Istanbul to Ankara Bus

Transport
Date Tomorrow
Return + Return
Passengers 1 passenger
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  • Lowest price from $7.05
  • Average duration 6h 47m
  • Connections per day 135
  • Distance 352 km
  • CO₂ per person 31 kg

bus from Istanbul to Ankara

The journey from Istanbul to Ankara is about 352 km. On average a bus trip takes 6h 47m with 135 connections per day.

Lowest price $7.05
Trip duration 6h 47m
Connections per day 135
Lowest price $7.05
Highest price $17.30
First departure 12:05 AM
Last departure 12:15 AM
Distance 352 km
Departure Istanbul
Arrival Ankara
Travel operator Yeni Aksaray Seyahat, Malatya Medine Turizm
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Kâmil Koç24.64 kg CO₂
23:59Istanbul, Büyük Otogari
6h 46m
03:45Ankara-Otogar
$18.99
direct
Kâmil Koç24.64 kg CO₂
19:45İstanbul Dudullu
5h 15m
01:00Ankara-Otogar
$19.99
direct
Kâmil Koç24.64 kg CO₂
23:00Istanbul, Büyük Otogari
6h 45m
02:45Ankara-Otogar
$19.99
direct

Next departures from Istanbul to Ankara

Sample times and fares for the coming days — book to confirm availability and price.

