Turkey

TCDD (Turkish Republic State Railways) operate passenger trains all over the country. Turkey has about 8500 km of rail network in total. Istanbul-Ankara and Istanbul-Edirne lines are the only lines that are electrified, on the rest of the lines diesel trains are in use.

Visit the national railway company TCDD: English version / Turkish.

Network
Istanbul-Ankara rail line is the most popular connection. There are several daily trains on this line. Other major cities or tourist spots that can be reached by rail from Istanbul directly are Edirne, Eskisehir, Denizli (near Pamukkale), Konya, Adana, Kayseri, Gaziantep, Diyarbakir, Erzurum, Kars, and Tatvan on the shore of Lake Van.

InterRail Passes for Turkey

InterRail Global Pass

valid in 30 countries, incl. Turkey

InterRail One Country Pass

available for 28 countries, incl. Turkey

InterRail Countries

• • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Bosnia-Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • Finland
  • France
  • FYR Macedonia
  • Germany
  • Great Britain
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Italy
• • Luxembourg
  • Montenegro
  • Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Republic Ireland
  • Romania
  • Serbia
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Turkey