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Tours to the Gallipoli Peninsula plus itineraries
including other parts of western and central Turkey.
through Turkey.
lers who like the philosophy of independent travel but prefer to travel with others.
Turkey, including İstanbul and Ephesus. French spoken too.
TRAIN
Train travel through Turkey is becoming increasingly popular as improvements are made,
with high-speed lines appearing.
CLASSES
Turkish trains typically have several seating and sleeping options. Most have comfortable
reclining Pullman seat carriages. Some have 1st- and 2nd-class compartments, with six
and eight seats respectively; sometimes bookable, sometimes 'first come, best seated'.
COSTS
Train tickets are usually about half the price of bus tickets. A return ticket is 20% cheaper
than two singles. Seniors (60 years plus; proof of age required) get a 20% discount. Chil-
dren under eight travel free.
InterRail, Balkan Flexipass and Eurodomino passes are valid on the Turkish railway
network, but Eurail passes aren't.
NETWORK
The
Turkish State Railways
(
www.tcdd.gov.tr
) network covers the country fairly well,
with the notable exception of the coastlines. For the Aegean and Mediterranean coasts you
can travel by train to either İzmir or Konya, and take the bus from there.
While the line running into Anatolia from İstanbul's Haydarpaşa station is being up-
graded, trains running southeast from the city have been cancelled until 2014 or 2015.
Trains to eastern Anatolia now depart from Ankara, easily reached from İstanbul by bus.
Useful routes include:
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