CONNECTIONS TO EUROPE

BOSPHORUS EXPRESS WILL BEGIN TO OPERATE  ON MARCH 3, 2012

(AS OF 13.02.2011 (INCLUDED) DOSTLUK/FILIA EXPRESS TRAINS WILL BE CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE)

The train connection between Turkey and European countries is provided by Bosphorus Express operating daily and reciprocally between Istanbul-Bucharest-Istanbul and Dostluk/Filia Express operating between Istanbul-Thessalonica-Istanbul. Istanbul-Sofia connection and Istanbul-Belgrade connection are provided by the wagons hitched onto the Bosphorus Express.    

A - Passenger train connections from Turkey towards Europe :

B - Passenger train connections from Europe towards Turkey:

EXPLANATION
(1) Bosphorus Express (Istanbul - Bucharest)
(2) Balkan Express ( Sofia - Belgrad )
(3) Dostluk/Filia Express (Istanbul - Thessalonica)

A: Arrival D: Departure

COUCHETTE SUPPLEMENT PRICES:

•  On Istanbul- Bucharest journey section for TCDD couchette cars;
•  Couchette supplement price per passenger and night in couchette car for 6: 9,40 Euro
•  Couchette supplement price per passenger and night in couchette car for 4: 14,00 Euro

Tourist (2/3) : One person in a sleeping car for 3 , (valid for 2 nd class ticket)
Double (2/2) : One person in a sleeping car for 2, (valid for 2 nd class ticket)
Single (1/1) : One person in a sleeping car for 1, (valid for 1 st class ticket )

ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENT PRICES FOR SLEEPING CARS IN DOSTLUK/FILIA EXPRESS :

One person in a sleeping car for 2 (double) : 30,00 Euro
One person in a sleeping car for 1 (single) : 50,00 Euro

The train is only formed by air-conditioned sleeping cars. In cases where 1 person is travelling in a sleeping car, 1 st class ticket, in cases where 2 people are travelling in a sleeping car, 2 nd class ticket is valid. Return ticket fares are two times as much as one-way ticket fares.

REDUCED-RATE TICKET TYPES

INTERRAIL PASS SERVICE

InterRail Pass service consists of mainly two categories which can be listed as follows:

• InterRail Global Pass
• InterRail Single Country Pass

InterRail Pass is a ticket which allows the customer travel freely on the routes of Administrations where the Pass is valid for a designated time span depending on the category and validity period.

InterRail Global Pass Card

There are 5 different types of InterRail Global Pass Card that are optional for passengers:

.  5-day validity in a 10-day validity period (Flexible)
.  10-day validity in a 22-day validity period (Flexible)
.  for 15 days (non-stop)
. for 22 days (non-stop)
. for 1 month (non-stop)

Interrail Single Country Pass Card

InterRail Single Country Pass is issued for 3, 4, 6 or 8 days, depending on the request of the customer, in a one-month validity period for each railway administration (in the railways of 30 countries) included in the InterRail services.

Participant Railway Administrations of InterRail Global Pass and InterRail Single Country Pass :

Germany , Austria , Belgium ***, Bosnia-Herzegovina *, Bulgaria , Czech Republic , Denmark , Finland , France , Croatia , Holland ***, England , Irish Republic , Spain , Sweden , Switzerland , Italy , Montenegro *, Luxemburg***,

Hungary , Macedonian Republic , Norway , Poland , Portugal , Romania , Serbia , Slovakia , Slovenia , Turkey , Greece and the Attica group** which provides sea transportation between Italy and Greece as well as Minoan Lines*.

* Does not have InterRail Single Country Pass
** For the sea line of Attica Group between Italy and Greece , an InterRail Greece Plus Pass
*** Constitutes InterRail Benelux Pass along with CFL , NS and SNCB

•  InterRail Pass cards can be purchased 3 months before the beginning of the validity period.

•  InterRail Global Pass is not valid in the country of residence but can provide a one time discount of 50% on the price of ticket taking the customer from the station of residence to the station at the border (only Istanbul-Kapikule and Istanbul-Pythion).

•  InterRail Single Country Pass cannot be sold for the country of residence.

•  For the travels made using InterRail Pass , a price or price difference must be paid for the upgrade of class in the train, high-speed train, for the usage of sleeping car and couchette or the obligatory reservation of seats etc.

•  InterRail also provides discounts of different amounts in some certain sea and railway transportations and also offers discounts and/or free entrances in some hotels, museums and InterRail centers.

•  InterRail Pass cards can be purchased by the citizens who are residing in Europe permanently or citizens of other countries who can prove their residence, by a document, in a European country for more than 6 months.

•  InterRail Pass cards can be returned before begining of validity period, in this case, %15 of the fare will be cut down.

Fares (in Euro)

InterRail Global Pass card and InterRail Single Country Pass card are only available for 1 st and 2 nd class for adults (26 years and older) and seniors (60 years and older), only for 2 nd class for young people (younger than 27 years). For children (4-12 years) a discount of %50 will be made on the fares charged for the adults.

Istanbul-Kapikule return ticket price with a discount of 50%: 2nd class 15,00 Euro, 1st class 22,40 Euro

Istanbul-Pythion return ticket price with a discount of 50%: 2nd class 13,20 Euro, 1st class 19,80 Euro

GROUP TICKET

The railway administrations of European countries apply reductions at significant rates for groups consisting of at least 6 people. In order to benefit from this reduction, the passengers are required to travel with individual ticket under the control of group head in the same train from the departure station to the arrival station.

BALKAN FLEXIPASS CARD

FARES ( IN EURO)  

PASSENGER DEPARTMENT INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER TARIFF DIVISION  
                                           Telephone : (312) 309 05 15 / 4523 (Ext.)
                                         Ankara Station:(312) 309 05 15/4575 (Ext.)
                                           Istanbul Sirkeci Station:(212) 520 65 75/7485 (Ext.)

For further information: ticaretuluslararasiyolcu@tcdd.gov.tr