Ankara to Istanbul Bus: Schedules, Tickets & Prices
The bus journey from Ankara to Istanbul takes approximately 4h to 11h, with fares from 510 TRY to 1,192 TRY.
Bus from Ankara to Istanbul
Depart from Ankara Asti Bus Station or Sogutozu Cep Terminal, Ankara, with the first departure at 00:15, and travel by bus Ankara to Istanbul, arriving at multiple stations, including Atasehir Bus Stop, Istanbul, Atasehir Dudullu Bus Station, Istanbul, Samandira Terminal, Istanbul and others after approximately 4 hours. Tickets start from 510 TRY, making this a reliable and cost-effective option. Make sure to secure your ticket before departure to guarantee your preferred seat.
Prices: 510 TRY to 1,192 TRY
Duration: 4h – 11h ⏱
Bus Routes & Schedules from Ankara to Istanbul
For this bus route between Ankara and Istanbul, multiple departure and arrival stations are in use. Depending on the specific bus stop combination, journey times may vary, typically around 4h. Bus services operate on a shared schedule from 00:15 until 23:59, while fares generally start at 510 TRY and may differ slightly by service and stop. Reviewing the full bus timetable for Ankara to Istanbul allows you to compare stations and available departures before selecting the option that best fits your plans.
Cheapest Bus Ankara to Istanbul
510 TRY, from Ankara Asti Bus Station to Istanbul Central Bus Station, departure 23:57, duration 9h.Fastest Bus Ankara to Istanbul
637 TRY, from Ankara Asti Bus Station to Atasehir Dudullu Bus Station, Istanbul, departure some times, duration 4h.Bus Timetable: Ankara Asti Bus Station → Alibeykoy Bus Station, Istanbul
- 00:15 09:15 9h 803 TRY
- 00:30 07:30 7h 892 TRY
- 00:45 08:45 8h 701 TRY
- 00:59 08:59 8h 956 TRY
- 01:00 06:00 5h 701 TRY
- 01:15 09:15 8h 764 TRY
- 01:30 08:30 7h 828 TRY
- 01:45 08:45 7h 892 TRY
- 02:00 10:00 8h 1083 TRY
- 02:15 10:15 8h 803 TRY
- 02:30 11:30 9h 764 TRY
- 03:00 11:00 8h 927 TRY
- 03:15 11:15 8h 927 TRY
- 03:30 12:30 9h 764 TRY
- 03:45 12:45 9h 927 TRY
- 04:00 10:00 6h 764 TRY
- 04:30 13:30 9h 927 TRY
- 05:00 13:00 8h 573 TRY
- 05:30 12:30 7h 701 TRY
- 05:45 11:45 6h 828 TRY
- 06:01 13:01 7h 637 TRY
- 06:30 14:30 8h 892 TRY
- 06:31 15:31 9h 892 TRY
- 07:00 14:00 7h 637 TRY
- 08:00 14:00 6h 828 TRY
- 09:00 15:00 6h 764 TRY
- 10:00 18:00 8h 828 TRY
- 10:59 17:59 7h 828 TRY
- 11:00 19:00 8h 1083 TRY
- 11:30 18:30 7h 892 TRY
- 12:00 19:00 7h 927 TRY
- 12:30 21:30 9h 764 TRY
- 12:45 19:45 7h 828 TRY
- 13:00 20:00 7h 701 TRY
- 14:00 22:00 8h 572 TRY
- 14:28 22:28 8h 828 TRY
- 14:30 23:30 9h 764 TRY
- 14:45 22:45 8h 701 TRY
- 15:30 22:30 7h 828 TRY
- 16:00 00:00 8h 764 TRY
- 16:30 01:30 9h 764 TRY
- 17:00 00:00 7h 927 TRY
- 17:30 00:30 7h 701 TRY
- 18:00 01:00 7h 927 TRY
- 18:30 03:30 9h 764 TRY
- 19:00 02:00 7h 764 TRY
- 20:00 04:00 8h 927 TRY
- 20:30 04:30 8h 764 TRY
- 21:00 05:00 8h 927 TRY
- 21:30 02:30 5h 637 TRY
- 21:45 04:45 7h 892 TRY
- 21:59 05:59 8h 828 TRY
- 22:00 05:00 7h 572 TRY
- 22:30 06:30 8h 927 TRY
- 23:00 06:00 7h 828 TRY
- 23:30 07:30 8h 927 TRY
