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TRANSPORTS TO MIDDLE-EASTERN COUNTRIES
- Turkey - Iran;
- Railway connection between Turkey and Iran is carried on by Trans-Asian train which serves one day in a week and consists of couchette cars; and by a train between Van-Tabriz-Van which serves one day in a week and consists of 1st Class couchette cars.
- Turkey-Syria;
- Railway connection between Turkey and Syria is carried on by a sleeping car which is hitched to Toros Express one day in a week that serves between İstanbul-Gaziantep-İstanbul.
- Iran-Turkey-Syria;
Railway connection between Iran and Syria is carried on by a passenger train which, by passing our country, serves between Tehran-Damascus one day in a week. This train consists of pullman and sleeping cars between Tehran-Damascus, and consists of couchette cars between Van-Tehran.
- Turkey-Iraq;
Railway connection between Turkey-Iraq is carried on by a train that serves between Gaziantep-Bağdat-Gaziantep one day in a week and consists of sleeping cars. However, the service of this train has been halted temporarily because of the current situation in Iraq.
TIMETABLE OF TRANS-ASIA TRAIN |
HAYDARPASA - TEHRAN |
TEHRAN - HAYDARPASA |
|
Arrival |
Departure |
Service Days |
|
Arrival |
Departure |
Service Days |
Haydarpasa |
-- |
22:55 |
Wednesday |
Tehran |
-- |
20:15 |
Thursday |
Eskisehir |
03:31 |
03:45 |
Thursday |
Tabriz |
08:20 |
09:30 |
Friday |
Ankara |
06:45 |
07:40 |
Thursday |
Razi |
14:05 |
14:40 (13:10) Local Time |
Friday |
Kayseri |
14:37 |
14:57 |
Thursday |
Kapiköy |
13:20 |
14:50 |
Friday |
Sivas |
18:34 |
18:50 |
Thursday |
Van |
16:38 |
16:53 |
Friday |
Malatya |
00:17 |
00:45 |
Friday |
Van Wharf |
17:03 |
-- |
Friday |
Elazig |
03:50 |
03:55 |
Friday |
Tatvan Wharf |
-- |
02:00 |
Saturday |
Mus |
09:26 |
09:31 |
Friday |
Tatvan |
02:07 |
02:20 |
Saturday |
Tatvan |
11:32 |
11:37 |
Friday |
Mus |
04:01 |
04:06 |
Saturday |
Tatvan Wharf |
11:44 |
|
Friday |
Elazig |
09:39 |
09:44 |
Saturday |
Van Wharf |
|
18:25 |
Friday |
Malatya |
12:55 |
13:10 |
Saturday |
Van |
18:34 |
18:49 |
Friday |
Sivas |
18:38 |
19:05 |
Saturday |
Kapiköy |
20:55 |
22:30 (13:10) Local Time |
Friday |
Kayseri |
22:48 |
23:13 |
Saturday |
Razi |
00:05 |
00:45 |
Friday |
Ankara |
06:40 |
07:30 |
Sunday |
Tabriz |
05:15 |
06:35 |
Saturday |
Eskisehir |
10:39 |
10:50 |
Sunday |
Tehran |
18:45 |
-- |
Saturday |
Haydarpasa |
15:45 |
-- |
Sunday |
Travel Time : 66 hours 20 minutes |
Travel Time: 69 hours. |
FARES (**)
1 st Class One-Way Ticket Fares in
EURO
Istanbul |
Eskisehir |
Ankara |
Kayseri |
Sivas |
Malatya |
Elazig |
Mus |
Tatvan |
Van |
|
31,00 |
26,90 |
24,80 |
20,70 |
18,20 |
15,60 |
14,30 |
11,00 |
9,20 |
8,60 |
Tabriz |
39,50 |
35,40 |
33,30 |
29,20 |
26,70 |
24,10 |
22,80 |
19,50 |
17,70 |
17,10 |
Tehran |
- Return ticket fares double the single ticket fares.
- Since the train is composed of couchette cars, the couchette prices of 3,50 EURO for Tatvan and Van stations and 9,90 EURO for other stations will be added to the above mentioned fares.
TIMETABLE OF VAN-TABRIZ TRAIN |
VAN-TABRIZ |
TABRIZ-VAN |
|
Arrival |
Departure |
Service Days |
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Arrival |
Departure |
Service Days |
Van |
-- |
21:30 |
Thursday |
Tabriz |
-- |
22:30 |
Wednesday |
Özalp |
22:49 |
22:51 |
Thursday |
Selmas |
01:00 |
02:30 |
Thursday |
Kapiköy |
23:36 |
01:00 (02:30) Local Time |
Thursday |
Razi |
03:50 |
04:00 (02:30) Local Time |
Thursday |
Razi |
02:40 |
02:50 |
Friday |
Kapiköy |
02:40 |
04:15 |
Thursday |
Selmas |
04:14 |
05:49 |
Friday |
Özalp |
04:55 |
04:57 |
Thursday |
Tabriz |
08:30 |
|
Friday |
Van |
06:00 |
|
Thursday |
Travel Time : 9 hours 06 minutes |
Travel Time : 9 hours |
FARES (**)
2 nd Class One-Way Ticket Fares in
EURO
Van |
Özalp |
Kapiköy |
|
10,80 |
10,20 |
10,20 |
Tabriz |
- Return ticket fares double the single ticket fares.
