Istanbul-Ankara high-speed trains starting 26 July 2014! The new high-speed line is now complete as far as the outskirts of Istanbul, and trains will start running from Istanbul to Ankara from 26 July 2014, see the timetable below. The new trains will in fact leave from a suburban station called Pendik, some 25km east of Istanbul. Pendik to Ankara takes just 3h40, beating a 6-hour journey by bus.
Istanbul-Ankara high-speed trains starting 26 July 2014! The new high-speed line is now complete as far as the outskirts of Istanbul, and trains will start running from Istanbul to Ankara from 26 July 2014, see the timetable below. The new trains will in fact leave from a suburban station called Pendik, some 25km east of Istanbul. Pendik to Ankara takes just 3h40, beating a 6-hour journey by bus.