Travel Turkey by train

Everything you need to know about traveling in Turkey with your Eurail pass.

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Map of Turkey

Accommodation in Turkey

While discovering your Eurail destinations, you'll need a place to sleep.

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Trains in Turkey

Railway operator TurkeyFind out everything you need to know about Turkey's rail network, different train types and reservation requirements.
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Pass benefits in Turkey

Take advantage of FREE ferries in Lake Van.
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Turkey quick facts

  • Capital: Ankara
  • Population: 73 million
  • Language: Turkish
  • Currency: Turkish Lira (TL)
  • Railway company: TCDD

Engineering works in Turkey

Due to the building of a new high-speed line there are engineering works on the train line between Istanbul and the Bulgarian border.

There is a replacement bus connecting Kapikule at the Bulgarian border with Istanbul, Turkey, operated by the Turkish railway TCDD. Eurail passes are valid for this journey. The bus makes no stops between Istanbul and Kapikule. This situation should last for at least 1 year.

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Eurail passes for Turkey

Global Pass

valid in 24 countries 
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Select Pass

valid in 3-5 countries
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