FORUM
  Home
  Forums
  Articles
  Journals
  Forum Rules
  Register
  LINKS
  Property Rentals
  Cheap Flights
  Last Minute Deals
  Weather Station
  TLF Shop
  TLF Fund
  Egyptian Living Forum
  FUN
  Arcade Games
  Photo Gallery
  Radio/TV
  JukeBox
  Jen's Chat Room

Go Back   Turkish Living Forums > All About Turkey > Izmir Forum
User Name
Password
Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
Old 23rd February 2007, 07:21   #1
alison09400
Raki-Cherry-Diva
 
alison09400's Avatar
Thumbs up Izmir - Istanbul Express Train

This week saw the start of the Izmir-Istanbul Express with the journey lasting 6.5hrs.
The train stops at Bandirma where you take the fastferry across into the city.
Great for those who hate sitting on a bus for 10hrs or those who dont like flying.

Alison
alison09400 is offline   Reply With Quote
 Sponsored Links    
Old 23rd February 2007, 08:24   #2
ceemac
Official Efes Taster
 
ceemac's Avatar
Re: Izmir - Istanbul Express Train

Thanks for that useful info Alison - do you happen to know how much the journey costs ?

C
ceemac is offline   Reply With Quote
 Sponsored Links    
Old 23rd February 2007, 10:36   #3
alison09400
Raki-Cherry-Diva
 
alison09400's Avatar
Re: Izmir - Istanbul Express Train

Sorry C

The newspaper didnt give the price. If I find out I will post it on this thread.

Alison
alison09400 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 28th February 2007, 13:06   #4
Gail
Moderator
 
Gail's Avatar
Re: Izmir - Istanbul Express Train

You can check out prices on this site:-

http://www.seat61.com/Turkey2.htm#Istanbul%20to%20Izmir
Gail is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 1st March 2007, 11:26   #5
Jane Moorman
Senior Member
 
Jane Moorman's Avatar
Re: Izmir - Istanbul Express Train

What a wonderful link - maybe I am just a romantic, but I have started dreaming of places to travel via the train - Syria being one.... I can't wait to be a lady of "means" (instead of a mean lady) and have the time to do all the fab trips suggested.
Jane Moorman is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 1st March 2007, 11:31   #6
Rachels100
Senior Member
 
Rachels100's Avatar
Re: Izmir - Istanbul Express Train

Fantastic link Gail, thanks. Ferries and trains both sound good. Prices are fantastic too.
Rachels100 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 4th March 2007, 12:37   #7
Dalamanli
Senior Member
Re: Izmir - Istanbul Express Train

An alternative journey, much, much longer, is to get yourself to Denizli for about 5pm (there are trains from Izmir, Selcuk or Aydin) and catch the overnight Pamukale Express to Istanbul. It will probably arrive late, but it's a lovely trip, book a sleeping cabin, eat in the dining car and just enjoy the scenery and the atmosphere. (Though it was even better before TCDD privatised the catering).

Dalamanli
Dalamanli is offline   Reply With Quote
 Sponsored Links
Reply


Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Manchester to Izmir Gwen Muirhead Planes, Trains and Automobiles.... 3 24th January 2006 16:54
Europes Most exotic city canim Istanbul Forum 2 8th November 2005 19:30
$500 million tower project for Istanbul.... merlin Istanbul Forum 0 25th October 2005 05:59
Some Itineraries from Istanbul.... merlin Istanbul Forum 6 1st August 2005 11:48
Consulates in Istanbul starman Istanbul Forum 0 29th April 2005 14:33




 
 
 
All times are GMT +1. The time now is 07:04.
Powered by: vBulletin Version 3.0.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2008, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Search Engine Friendly URLs by vBSEO 3.0.0
TurkishLiving.com

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120