- 23:35 06:35 7h 892 TRY
- 23:44 07:44 8h 828 TRY
- 23:45 06:45 7h 828 TRY
- 23:55 06:55 7h 956 TRY
- 23:59 06:59 7h 828 TRY
Bus Timetable: Ankara Asti Bus Station → Atasehir Bus Stop, Istanbul
- 02:00 09:00 7h 1083 TRY
- 11:00 17:00 6h 1083 TRY
- 18:30 01:30 7h 1083 TRY
- 23:59 05:59 6h 1083 TRY
Bus Timetable: Ankara Asti Bus Station → Atasehir Dudullu Bus Station, Istanbul
- 00:15 08:15 8h 803 TRY
- 00:30 07:30 7h 892 TRY
- 01:00 05:00 4h 701 TRY
- 01:15 08:15 7h 764 TRY
- 01:30 07:30 6h 828 TRY
- 01:45 08:45 7h 892 TRY
- 02:00 09:00 7h 714 TRY
- 02:15 10:15 8h 803 TRY
- 02:30 09:30 7h 764 TRY
- 03:00 10:00 7h 828 TRY
- 03:30 12:30 9h 764 TRY
- 04:00 11:00 7h 892 TRY
- 05:00 12:00 7h 573 TRY
- 05:30 11:30 6h 701 TRY
- 05:45 10:45 5h 828 TRY
- 06:31 14:31 8h 892 TRY
- 08:00 13:00 5h 828 TRY
- 10:00 16:00 6h 828 TRY
- 10:59 16:59 6h 828 TRY
- 12:30 19:30 7h 764 TRY
- 12:45 19:45 7h 828 TRY
- 13:00 20:00 7h 701 TRY
- 14:00 21:00 7h 610 TRY
- 14:30 21:30 7h 764 TRY
- 15:30 21:30 6h 828 TRY
- 16:30 23:30 7h 764 TRY
- 17:30 00:30 7h 701 TRY
- 18:30 01:30 7h 764 TRY
- 19:00 03:00 8h 764 TRY
- 20:30 03:30 7h 764 TRY
- 21:30 01:30 4h 637 TRY
- 21:45 05:45 8h 892 TRY
- 22:30 07:30 9h 764 TRY
- 23:00 05:00 6h 828 TRY
- 23:35 06:35 7h 892 TRY
- 23:45 07:45 8h 828 TRY
- 23:55 05:55 6h 956 TRY
- 23:59 05:59 6h 828 TRY
Bus Timetable: Ankara Asti Bus Station → Dudullu Castle, Istanbul
- 00:45 07:45 7h 701 TRY
- 01:00 08:00 7h 637 TRY
- 02:00 06:00 4h 637 TRY
- 04:01 10:01 6h 637 TRY
- 06:00 12:00 6h 637 TRY
- 08:30 12:30 4h 637 TRY
- 14:45 21:45 7h 701 TRY
Bus Timetable: Ankara Asti Bus Station → Harem Bus Station, Istanbul
- 00:30 07:30 7h 828 TRY
- 01:15 08:15 7h 764 TRY
- 01:45 08:45 7h 892 TRY
- 02:30 09:30 7h 764 TRY
- 05:00 12:00 7h 573 TRY
- 06:30 13:30 7h 637 TRY
- 06:31 14:31 8h 892 TRY
- 14:00 22:00 8h 892 TRY
- 17:00 00:00 7h 892 TRY
- 18:00 01:00 7h 927 TRY
- 20:00 04:00 8h 927 TRY
- 23:30 07:30 8h 764 TRY
- 23:35 06:35 7h 892 TRY
- 23:45 05:45 6h 828 TRY
- 23:57 06:57 7h 714 TRY
Bus Timetable: Ankara Asti Bus Station → Istanbul Central Bus Station
- 00:15 09:15 9h 803 TRY
- 00:30 09:30 9h 828 TRY
- 00:45 08:45 8h 701 TRY
- 00:59 09:59 9h 956 TRY
- 01:00 07:00 6h 701 TRY
- 01:15 09:15 8h 892 TRY
- 01:30 08:30 7h 828 TRY
- 01:45 07:45 6h 828 TRY
- 02:00 10:00 8h 1083 TRY
- 02:15 11:15 9h 803 TRY
- 02:30 11:30 9h 764 TRY
- 03:00 13:00 10h 828 TRY
- 03:14 10:14 7h 892 TRY
- 03:15 11:15 8h 927 TRY
- 03:30 12:30 9h 764 TRY
- 03:45 12:45 9h 927 TRY
- 03:50 10:50 7h 764 TRY
- 04:00 12:00 8h 764 TRY
- 04:01 12:01 8h 637 TRY
- 04:26 11:26 7h 764 TRY
- 04:30 15:30 11h 927 TRY
- 05:00 13:00 8h 573 TRY
- 05:30 12:30 7h 701 TRY
- 05:45 11:45 6h 828 TRY
- 05:59 13:59 8h 714 TRY
- 06:00 13:00 7h 637 TRY
- 06:01 13:01 7h 573 TRY
- 06:30 14:30 8h 892 TRY
- 06:31 15:31 9h 892 TRY
- 07:00 14:00 7h 1160 TRY
- 08:00 15:00 7h 828 TRY
- 08:30 14:30 6h 637 TRY
- 09:00 16:00 7h 1160 TRY
- 10:00 19:00 9h 828 TRY
- 10:30 18:30 8h 701 TRY
- 10:59 17:59 7h 828 TRY
- 11:00 18:00 7h 1160 TRY
- 11:30 19:30 8h 892 TRY
