Faculty of Pharmacy

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How to get Ankara
By Air
The International Esenboga Airport is 30 km north of the city center. Transportation is
provided by HAVAS shuttle buses with a reasonable fare to the city centre.
Most of the airlines only flies to Atatürk Airport or Sabiha Gökçen Airport, which are
in İstanbul. So you have to transfer to another vehicle; another airplane,train or
bus.There are lots of bus companies routed between Ankara and İstanbul which takes
6-7 hours trip.It costs 40-50YTLs. Also some of the local airlines can provide cheap
tickets for 65YTLs.(AtlasJet.,Onur Air.,Pegasus., …).Let us know which way you would
prefer.Ankara Esenboga Airport is 33 km (21 miles, about 40 minutes in normal traffic)
northeast of the city center, reached by inexpensive (6USD) airport shuttle bus
(Havas) to/from the ASTI bus terminal or Ankara Gar train station. A metered taxi
would cost about 35USD. From the airport shuttle bus stations in downtown Ankara
(one near the Gar train station, and the other at the bus station ASTI), one can take a
metered taxi to the hotel.
From other cities:
By Road
It is possible to get to any point in Turkey from Ankara by bus, and even further afield
with services to surrounding countries - even Moscow. The main bus station is 5km west
of Kizilay, with over 100 bus companies operating from there. Many local buses and
companies are operating to and from the city centre.
Also you can come to Ankara by road. But we don’t advice you to use this way because of
the road’s situation and custom regulations. The participants from İstanbul, Greece,
Croatia,Romania,Hungary,Serbia and Montenegro may use this method.
By Train
There are direct railway services to the following destinations:
Istanbul, Izmir, Balikesir, Isparta and Burcdur, Zonguldak, Adana, Elazig and
Diyarbakir. As with all reservations in Turkey, the fast trains get booked up quickly, as
do sleepers, so booking ahead is strongly recommended