Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Money
There are lots of banks with ATMs in Ulus and Kızılay.
Tourist Information
Tourist office
( 310 8789; Gazi Mustafa Kemal Bulvarı; 9am-5pm Mon-Fri, 10am-5pm Sat)
Staff are
reasonably helpful and have lots of brochures. There are also (usually unmanned) branches at the otogar and train sta-
tion.
Getting There & Away
Air
Domestic and international budget carriers serve Ankara's Esenboğa airport (
Click here
)
.
Lufthansa, Pegasus Airlines and Qatar Airways offer international connections, while
An-
ations including Antalya, Bodrum, İstanbul, İzmir and Van.
Bus
Every Turkish city or town of any size has direct buses to/from Ankara. The gigantic
AŞTİ
(Ankara Şehirlerarası Terminali İşletmesi; Mevlâna Bulvarı)
otogar is at the western end of
the Ankaray underground train line, 4.5km west of Kızılay. Services include İstanbul (
"
40,
six hours).
Apart from during public holidays, you can often turn up, buy a ticket and be on your way
in less than an hour. The
emanet
(left-luggage room) charges
"
4 per item; you'll need to
show your passport.
Train
Services between
Ankara Train Station
(Ankara Garı; Talat Paşa Bulvarı)
and İstanbul have
been cancelled until at least 2014.
The high-speed services to Eskişehir (economy/business class
"
25/35, 1½ hours, 10 daily)
and Konya (economy/business class
"
25/35, two hours, eight daily) are comfortable, fast
and efficient. Other destinations include İzmir and cities throughout eastern Anatolia.
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