Tickets for Turkey’s Touristic Eastern Express will go on sale on 26th October 2026. Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu announced on Sunday that Turkey’s Touristic Eastern Express will run 70 trips between Ankara and Kars during the winter of 2026–2027, starting on December 21st.
The return trips from Kars to Ankara will run from December 23rd, 2026, to March 12th, 2027, while the Ankara-Kars services will run from December 21st, 2026, to March 10th, 2027.
The train will make 35 journeys in each direction, providing travellers with the chance to stop at historical, cultural, and natural sites along the way.
While passengers going from Kars to Ankara will stop for sightseeing in Iliç in Erzincan province, Divriği in Sivas province, and Sivas in center Turkey, the train on the Ankara-Kars route will stop for sightseeing in Erzincan and Erzurum in eastern Turkey.
According to Uraloğlu, the state-owned train passenger operator in Turkey, TCDD Taşımacılık, will start selling individual tickets on October 26th.
On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, trains will leave Ankara for Kars, and on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays, trains will run from Kars to Ankara.
Sleeper and dining cars will be available on the Touristic Eastern Express. A separate dining car will serve passengers during the trip, and each sleeper car will have ten compartments, each with two beds.
The service allows travellers to explore places along the way by combining long-distance rail travel with tourist possibilities.
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Source: Daily Sabah
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