- 12:00 19:00 7h 828 TRY
- 12:30 20:30 8h 764 TRY
- 12:45 20:45 8h 828 TRY
- 13:00 20:00 7h 1160 TRY
- 13:29 20:29 7h 828 TRY
- 14:00 23:00 9h 572 TRY
- 14:28 22:28 8h 828 TRY
- 14:30 22:30 8h 764 TRY
- 14:45 23:45 9h 701 TRY
- 15:00 22:00 7h 1160 TRY
- 15:30 23:30 8h 828 TRY
- 16:00 00:00 8h 764 TRY
- 16:30 00:30 8h 764 TRY
- 17:00 01:00 8h 1160 TRY
- 17:30 01:30 8h 701 TRY
- 18:00 02:00 8h 927 TRY
- 18:30 02:30 8h 764 TRY
- 19:00 03:00 8h 764 TRY
- 20:00 06:00 10h 927 TRY
- 20:30 05:30 9h 764 TRY
- 21:00 06:00 9h 927 TRY
- 21:30 03:30 6h 637 TRY
- 21:45 06:45 9h 892 TRY
- 21:59 05:59 8h 828 TRY
- 22:00 06:00 8h 572 TRY
- 22:30 07:30 9h 764 TRY
- 23:00 06:00 7h 828 TRY
- 23:30 08:30 9h 764 TRY
- 23:35 08:35 9h 892 TRY
- 23:44 07:44 8h 828 TRY
- 23:45 06:45 7h 828 TRY
- 23:55 07:55 8h 956 TRY
- 23:57 08:57 9h 510 TRY
- 23:59 07:59 8h 828 TRY
Bus Timetable: Ankara Asti Bus Station → Istanbul Dudulu
- 04:00 12:00 8h 764 TRY
- 09:00 17:00 8h 764 TRY
- 23:00 07:00 8h 764 TRY
Bus Timetable: Ankara Asti Bus Station → Nilufer Turizm Dudullu Terminal, Istanbul
- 14:28 21:28 7h 828 TRY
- 21:59 04:59 7h 828 TRY
- 23:44 06:44 7h 828 TRY
Bus Timetable: Ankara Asti Bus Station → Samandira Terminal, Istanbul
- 00:15 07:15 7h 1192 TRY
- 00:30 07:30 7h 1192 TRY
- 00:45 07:45 7h 1192 TRY
- 01:00 08:00 7h 1192 TRY
- 01:30 07:30 6h 1192 TRY
- 02:00 09:00 7h 1192 TRY
- 03:00 10:00 7h 1192 TRY
- 03:15 10:15 7h 1192 TRY
- 03:45 10:45 7h 1192 TRY
- 04:30 12:30 8h 1192 TRY
- 05:00 12:00 7h 1192 TRY
- 05:30 12:30 7h 1192 TRY
- 09:00 15:00 6h 1192 TRY
- 10:00 16:00 6h 1192 TRY
- 11:00 20:00 9h 1192 TRY
- 12:00 18:00 6h 1192 TRY
- 14:00 21:00 7h 1192 TRY
- 16:00 22:00 6h 1192 TRY
- 17:00 23:00 6h 1192 TRY
- 18:00 00:00 6h 1192 TRY
- 19:00 01:00 6h 1192 TRY
- 20:00 03:00 7h 1192 TRY
- 21:00 04:00 7h 1192 TRY
- 22:00 04:00 6h 1192 TRY
- 22:30 05:30 7h 1192 TRY
- 23:00 06:00 7h 1192 TRY
- 23:30 05:30 6h 1192 TRY
- 23:55 06:55 7h 1192 TRY
- 23:59 05:59 6h 1192 TRY
Bus Timetable: Ankara Asti Bus Station → Sultanbeyli Bus Station, Istanbul
- 00:59 07:59 7h 956 TRY
- 01:15 09:15 8h 637 TRY
- 03:50 09:50 6h 637 TRY
- 05:30 13:30 8h 828 TRY
- 05:59 13:59 8h 714 TRY
- 06:01 12:01 6h 637 TRY
- 06:30 14:30 8h 637 TRY
- 07:00 16:00 9h 637 TRY
- 14:30 20:30 6h 764 TRY
- 18:00 01:00 7h 927 TRY
- 20:00 03:00 7h 927 TRY
- 23:45 07:45 8h 828 TRY
Bus Timetable: Sogutozu Cep Terminal, Ankara → Alibeykoy Bus Station, Istanbul
- 00:15 07:15 7h 828 TRY
- 00:20 07:20 7h 1083 TRY
- 01:30 08:30 7h 828 TRY
- 02:20 09:20 7h 1083 TRY
- 11:20 18:20 7h 1083 TRY
- 12:45 19:45 7h 956 TRY
- 14:45 21:45 7h 956 TRY
- 18:50 01:50 7h 1083 TRY
Bus Timetable: Sogutozu Cep Terminal, Ankara → Atasehir Bus Stop, Istanbul
- 00:20 06:20 6h 1083 TRY
- 02:20 08:20 6h 1083 TRY
- 11:20 17:20 6h 1083 TRY
- 18:50 00:50 6h 1083 TRY
Bus Timetable: Sogutozu Cep Terminal, Ankara → Atasehir Dudullu Bus Station, Istanbul
- 00:15 06:15 6h 828 TRY
- 01:30 07:30 6h 828 TRY
- 12:45 18:45 6h 956 TRY
- 14:45 20:45 6h 956 TRY