FlixBus $0.45
00:20 İstanbul-Alibeyköy
6h 25m · direct
06:45 Ankara-Otogar
FlixBus $0.45
00:20 Alibeyköy Otogarı
6h 25m · direct
06:45 Ankara Otogarı
Pamukkale Turizm $0.42
00:25 Alibeyköy Otogarı
6h 19m · direct
06:44 Ankara Bus Station
FlixBus $0.45
01:00 Istanbul, Büyük Otogari
6h 45m · direct
07:45 Ankara-Otogar
FlixBus $0.45
01:00 Esenler Otogarı
6h 45m · direct
07:45 Ankara Otogarı
Pamukkale Turizm $0.42
01:00 Esenler Otogarı
6h 45m · direct
07:45 Ankara Bus Station
FlixBus $0.45
01:20 Alibeyköy Otogarı
6h 25m · direct
07:45 Ankara Otogarı
Pamukkale Turizm $0.42
01:25 Alibeyköy Otogarı
6h 20m · direct
07:45 Ankara Bus Station
Pamukkale Turizm $0.42
02:00 Esenler Otogarı
6h 45m · direct
08:45 Ankara Bus Station
FlixBus $0.45
02:00 Istanbul, Büyük Otogari
6h 45m · direct
08:45 Ankara-Otogar
FlixBus $0.45
02:00 Esenler Otogarı
6h 45m · direct
08:45 Ankara Otogarı
FlixBus $0.45
02:20 Alibeyköy Otogarı
6h 25m · direct
08:45 Ankara Otogarı
FlixBus $0.45
02:20 İstanbul-Alibeyköy
6h 25m · direct
08:45 Ankara-Otogar
Pamukkale Turizm $0.42
02:25 Alibeyköy Otogarı
6h 20m · direct
08:45 Ankara Bus Station
FlixBus $0.45
05:00 Istanbul, Büyük Otogari
6h 45m · direct
11:45 Ankara-Otogar
FlixBus $0.45
05:00 Esenler Otogarı
6h 45m · direct
11:45 Ankara Otogarı
FlixBus $0.45
05:20 İstanbul-Alibeyköy
6h 25m · direct
11:45 Ankara-Otogar
FlixBus $0.45
05:20 Alibeyköy Otogarı
6h 25m · direct
11:45 Ankara Otogarı
FlixBus $0.45
07:00 Istanbul, Büyük Otogari
6h 45m · direct
13:45 Ankara-Otogar
FlixBus $0.45
07:00 Esenler Otogarı
6h 45m · direct
13:45 Ankara Otogarı
FlixBus $0.45
07:20 İstanbul-Alibeyköy
6h 25m · direct
13:45 Ankara-Otogar
FlixBus $0.45
07:20 Alibeyköy Otogarı
6h 25m · direct
13:45 Ankara Otogarı
FlixBus $0.45
08:30 Istanbul, Büyük Otogari
6h 45m · direct
15:15 Ankara-Otogar
FlixBus $0.45
08:30 Esenler Otogarı
6h 45m · direct
15:15 Ankara Otogarı
FlixBus $0.45
08:50 Alibeyköy Otogarı
6h 25m · direct
15:15 Ankara Otogarı
FlixBus $0.45
08:50 İstanbul-Alibeyköy
6h 25m · direct
15:15 Ankara-Otogar
Pamukkale Turizm $0.42
09:00 Esenler Otogarı
6h 45m · direct
15:45 Ankara Bus Station
Pamukkale Turizm $0.42
09:25 Alibeyköy Otogarı
6h 20m · direct
15:45 Ankara Bus Station
FlixBus $0.45
10:00 Istanbul, Büyük Otogari
6h 45m · direct
16:45 Ankara-Otogar
FlixBus $0.45
10:00 Esenler Otogarı
6h 45m · direct
16:45 Ankara Otogarı
FlixBus $0.45
10:20 Alibeyköy Otogarı
6h 25m · direct
16:45 Ankara Otogarı
FlixBus $0.45
10:20 İstanbul-Alibeyköy
6h 25m · direct
16:45 Ankara-Otogar
Beydağı Turizm $8.48
11:00 İstanbul Avrupa
7h 30m · direct
18:30 Ankara
FlixBus $0.45
11:00 Esenler Otogarı
6h 45m · direct
17:45 Ankara Otogarı
Pamukkale Turizm $0.42
11:00 Esenler Otogarı
6h 45m · direct
17:45 Ankara Bus Station
FlixBus $0.45
11:00 Istanbul, Büyük Otogari
6h 45m · direct
17:45 Ankara-Otogar
FlixBus $0.45
11:20 İstanbul-Alibeyköy
6h 25m · direct
17:45 Ankara-Otogar
FlixBus $0.45
11:20 Alibeyköy Otogarı
6h 25m · direct
17:45 Ankara Otogarı
Pamukkale Turizm $0.42
11:25 Alibeyköy Otogarı
6h 20m · direct
17:45 Ankara Bus Station
FlixBus $0.45
12:00 Istanbul, Büyük Otogari
6h 45m · direct
18:45 Ankara-Otogar
FlixBus $0.45
12:00 Esenler Otogarı
6h 45m · direct
18:45 Ankara Otogarı
$8.08
12:00 İstanbul Avrupa
7h 30m · direct
19:30 Ankara
FlixBus $0.45
12:20 Alibeyköy Otogarı
6h 25m · direct
18:45 Ankara Otogarı
FlixBus $0.45
12:20 İstanbul-Alibeyköy
6h 25m · direct
18:45 Ankara-Otogar
Pamukkale Turizm $0.42
13:00 Esenler Otogarı
6h 45m · direct
19:45 Ankara Bus Station
Pamukkale Turizm $0.42
13:25 Alibeyköy Otogarı
