Transportation Ways in Ankara City

Turkey has a large area, so if you are visiting especially for a long time, or you are a new resident, you have to learn the ways of transport and transportation network located in each city, saving you time and effort, and a lot of money, to spread the public transport network, which is famous At a low cost, no matter how far you will travel.

We will talk about public transport in Ankara:

While you are roaming around the city, you will realize the need to use various public transport, and here let you know the need to buy a transport card, which is located in the centers of sale at the entrances of metro stations, and the price of 5 TL and save you a lot, For each use, two Turkish lira costs you only to use the metro, bus, or other means of transportation in those cities, with the benefit of being able to use them again within 70 minutes of the first use, at a very discounted price.

1- Metro Line System:

All metro networks in Ankara, with different direction of passage, are headquartered in Kızılay, which is in the center of Ankara, the city center and the most vital area.

First: The Green Line (Ankaray):

The metro line will be: "Dikimevi / Kurtulus / Kolej / Kizilay / Demirtepe / Maltepe / Tandogan / Besevler / Bahcelievler / Emek / Asti".

• Dikimevi: It is also called the student city, it is characterized by the availability of all transportation lines and it is an important center in Ankara.
• Kurtuluş: It has a beautiful park, has a jogging track, games for children, and quiet sessions.
• Kolej:It has a certificate equivalency examination center and a language learning center, where certificates are also received.
• Kızılay: It is the main scientific and economic center, business center, and companies, and there is Kizilay Mall, is also famous for restaurants, cafes, transportation center, and central Ankara.
• Demirtepe and Maltepe: It is a residential area with entertainment centers, shopping, restaurants and cafes.
• Tandogan area:It is characterized by a beautiful green space, centered at the mausoleum (Ataturk) founder of the modern Turkish state.
• Beşevler, Emek and Bahçelievler: It has a large mosque, residential areas, entertainment centers, shopping, and travel and tourism offices.
• Aşti: There are "Otogar", or what we call the position of the bus station, to transport domestic passengers between the Turkish provinces.

Second: The Red Line in the Metro:

It departs from Kızılay district, goes through ten districts, and arrives at its last stop to an area called Batıkent. The metro line in red is as follows: "Akkopru - Ataturk Kultur Merkezi - Ulus - Kizilay - Sihhiye - Macunkoy - Hastane - Demetevler - Yenimahalle - - Ivedik - Ostim - Batikent".

2- Public buses (Otöbüs):

You can download a special application for public buses in Ankara via your mobile, the application provides help information for the process of movement within the city of Ankara, so put the station number or "Durak" in Turkish, to show you the starting hours of buses, both to and from the region.

The app named "EGO Cepte"

You can find out when the bus arrives, the bus stops, where there is a map, a board where you write this information, and in some key situations you find an electronic screen, with a table showing the bus numbers and the time remaining to arrive.

Bus stations are located in every neighborhood of the city, and buses reach all areas, and the bus and its route continuously, from 6 am to 11 pm. Note that these are government buses that you can not ride, unless you have a special transport card with you, where you can not pay in cash, and if you do not have a card, or if your balance is not enough, you can request the card from a passenger to pay it.

Often, a board with a bus number is placed in bold, and then in the thinnest area.

3- Minibus:

They are private minibuses, which are deployed in most parts of Ankara, and have several colors white and blue, these buses reach areas and sub-streets, unlike the route of government buses that pass and cross the main streets.

Payment is made in cash for these buses, at little more cost than public buses, and the track and designated areas are usually written in a panel placed on the windshield, or be an electronic board.

Private buses operate all the time, but they stop frequently while they are on the move, which is rather slow.

4- Dolmus:

These buses are widely distributed throughout Turkey, so that citizens can find them everywhere, at any time. Within five minutes, two of them may pass, and work from 5 am.

The dolmus is less expensive than the taxi and its speed, but it does not go long distances, but to nearby places and stations, and there is usually a panel on the windscreen showing the places and points of arrival of the "dolmus".

5- Taksi:

While a taxi is the most common means of transport in many countries, especially Arabic, the Turks avoid riding it, because of the high cost of his work and the system of the meter, as soon as he rides the driver runs the meter It is equivalent to 2 liras, and the amount increases according to the distance, so the passenger may find himself obliged to pay a large amount, in return for reaching an area not far.

6- Cable car (Telefrik):

Located in the Kecioren area and consists of 16 carts and each cart has the capacity to carry 8 people. It is located between the modern botanical garden in Kecioren and Tepebasi and its long 1653 meters. The journey takes about 20 minutes and offers the opportunity to see Ankara from above.

7- External transportation:

Ankara International Airport is located 17 miles northeast of the city, but does not handle many international flights. Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, British Airways and Turkish Airlines offer flights directly to Ankara, the rest of the planes land at Istanbul Airport.

Ankara has a hub of the railway system, and can be traveled by train from most of the Turkish cities, or buses, and find bus travel quickly and economically, with the availability of a lot of direct flights from most Turkish regions to "Ankara".