- Since the train is composed of couchette cars, the couchette price of 3,50 EURO will be added to the above mentioned fares.
TIMETABLE OF TEHRAN - DAMASCUS - TEHRAN TRAIN |
TEHRAN - DAMASCUS |
DAMASCUS - TEHRAN |
|
Arrival |
Departure |
Service Days |
|
Arrival |
Departure |
Service Days |
Tehran |
-- |
20:15 |
Monday |
Damascus |
-- |
07:21 |
Monday |
Tabriz |
08:20 |
09:30 |
Tuesday |
Aleppo |
12:11 |
12:45 |
Monday |
Razi |
14:05 |
14:40 (13:10) Local Hours |
Tuesday |
Meydanekbez |
15:23 |
16:40 |
Monday |
Kapiköy |
13:20 |
14:50 |
Tuesday |
Islahiye |
17:35 |
18:50 |
Monday |
Van |
16:38 |
16:53 |
Tuesday |
Fevzipasa |
19:07 |
19:15 |
Monday |
Van Wharf |
17:03 |
-- |
Tuesday |
Malatya |
00:22 |
00:45 |
Tuesday |
Tatvan Wharf |
-- |
02:00 |
Wednesday |
Elazig |
03:50 |
03:55 |
Tuesday |
Tatvan |
02:07 |
02:20 |
Wednesday |
Mus |
09:26 |
09:31 |
Tuesday |
Mus |
04:01 |
04:06 |
Wednesday |
Tatvan |
11:32 |
11:37 |
Tuesday |
Elazig |
09:39 |
09:44 |
Wednesday |
Tatvan Wharf |
11:44 |
-- |
Tuesday |
Malatya |
12:55 |
13:30 |
Wednesday |
Van Wharf |
|
18.25 |
Tuesday |
Fevzipasa |
18:19 |
18:30 |
Wednesday |
Van |
18:34 |
18:49 |
Tuesday |
Islahiye |
18:45 |
20:15 |
Wednesday |
Kapiköy |
20:55 |
22:30 |
Tuesday |
Meydanekbez |
21:15 |
23:09 |
Wednesday |
Razi |
22:40 |
00:45 |
Wednesday |
Aleppo |
01:50 |
02:20 |
Thursday |
Tabriz |
05:15 |
06.35 |
Wednesday |
Damascus |
07.20 |
-- |
Thursday |
Tehran |
18:45 |
-- |
Wednesday |
Travel Time: 60 Hours 25 Minutes. |
Travel Time: 59 Hours 24 Minutes. |
FARES (**)
1. From our Country to Syria
1 st Class One-Way Ticket Fares in
EURO
Van |
Tatvan |
Mus |
Elazig |
Malatya |
Narli |
Fevzipasa |
Islahiye |
|
18,10 |
18,10 |
16,90 |
13,00 |
11,10 |
6,90 |
6,30 |
6,30 |
Aleppo |
24,50 |
24,50 |
23,30 |
19,40 |
17,50 |
13,30 |
12,70 |
12,70 |
Damascus |
2. From our Country to Iran
1 st Class One-Way Ticket Fares in
EURO
Van |
Tatvan |
Mus |
Elazig |
Malatya |
Narli |
Fevzipasa |
Islahiye |
|
9,40 |
10,10 |
12,30 |
16,50 |
18,10 |
20,60 |
21,30 |
21,30 |
Tabriz |
17,90 |
18,60 |
20,80 |
25,00 |
26,60 |
29,10 |
29,80 |
29,80 |
Tehran |
NOTE: Since the train from our country to Iran consists of couchette cars, a couchette price of 1, 30 EURO will be added to the above mentioned fares. If the sleeper car is used for the transports to be made to Syria from our country the sleeper charge in amount of EURO 16,00 will be added to the fares above mentioned.
3. Fares for ticket sales between Iran and Syria
1 st Class One-Way Ticket Fares in
EURO
Tabriz |
Tehran |
|
25,00 |
33,50 |
Aleppo |
31,40 |
39,90 |
Damascus |
NOTE: A couchette price of 1,30 EURO will be added to the fares mentioned in item 3. Return ticket fares double the single ticket fares.