6h 20m · direct
19:45 Ankara Bus Station
FlixBus $0.45
14:00 Istanbul, Büyük Otogari
6h 45m · direct
20:45 Ankara-Otogar
FlixBus $0.45
14:00 Esenler Otogarı
6h 45m · direct
20:45 Ankara Otogarı
Pamukkale Turizm $0.42
14:00 Esenler Otogarı
6h 45m · direct
20:45 Ankara Bus Station
FlixBus $0.45
14:20 İstanbul-Alibeyköy
6h 25m · direct
20:45 Ankara-Otogar
FlixBus $0.45
14:20 Alibeyköy Otogarı
6h 25m · direct
20:45 Ankara Otogarı
Pamukkale Turizm $0.42
14:25 Alibeyköy Otogarı
6h 20m · direct
20:45 Ankara Bus Station
FlixBus $0.45
15:00 Esenler Otogarı
6h 45m · direct
21:45 Ankara Otogarı
FlixBus $0.45
15:00 Istanbul, Büyük Otogari
6h 45m · direct
21:45 Ankara-Otogar
FlixBus $0.45
15:25 Alibeyköy Otogarı
6h 20m · direct
21:45 Ankara Otogarı
FlixBus $0.45
15:25 İstanbul-Alibeyköy
6h 20m · direct
21:45 Ankara-Otogar
$8.48
16:00 İstanbul Avrupa
7h 59m · direct
23:59 Ankara
Beydağı Turizm $8.48
16:00 İstanbul Avrupa
7h · direct
23:00 Ankara
$8.08
16:30 İstanbul Avrupa
7h 45m · direct
00:15 Ankara
FlixBus $0.45
17:00 Istanbul, Büyük Otogari
6h 45m · direct
23:45 Ankara-Otogar
Pamukkale Turizm $0.42
17:00 Esenler Otogarı
6h 45m · direct
23:45 Ankara Bus Station
FlixBus $0.45
17:00 Esenler Otogarı
6h 45m · direct
23:45 Ankara Otogarı
FlixBus $0.45
17:20 İstanbul-Alibeyköy
6h 25m · direct
23:45 Ankara-Otogar
FlixBus $0.45
17:20 Alibeyköy Otogarı
6h 25m · direct
23:45 Ankara Otogarı
Pamukkale Turizm $0.42
17:25 Alibeyköy Otogarı
6h 20m · direct
23:45 Ankara Bus Station
Beydağı Turizm $8.48
18:00 İstanbul Avrupa
7h 30m · direct
01:30 Ankara
FlixBus $0.45
18:00 Istanbul, Büyük Otogari
6h 45m · direct
00:45 Ankara-Otogar
FlixBus $0.45
18:00 Esenler Otogarı
6h 45m · direct
00:45 Ankara Otogarı
Beydağı Turizm $8.48
18:20 İstanbul Avrupa
7h 10m · direct
01:30 Ankara
FlixBus $0.45
18:20 İstanbul-Alibeyköy
6h 25m · direct
00:45 Ankara-Otogar
FlixBus $0.45
18:20 Alibeyköy Otogarı
6h 25m · direct
00:45 Ankara Otogarı
Beydağı Turizm $8.48
20:00 İstanbul Avrupa
6h 40m · direct
02:40 Ankara
FlixBus $0.45
20:00 Istanbul, Büyük Otogari
6h 45m · direct
02:45 Ankara-Otogar
$8.48
20:00 İstanbul Avrupa
6h 45m · direct
02:45 Ankara
FlixBus $0.45
20:00 Esenler Otogarı
6h 45m · direct
02:45 Ankara Otogarı
FlixBus $0.45
20:20 İstanbul-Alibeyköy
6h 25m · direct
02:45 Ankara-Otogar
FlixBus $0.45
20:20 Alibeyköy Otogarı
6h 25m · direct
02:45 Ankara Otogarı
Beydağı Turizm $8.48
20:20 İstanbul Avrupa
6h 20m · direct
02:40 Ankara
FlixBus $0.45
21:00 Istanbul, Büyük Otogari
6h 45m · direct
03:45 Ankara-Otogar
FlixBus $0.45
21:00 Esenler Otogarı
6h 45m · direct
03:45 Ankara Otogarı
FlixBus $0.45
21:25 İstanbul-Alibeyköy
6h 20m · direct
03:45 Ankara-Otogar
FlixBus $0.45
21:25 Alibeyköy Otogarı
6h 20m · direct
03:45 Ankara Otogarı
FlixBus $0.45
23:00 Esenler Otogarı
6h 45m · direct
05:45 Ankara Otogarı
Pamukkale Turizm $0.42
23:00 Esenler Otogarı
6h 45m · direct
05:45 Ankara Bus Station
FlixBus $0.45
23:00 Istanbul, Büyük Otogari
6h 45m · direct
05:45 Ankara-Otogar
FlixBus $0.45
23:20 Alibeyköy Otogarı
6h 25m · direct
05:45 Ankara Otogarı
FlixBus $0.45
23:20 İstanbul-Alibeyköy
6h 25m · direct
05:45 Ankara-Otogar
Pamukkale Turizm $0.42
23:25 Alibeyköy Otogarı
6h 20m · direct
05:45 Ankara Bus Station
FlixBus $0.45
23:59 Istanbul, Büyük Otogari
6h 46m · direct
06:45 Ankara-Otogar
FlixBus $0.45
23:59 Esenler Otogarı
6h 46m · direct
06:45 Ankara Otogarı
Pamukkale Turizm $0.42
23:59 Esenler Otogarı
6h 45m · direct
06:44 Ankara Bus Station
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Carriers on this route

