Transport in Turkey

Transport in Turkey 

TRAVEL TO TURKEY

 Travel by Air if you go in summer; remember to book your flight at least two months in advance. Air France and Turkish Airlines provide two to three daily flights between Paris and Istanbul, in just over three hours. Many other airlines serve the destination on scheduled flights and charter, with or without stop. Several companies provide charter flights to Turkey; Bookers Elsewhere Last minute ... For charters, always remember to confirm your return flight at least 48 hours in advance. In summer, direct connections between major French cities and Istanbul, Izmir and Ankara are ensured. Floor price for a start in early May: 270 Euros. XL Airways France serves the Antalya International Airport, south-west Turkey. European airlines cheap also service the second airport in Istanbul, Sabiha Gokcen. By train there is no direct connection Paris-Istanbul. You have to go through Budapest, where you take your correspondence. SNCF offers links Paris-Budapest for about 250 Euros. Allow about 17 h roads. The Istanbul Express is a daily train that sets the city of Munich 46h. Those who have a budget can stretch travel on the legendary Orient Express (Paris-Budapest-Bucharest-Istanbul). A long and expensive trip, but already an adventure ... By car / coach's journey of some 3,000 km seems quite tricky road, at least to take the Euro lines coach who once a week between Paris and Istanbul via Belgrade and Sofia. By bus or car, you go through the east (by Germany, Austria, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria) or south (to go to Italy to Venice, and then take a ferry up Turkey - boats only during the summer), you will put at least 3 days in Paris to reach the Turkey! Boat can be reached by boat from Turkey to Italy or Greece and sail with you your vehicle with A Ferry companies or Direct ferries. Local transport By plane You can get from one city to another by plane at attractive prices, with Turkish Airlines, or small low-cost airlines like flayer, Pegasus, Onur Air, Pegasus Airlines and Atlases. It takes approximately 100 TL (42.50 Euros) for a trip Ankara-Istanbul. Train a network of 8,500 km of railways connecting major cities, but it is slow and obsolete: you put 8am on Istanbul-Ankara; 11 am for the Istanbul-Izmir-Ankara 14:30 Izmir. You can visit the website of TCDD rail network. In rather prefer the bus, which is a means of transportation used in Turkey, fast and cheap bus. The service is available throughout the country by private companies. Each city is provided with a "otogar" (bus station). Allow about 5 TL (2.10 Euros) per hour. For large distances trips, buses frequently drive at night. For short trips, you will take the "dolmus" (minibuses). The main companies are Varan, Kamil Koç, Ulusoy, Metro and Pamukkale. Taxi if you want to take a taxi, make sure it is well equipped with a taximeter and see if the computer is started. There is no fee for day and night. Turkish taxis are painted yellow; you cannot miss them! By car, you can rent a car there. Many companies offer vehicles; National company Ekan, the French agency Auto Escape or international agencies such as Avis, Budget, Euro car and Hertz. The prices are about the same as in Europe, or even slightly higher: around 40 to 70 Euros per day and between 250 and 300 Euros for a week. But beware of the mechanical condition of the vehicles, which can vary depending on the lease. The speed is limited to 50 km / h in the city and 90 km / h road principle, but the reality is somewhat different ... Feel free to adopt local use: the honking!