |
79-80, 105-106, 114, 125, 144-146, 162, (or Yalova ferry & bus) |
| Çanakkale 5.5 hr |
TL15- TL22 |
340 km 211 mi |
103-104, 137, 144-146 |
| Cappadocia (details) 11 hr |
TL18- TL28 |
730 km 454 mi |
8, 18, 24, 27, 28, 29, 59 (or go via Kayseri—more info) |
| Denizli(Pamukkale) 10 hr | TL20- TL31 |
665 km 413 mi |
15-16, 41-44, 46, 79-80, 127-129, 144-146, 155, |
| Edirne 2.5 hr |
TL8- TL12 |
235 km 146 mi |
103-104, 116 |
| Ephesus (Selçuk) 10 hr | TL26- TL40 |
690 km 430 mi |
35-36, 144-146(or take a bus to Izmirand switch to one of the very frequent Selçuk buses) |
| Erzurum 24 hr |
TL44- TL60 |
1275 km 792 mi |
31, 73-74, 86, 147, 150, 153, 157, 160, 165-166, |
| Fethiye 12-14 hr |
TL30- TL42 |
890 km 553 mi |
15-16, 79-80, 127-129, 137, 144-146 |
| Gaziantep 16 hr |
TL40- TL56 |
1140 km 708 mi |
15-16, 41, 73-74, 79-80, 83-84, 91-92, 142, 148, 153 |
| Göreme (Cappadocia) 11 hr | TL18- TL28 |
735 km 457 mi |
8, 18, 24, 28, 59 (mostly night buses; or go via Kayseri) |
| Ipsala (Greek border) 4 hr | TL12 | 246 km 153 mi |
98-99 (or change at Kesan) |
| Izmir 9 hr |
TL22- TL35 |
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 12-14 hr |
TL30- TL45 |
910 km 565 mi |
144-146(or change buses at Antalya, Fethiye or Marmaris) |
| Kayseri 12 hr |
TL20- TL30 |
760 km 471 mi |
34, 40, 47-48, 59, 63, 65, 66, 70, 77, 89, 143, 150 |
| Konya 10 hr |
TL20- TL30 |
663 km 412 mi |
11, 21, 78, 79-80, 100-102 |
| Kusadasi 9 hr |
TL28- TL39 |
555 km 345 mi |
15-16, 35-36, 55-56, 79-80, 125, 127-129, 144-146 |
| Marmaris 13 hr |
TL36- TL42 |
900 km 560 mi |
15-16, 55-56, 79-80, 127-129, 137, 144-146, 155, |
| Olimpos 13.5 hr |
TL35- TL45 |
805 km 500 mi |
via Antalya |
| Pamukkale 12.5 hr |
TL22- TL34 |
685 km 426 mi |
via Denizli |
| Side 14 hr |
TL28- TL42 |
770 km 478 mi |
via Antalya |
| Trabzon 18 hr |
TL42- TL58 |
1110 km 690 mi |
62, 63, 71-72, 75, 90, 98-99, 111, 121-122, 124, 127-129, 136, 168 |
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