Buses from Istanbul, Turkey

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.

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