TRANSPORTS TO MIDDLE-EASTERN COUNTRIES

· Turkey - Iran;
- Railway connection between Turkey and Iran is established via
Trans Asya train that serves once a week between Istanbul-Tehran-Istanbul and that is composed of couchette cars; and
a train that serves once a week between Van-Tabriz-Van that is composed of 2 nd Class compartment (with seating places) cars.

· Turkey - Syria;
Railway connection between Turkey and Syria is established via sleeping cars that are hitched onto Toros Express once a week that serves between Istanbul-Gaziantep-Istanbul.

· Iran - Turkey - Syria ;
Railway connection between Iran and Syria is established via a passenger train that serves between Tehran and Damascus once a week and that passes through our country. This train consists of Pullman and sleeping cars from Damascus to Tatvan and of couchette cars from Van to Tehran .

· Turkey - Iraq ;
Railway connection between Turkey and Iraq is established via a train consisting of sleeping cars that serves once a week between Gaziantep-Baghdad - Gaziantep . However, the service of this train has been temporarily suspended by reason of the current events in Iraq .

TIMETABLE OF TRANSASYA 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 CHF (Swiss Franc)

Istanbul

Eskisehir

Ankara

Kayseri

Sivas

Malatya

Elazig

Mus

Tatvan

Van

 

48,40

42,00

38,80

32,40

28,40

24,40

22,40

17,20

14,40

13,60

Tabriz

61,60

55,20

52,00

45,60

41,60

37,60

35,60

30,40

27,60

26,80

Tehran

** Ticket sales price is calculated on the basis of the foreign exchange rate fixed by our Establishment .

· Return ticket fares are two times as much single ticket fares .
· Since the train is composed of couchette cars, the couchette prices of 5,50 CHF for Tatvan and Van stations and 15,50 CHF for other stations will be added on the above mentioned fares.

TIMETABLE OF VAN-TABRIZ TRAIN

VAN-TABRIZ

TABRIZ-VAN

 

Arrival

Departure

Service Days

 

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 CHF (Swiss Franc)

Van

Özalp

Kapiköy

 

11,05

10,40

10,40

Tabriz

Return ticket fares are two times as much single ticket fares .

TIMETABLE OF TEHRAN - SAM - 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) Yerel Saat

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 CHF (Swiss Franc)

Van

Tatvan

Mus

Elazig

Malatya

Narli

Fevzipasa

Islahiye

 

28,30

28,30

26,30

20,30

17,30

10,80

9,80

9,80

Aleppo

38,30

38,30

36,30

30,30

27,30

20,80

19,80

19,80

Damascus

** Ticket sales price is calculated on the basis of the foreign exchange rate fixed by our Establishment .

2. From our Country to Iran

1 st Class One-Way Ticket Fares in CHF (Swiss Franc)

Van

Tatvan

Mus

Elazig

Malatya

Narli

Fevzipasa

Islahiye

 

14,80

15,80

19,30

25,80

28,30

32,30

33,30

33,30

Tabriz

28,00

29,00

32,50

39,00

41,50

45,50

46,50

46,50

Tehran

NOTE : Since the train from our country to Iran consists of couchette cars, a couchette price of 2,00 CHF will be added on the above mentioned fares.

3. Fares for ticket sales between Iran and Syria

1 st Class One-Way Ticket Fares in CHF (Swiss Franc)

Tabriz

Tehran

 

39,10

52,30

Aleppo

49,10

62,30

Damascus

NOTE : A couchette price of 2,00 CHF will be added on the fares mentioned in item 3.

Return ticket fares are two times as much single ticket fares.

TIMETABLE OF ISTANBUL - DAMASCUS CONNECTION

HAYDARPASA - DAMASCUS

DAMASCUS - HAYDARPASA

 

Arrival

Departure

Service Days

 

Arrival

Departure

Service Days

Haydarpasa

--

08:55

Thursday

Damascus

--

05:13

Tuesday

Eskisehir (Enveriye)

14:19

14:28

Thursday

Aleppo

10:00

11:05

Tuesday

Kütahya

15:59

16:02

Thursday

Meydanekbez

13:43

15:30

Tuesday

Afyon

17:49

18:05

Thursday

Islahiye

16:29

17:14

Tuesday

Konya

22:01

22:25

Thursday

Fevzipasa

17:29

18:10

Tuesday

Adana

04:38

05:05

Friday

Adana

20:44

21:10

Tuesday

Fevzipasa

-

08:30

Friday

Konya

03:50

04:15

Wednesday

Islahiye

08:45

09:43

Friday

Afyon

08:11

08:24

Wednesday

Meydanekbez

10:30

11:50

Friday

Kütahya

10:11

10:16

Wednesday

Aleppo

14:34

15:00

Friday

Eskisehir (Enveriye)

11:44

11:55

Wednesday

Damascus

20:06

--

Friday

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 CHF (Swiss Franc)

Istanbul

Eskisehir

Afyon

Konya

Adana

Islahiye

Meydanekbez

 

39,50

33,50

30,50

24,50

15,00

11,00

6,00

Aleppo

45,50

39,50

36,50

30,50

21,00

17,00

12,00

Hama

46,50

40,50

37,50

31,50

22,00

18,00

13,00

Homs

52,00

46,00

43,00

37,00

27,50

23,50

18,50

Damascus

NOTE: Return ticket fares are two times as much single ticket fares.

Below couchette prices will be added on the above mentioned fares.

COUCHETTE PRICES IN CHF (SWISS FRANC)

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

 

36

24

36

24

36

24

30,5

20

24

16

24

16

Aleppo

36

24

36

24

36

24

30,5

20

24

16

24

16

Hama

36

24

36

24

36

24

30,5

20

24

16

24

16

Homs

36

24

36

24

36

24

30,5

20

24

16

24

16

Damascus

1 / 1: One person in a compartment with 1 bed (valid for 1 st class ticket).

1 / 2: One person in a compartment with 2 beds (valid for 1 st class ticket).

TIMETABLE OF GAZIANTEP-BAGDAT TRAIN (*)

GAZIANTEP- BAGHDAD

BAGHDAD -GAZIANTEP

 

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

(*) Train service has been temporarily suspended as of March 13 th , 2003.

FARES (**)

1 st Class One-Way Ticket Fares in CHF (Swiss Franc)

Gaziantep

Akçakale

Nusaybin

 

13,25

11,00

8,00

Mosul

19,50

17,25

14,25

Baghdad

Return ticket fares are two times as much single ticket fares .
A couchette price of 19,00 CHF will be added on the above mentioned fares.
** Ticket sales price is calculated on the basis of the foreign exchange rate fixed by our Establishment .

PRESIDENT'S OFFICE OF TRADE DEPARTMENT, OFFICE FOR INTERNATIONAL PASSENGERS TARIFF
Phone : (312) 309 05 15 / 4523
For Information : ticaretdairesi@tcdd.gov.tr