Useful Ankara

Plan your visit

An overview of getting around Ankara and arriving by road, rail or air.

Getting around

Across the capital

The 2021 guide describes a network of municipal and private buses, dolmuş services and metro lines connecting central Ankara with its districts and neighbourhoods. It specifically records links from Kızılay towards Yenimahalle, Sincan, Çayyolu, Keçiören, AŞTİ and Dikimevi.

Source: May 2021 guide

Arriving in Ankara

Road, rail and air

Road

AŞTİ is presented as Ankara’s main intercity bus terminal, with services to destinations throughout Türkiye.

Rail

The guide records high-speed train services to İstanbul, Eskişehir and Konya, alongside conventional routes.

Air

Esenboğa Airport is described as the principal air gateway, approximately 28 kilometres from the city centre.

Important contacts

The guide’s 2021 directory

These numbers are reproduced for historical completeness and have not been independently verified.

Ankara Büyükşehir Belediyesi0312 507 10 00
Ankara İl Kültür Turizm Müdürlüğü0312 310 87 87 / 310 04 02
Başkent 153ALO 153
AŞTİ Otogarı0312 207 10 00
TCDD0312 520 00 00
Esenboğa Havalimanı0312 590 40 00