There are several work of arts in Turkey from Unesco’s World Heritage list.
It’s possible to reach most of them, at least nearby, by train. Here are train routes from metropols of Turkey to world heritage step by step:
Touristic routes
Questions from travelers
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By: Onur Uysal In reply to S.Ramjan. It’s very easy to travel between Sogutlucesme and Sirkeci: Marmaray suburban trains. It takes only 10 minutes. Last train from Sogutlucesme to Sirkeci is at around 23:30.
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By: S.Ramjan Good Morning, we're spending a week in Istanbul next week and hope to spend a day in Konya travelling by HST. We will be based in Sirkeci and want to take the 1st train out (06:40) from Sogutlucesme and returning from Konya on the last train leaving Konya at 18:40 arriving back at 23:30. Please can you advise on the best way to travel to Sogutlucesme fr […]
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By: Onur Uysal In reply to Elena. Tickets are on sale 30 days before departure. Izmir-Konya overnight, Konya-Ank and Ank-Ist HST services available.
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By: Elena In reply to Radek. Hello, I would like to visit Turkey next August moving by train. From Izmir I would like to do the following trip: Konya, Ankara and Istanbul by train. I'm trying to book those tickets on the website of the Turkish railways but I can't find any route available so I'm wondering if those train railways are operating or not. Ma […]
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By: Onur Uysal In reply to Thomas. Hi Thomas. Minister of Transport recently said in a TV show that Sofia and Iran service would soon restart. Sofia started. So Iran may start soon. The plan can be Germany to Bucharest or Sofia, then to Istanbul by Bosphor or Sofia Express, Istanbul-Ankara by Istanbul-Ankara HST or overnight train (Ankara Express). If Transasia starts, dir […]
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By: Thomas Hey Onur, thanks for your very profound webpage! Is there any news when the Transasia Express will be running again? We, a family of four, plan to travel by train from Germany to Iran in August/September. If Transansia is not running, which connections would you recommend to get from Istanbul to Tebriz?
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By: Onur Uysal In reply to Mehran. No they don't.
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By: Mehran Hello there, I would like to know if Railway operators transfer vehicles in Turkey? My car is in Ankara and I want to send it to Van without driving it, considering the staggering fuel cost!
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By: Onur Uysal In reply to H Eiri. Hi. No don section, many thanks. If one day we meet on trains, first cafe is on you. :) Yes, all pulman seats can be turned 180 degrees (not couchettes as you can guess). I'm not sure if double seats turn together or one by one, I guess two together. That's already done by crew before departure. But you can change as well, espec […]
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By: H Eiri In reply to H Eiri. Thanks also here for your much appreciated reply! (By the way, do you have a don section or something where I can buy you a café or something like this?). So, if I understand you correctly: The pulman seats on Dogu Express can be turned 180 degrees?! This literally means: you can always have a seat looking in the direction in which the tr […]
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By: Onur Uysal In reply to H Eiri. In main trains with pulman seats, that shouldn’t be a problem, because seats are turnable. For regional trains with DMUs, there’s such risk, but there’s no online sale for most of them, which makes finding correct seat even harder. First come first seat. :)
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By: H Eiri In reply to H Eiri. Thank you for your comment, much appreciated! Anyway, do you have an idea if it's often the case the the train coaches are vice versa and not in the direction as indicated in the booking process? Or is that an exception?
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By: Onur Uysal In reply to H Eiri. I’d do the first if I can find couchette. You’ll need two tickets in that case. For second, I don’t think system will prevent buying two separate tickets with same name. If it does, imaginery person will not be a problem because he/she will not travel.
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By: H Eiri By the way: an absolutely great and informative website! Thanks a lot for your effort!!
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By: H Eiri I've got a question about reservation for Dogu Express (the regular one, not touristic). I plan to travel from Kayseri to Kars. For reservation a plan to do one of the two options: 1) Reserve couchette for the leg Kayseri-Erzincan, and then for Erzincan-Kars a Pulman. I want to sleep during night and have a proper window seat at daytime. 2) Reserve two […]
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