TIMETABLE OF ISTANBUL - DAMASCUS CONNECTION |
HAYDARPASA - DAMASCUS |
DAMASCUS - HAYDARPASA |
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Arrival |
Departure |
Service Days |
|
Arrival |
Departure |
Service Days |
Haydarpasa |
-- |
08:55 |
Sunday |
Damascus |
-- |
05:13 |
Tuesday |
Eskisehir (Enveriye) |
14:19 |
14:28 |
Sunday |
Aleppo |
10:00 |
11:05 |
Tuesday |
Kütahya |
15:59 |
16:02 |
Sunday |
Meydanekbez |
13:43 |
15:30 |
Tuesday |
Afyon |
17:49 |
18:05 |
Sunday |
Islahiye |
16:29 |
17:14 |
Tuesday |
Konya |
22:01 |
22:25 |
Sunday |
Fevzipasa |
17:29 |
18:10 |
Tuesday |
Adana |
04:38 |
05:05 |
Monday |
Adana |
20:44 |
21:10 |
Tuesday |
Fevzipasa |
- |
08:30 |
Monday |
Konya |
03:50 |
04:15 |
Wednesday |
Islahiye |
08:45 |
09:43 |
Monday |
Afyon |
08:11 |
08:24 |
Wednesday |
Meydanekbez |
10:30 |
11:50 |
Monday |
Kütahya |
10:11 |
10:16 |
Wednesday |
Aleppo |
14:34 |
15:00 |
Monday |
Eskisehir (Enveriye) |
11:44 |
11:55 |
Wednesday |
Damascus |
20:06 |
-- |
Monday |
Haydarpasa |
17:55 |
-- |
Wednesday |
Travel Time: 35 hours 11 minutes |
Travel Time: 36 hours 42 minutes |
FARES (**)
1 st Class One-Way Ticket Fares in
EURO
Istanbul |
Eskisehir |
Afyon |
Konya |
Adana |
Islahiye |
|
25,20 |
21,40 |
19,50 |
15,60 |
9,60 |
7,00 |
Aleppo |
29,10 |
25,30 |
23,40 |
19,50 |
13,50 |
10,90 |
Hama |
29,70 |
25,90 |
24,00 |
20,10 |
14,10 |
11,50 |
Homs |
33,20 |
29,40 |
27,50 |
23,60 |
17,60 |
15,00 |
Damascus |
NOTE: Return ticket fares double the single ticket fares.
Couchette prices below will be added to the ticket fares mentioned above.
COUCHETTE PRICES IN
EURO
Istanbul |
Eskisehir |
Afyon |
Konya |
Adana |
Islahiye |
|
1 / 1 |
1 / 2 |
1 / 1 |
1 / 2 |
1 / 1 |
1 / 2 |
1 / 1 |
1 / 2 |
1 / 1 |
1 / 2 |
1 / 1 |
1 / 2 |
|
23,00 |
15,40 |
23,00 |
15,40 |
23,00 |
15,40 |
19,50 |
12,80 |
15,40 |
10,20 |
15,40 |
10,20 |
Aleppo |
23,00 |
15,40 |
23,00 |
15,40 |
23,00 |
15,40 |
19,50 |
12,80 |
15,40 |
10,20 |
15,40 |
10,20 |
Hama |
23,00 |
15,40 |
23,00 |
15,40 |
23,00 |
15,40 |
19,50 |
12,80 |
15,40 |
10,20 |
15,40 |
10,20 |
Homs |
23,00 |
15,40 |
23,00 |
15,40 |
23,00 |
15,40 |
19,50 |
12,80 |
15,40 |
10,20 |
15,40 |
10,20 |
Damascus |
1 / 1: One person in a compartment with 1 bed
1 / 2: One person in a compartment with 2 beds
** Ticket sales are calculated on the basis of rates determined by our Establishment.
TIMETABLE OF GAZIANTEP-BAGHDAT TRAIN (*) |
GAZIANTEP- BAGHDAD |
BAGHDAD -GAZIANTEP |
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Arrival |
Departure |
Service Days |
|
Arrival |
Departure |
Service Days |
Gaziantep |
-- |
17:20 |
Friday |
Baghdad |
-- |
10:00 |
Wednesday |
Karkamis |
18:55 |
19:00 |
Friday |
Mosul |
18:40 |
19:10 |
Wednesday |
Akçakale |
20:47 |
20:49 |
Friday |
Rabia |
21:45 |
22:30 |
Wednesday |
Ceylanpinar |
22:36 |
22:41 |
Friday |
El-Yaribieh |
21:35 |
22:05 |
Wednesday |
Senyurt |
23:45 |
23:50 |
Friday |
Kamisli |
23:50 |
00:25 |
Thursday |
Nusaybin |
00:52 |
01:40 |
Saturday |
Nusaybin |
00:30 |
01:30 |
Thursday |
Kamisli |
01:45 |
02:15 |
Saturday |
Senyurt |
02:32 |
02:37 |
Thursday |
El-Yaribieh |
04:00 |
04:40 |
Saturday |
Ceylanpinar |
03:41 |
03:46 |
Thursday |
Rabia |
05:45 |
06:30 |
Saturday |
Akçakale |
05:33 |
05:35 |
Thursday |
Mosul |
09:05 |
09:35 |
Saturday |
Karkamis |
07:21 |
07:25 |
Thursday |
Baghdad |
18:15 |
-- |
Saturday |
Gaziantep |
09:06 |
-- |
Thursday |
Travel Time: 24 hours 55 minutes |
Travel Time: 23 hours 06 minutes |
(*) Service of this train has been temporarily halted since March 13th, 2003.
TRADE DEPARTMENT, OFFICE FOR INTERNATIONAL PASSENGERS TARIFF
Phone: (312) 309 05 15 / 4523
For information: http://miys.tcdd.gov.tr
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