Bus Timetable: Sogutozu Cep Terminal, Ankara → Istanbul Central Bus Station
- 00:15 07:15 7h 828 TRY
- 00:20 08:20 8h 1083 TRY
- 01:30 08:30 7h 828 TRY
- 02:20 10:20 8h 1083 TRY
- 11:20 19:20 8h 1083 TRY
- 12:45 19:45 7h 956 TRY
- 14:45 22:45 8h 956 TRY
- 18:50 02:50 8h 1083 TRY
Frequently Asked Questions Bus Ankara to Istanbul
Below you will find answers to the most common questions about traveling from Ankara to Istanbul by bus.
How long is the bus trip from Ankara to Istanbul usually?
The bus trip from Ankara to Istanbul usually takes about 4 to 11 hours, depending on the departure point and the Istanbul stop you choose. Some Ankara to Istanbul bus journeys are much quicker, while others take longer, so it is worth checking the exact bus service before you book.
What is the price range for bus tickets on the Ankara to Istanbul route?
Bus tickets for Ankara to Istanbul generally cost between 510 TRY and 1192 TRY. The final fare can vary by departure point, arrival station, and the specific bus service, so it is a good idea to compare options before buying your bus tickets.
When is the first and last bus departure from Ankara to Istanbul?
For the Ankara to Istanbul bus route, the first bus departure is at 00:15 and the last bus departure is at 23:59. That gives travelers a wide choice of bus service times throughout the day and night.
How frequent is the bus service between Ankara and Istanbul?
There are 268 bus trips available on the Ankara to Istanbul route, so the bus service is fairly busy. With that many options, it is usually easier to find a bus journey that fits your schedule.
Which stations are used for the bus journey from Ankara to Istanbul?
For the Ankara to Istanbul bus journey, departures can be from Ankara Asti Bus Station or Sogutozu Cep Terminal, Ankara. Arrivals include several Istanbul stops such as Atasehir Bus Stop, Samandira Terminal, Alibeykoy Bus Station, Istanbul Central Bus Station, Harem Bus Station, and other bus stations in Istanbul.
Can I book bus tickets for Ankara to Istanbul in advance?
Yes, it is sensible to book bus tickets for Ankara to Istanbul in advance, especially if you want a specific bus departure or a preferred arrival station in Istanbul. Since there are many bus options, early booking can help you secure the bus journey that suits you best.
What should I know before taking a bus from Ankara to Istanbul?
Before taking a bus from Ankara to Istanbul, check both the departure station and the Istanbul arrival point so your bus journey matches your plans. It also helps to review the bus schedule carefully, because travel times can range from about 4 to 11 hours depending on the service.
Are there different bus connections on the Ankara to Istanbul route?
Yes, the Ankara to Istanbul route has several bus connections, with different departure and arrival combinations. Some bus journeys are shorter than others, so choosing the right bus connection can make a big difference to your travel time and overall convenience.
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