Train details, route map, train timetable, options, fares, sales channels and notes about main line train giving service between Ankara-Tatvan:

1245	26:00	2/week
	30 days	All seats

• What is the operator of Vangolu Express? TCDD Taşımacılık
• How Vangolu Express looks like? Diesel loco hauled passenger coaches
• How far is it between Ankara-Tatvan by rail? 1245 km
• How long it takes between Ankara-Tatvan? Around 26:00 hours
• Is reservation required for Vangolu Express? All seats with reservation, see on ticket
• Is accessibility provided inVangölü Ekspresi? Some seats of train is reserved for travellers who need accessibility
• Is there food/drink service in Vangolu Express? Dining car
• May I take bicycle with me in Vangolu Express? Can be carried in luggage wagon if available.

Tickets on sale 30 days before departure

How can I buy the ticket?

Internet		https://ebilet.tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr/
Mobile		App Store or Google Play
Call center		444 82 33 (English available)
Ticket office		Train stations, agencies, PTT offices

• This train is one of the most popular trains Turkey. It’s very hard to find tickets, sold out in minutes. But cancellation is also common, better to check frequently.
• Several companies organize tours including travel with this train. Tours use train in one direction and plane in opposite, organizing excursions to hostorical destinations in region.
• Click to get directions for getting to Ankara train station by public transport.
• Akhtamar is 1.5 hour distance from Tatvan: How to get to Akhtamar by train?
• There’s a ferry station at Van Lake, where rail ferries run between Tatvan and Van.
• Castles of Van and Hosap, Cavustepe Urartu region, Seven Churchs, Armenian Monastry are other important historical points around Van.

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