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FlixBus, a long-distance bus company, operates in both Europe and the United States. Founded in 2013, it has grown to become one of the largest bus operators in Europe, connecting over 2,500 destinations in 30 countries. Originating in Germany, FlixBus has expanded quickly to neighboring countries including France, Italy, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Croatia, while also offering regular services to Norway, Spain, and England. With affordable fares and comfortable amenities such as free Wi-Fi, power outlets, and onboard toilets, FlixBus provides a convenient and enjoyable travel experience.

Metro Turizm is a Turkish bus company that provides intercity transportation services across Turkey. The company was founded in 1992 and has since grown to become one of the largest bus operators in the country. Metro Turizm operates a fleet of modern buses equipped with air conditioning, Wi-Fi, and comfortable seating. The company offers a range of ticket options, including standard, luxury, and sleeper seats. Metro Turizm also provides online booking services, making it easy for passengers to plan their travel and purchase tickets in advance. The company is committed to providing safe, reliable, and affordable transportation services to its customers.

Pamukkale Turizm is a Turkish bus company that operates intercity bus services across Turkey. Founded in 1967, the company has a fleet of modern buses that offer comfortable and safe travel to passengers. Pamukkale Turizm operates on more than 100 routes, connecting major cities and towns in Turkey. The company is known for its punctuality, reliability, and affordable fares. It also offers various amenities on board, such as air conditioning, Wi-Fi, and entertainment systems. Pamukkale Turizm has won several awards for its services and is considered one of the leading bus companies in Turkey.

Facility description

Learn more about the services available on board each carrier on this route.

Facilities Description
Luggage

Each passenger can bring one carry-on bag (up to 25lbs/11kg) and one stored bag (up to 50lbs/23kg) for free on FlixBus. Excess baggage up to 50lbs (23kg) is accepted for a fee, with limited space available, so booking in advance is recommended.

Accessibility

FlixBus offers boarding assistance with a hydraulic lift for travelers with reduced mobility. Contact the bus company in advance to confirm availability and assistance.

Food and drink

Snacks and drinks are available for purchase from the bus drivers during your trip.

Power sockets

Power outlets are available near seats to keep your devices charged throughout your journey.

Bicycle

Bikes are allowed with restrictions: 3 per bus with a cover, 5 with a carrier, but no electric bikes.

Wi-Fi

FlixBus offers free Wi-Fi on all its buses.

Entertainment portal

Enjoy movies, e-books, audiobooks, music, and games through FlixBus's online entertainment portal.

Food and drink

Complimentary refreshments are offered on Metro Turizm buses.

Luggage

Passengers must obtain a baggage claim ticket and ensure their seat number is correct on Metro Turizm buses. Each piece of luggage requires a separate ticket. Responsibility fortagged luggage and valuables lies with the passenger. Liability for lost baggage is limited to the ticket price. Each seat allows up to 30 kg of luggage, with excess weight incurring an additional fee. Dangerous items are prohibited. 

Bicycle

Bicycles are limited to 20 kg, and each bus can carry 1-2 bicycles on Metro Turizm buses.

Power sockets

All Metro Turizm buses are equipped with electrical outlets or USB chargers.

Wi-Fi

The Wi-Fi password on Metro Turizm buses is the reference number on the ticket. For example, if the bus license plate is 48 LB 593, the password is metro593. Additionally, each seat is equipped with an individual entertainment system for passenger enjoyment during transfers.

Accessibility

Metro Turizm offers a 30% discount for passengers with disabilities. The company operates routes between Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Adana, Antalya, Eskisehir, Konya, Mersin, Agri, Afyon, Batman, and many other cities.

Accessibility

Passengers with at least 40% disability, as documented, are eligible for a 30% discount on tickets, based on the fare set by the Ministry of Transport. These discounted tickets can be purchased at our branches.

Wi-Fi

All Pamukyol vehicles offer free and unlimited Wi-Fi. Each seat features a 10-inch touchscreen with rich content, satellite TV, computer games, and personalized media options. Passengers can use USB ports to access their own movies, photos, and music. The entertainment portal includes films, specially curated music playlists, and games.

Power sockets

All seats are equipped with 220V and USB power sockets to keep passengers connected on Pamukkale Turizm buses.

Food and drink

Pamukkale Turizm vehicles offer a rich menu of refreshments, accompanied by an experienced in-cabin crew.

Luggage

In compliance with Road Transport regulations, toxic, flammable, explosive, liquid, and strongly scented items are not allowed on board. If these items are present, tickets may be canceled. Luggage over 30 kg will incur an extra fee. The company is not responsible for valuable items in luggage unless a written request is made, and transportation is confirmed by the company. Unattended luggage at terminals is prohibited by the Police Department for security reasons.

CO₂ emissions by mode

train 24.64kg
bus 26.4kg
flight 70.4kg
carpool 56.32kg

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