New changes have occurred in the tariffs for passenger’s bus ticket price in Turkey, according to what was published in the official newspaper in Turkey on Thursday, May 14, 2020, and the news indicated that these new changes in the tariff of passenger bus ticket price in Turkey will continue until the end of the next July. The Turkish authorities also noted the possibility of adding new transit lines to the Dardanelles crossing lines. Find out with us through this article on your website “Turkey for Expats” about these changes in the new tariff for passenger bus tickets in Turkey.
The new tariff for passenger bus ticket price in Turkey:
The Turkish government has set a minimum and a maximum limit for the new tariff for passenger’s bus ticket price in Turkey. The minimum tariff for the passenger’s bus ticket price in Turkey starts from 100 Turkish liras for a distance of 100 kilometers. The maximum tariff for the passenger bus ticket price in Turkey is 500 Turkish liras for a distance of 2000 km.
These prices are considered for local internal transportation in Turkey, taking into account the additional costs incurred by the land transportation companies in Turkey.
How to calculate the new tariff prices for passenger’s bus ticket price in Turkey?
The Turkish Official newspaper published a table showing how to calculate the new tariff prices for passenger’s bus tickets in Turkey as follows
Passenger bus ticket price in Turkey
| The distance is in kilometers | the tariff is in Turkish lira |
|---|---|
| 101 – 115 | 100 |
| 116 – 130 | 105 |
| 131 -150 | 110 |
| 151 – 175 | 115 |
| 176 – 200 | 120 |
| 201 – 250 | 130 |
| 251 – 300 | 140 |
| 301 – 350 | 150 |
| 351 – 400 | 155 |
| 401 – 475 | 160 |
| 476 – 550 | 165 |
| 551 – 625 | 170 |
| 626 – 700 | 175 |
| 701 – 800 | 200 |
| 801- 900 | 225 |
| 901 – 1000 | 250 |
| 1001 – 1100 | 275 |
| 1101 – 1200 | 300 |
| 1201 – 1300 | 325 |
| 1301 -1400 | 350 |
| 1401 – 1500 | 375 |
| 1501 – 1625 | 400 |
| 1626-1750 | 425 |
| 1751-1875 | 450 |
| 1876-2000 | 475 |
| More than 2000 km | 500 TL |
How to buy traveling bus tickets:
There are a lot of bus companies in Turkey and its not necessary to make reservations in advance, in popular tourist areas you can get the ticket on the same day you want to travel by just going to the bus terminal and buy a ticket to the coming bus. On the other hand and in case of special events or holidays you will have to book a ticket in advance because the buses might be fully booked.
There are many ways that you can follow to make a bus reservation; first, you can always telephone the bus company you want and reserve a ticket by giving them your name and the information they might ask for but you will have to do this a day before in order to make sure that there are available seats then you have to pick up the ticket from the bus terminal before the arrival of the bus. Second, you can tell the hotel to manage this for you if you are not able to do this on your own. The hotel will call the bus company on your behalf and make the booking for you.
As a tourist or if you newly moved to Turkey, you will need some sort of help to know the transpiration to take for your required destination. In that case you will need an app called Trafi. This application will show you the best route and which bus to take in addition to the walking distances..etc.
You can check the application through this link: https://web.trafi.com/?old=true
After you learned about the new changes in the new tariff for passenger bus tickets in Turkey, you can check this article to know all about transportation in Turkey. The article will explain the different type of transportation and their prices in Turkey, in addition to the transportation card
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