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Doğu Ekspresi

Ankara → Kars · Türkiye

Turkey’s cult 1,365 km trans-Anatolian sleeper to the snowy Caucasus frontier at Kars; social-media fame makes seats sell out weeks ahead.

Distance
1,365 km
Fastest time
25 h
Average speed
55 km/h
Top speed
120 km/h

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Doğu Ekspresi, Ankara to Kars
Photo · Oyuncubaba · CC BY-SA 4.0

Stations

  1. 0 kmAnkara +6
  2. 11 kmKayaş +2
  3. 42 kmElmadağ +2
  4. 66 kmIrmak +2
  5. 87 kmKirikkale +2
  6. 140 kmÇerikli +2
  7. Show 43 more stations
    1. 196 kmYerköy +1
    2. 229 kmŞefaatli +2
    3. 246 kmSarikent +2
    4. 279 kmYenifakili +2
    5. 352 kmBoğazköprü +2
    6. 367 kmKayseri +2
    7. 460 kmYeniçubuk +2
    8. 475 kmIhsanli +1
    9. 495 kmSarkisla +2
    10. 517 kmHanli +1
    11. 560 kmKalin +1
    12. 584 kmSivas +2
    13. 611 kmBostankaya +2
    14. 670 kmYenikangal +2
    15. 690 kmÇetinkaya +2
    16. 705 kmAvşar
    17. 719 kmGüneş
    18. 725 kmGöcentasi
    19. 739 kmCürek
    20. 748 kmDemirdağ
    21. 751 kmDivriği
    22. 776 kmKemaliye Calti
    23. 783 kmAdatepe
    24. 793 kmBagistas
    25. 802 kmİliç
    26. 820 kmGüllübağ
    27. 823 kmYahşiler
    28. 836 kmEriç
    29. 852 kmKemah
    30. 899 kmErzincan
    31. 931 kmTanyeri
    32. 985 kmMercan
    33. 997 kmCadirkaya
    34. 1,010 kmErbaş
    35. 1,023 kmKarasu
    36. 1,053 kmAşkale
    37. 1,069 kmKandilli
    38. 1,093 kmIlica
    39. 1,099 kmPalandöken
    40. 1,108 kmErzurum
    41. 1,148 kmHasankale
    42. 1,165 kmKöprüköy
    43. 1,192 kmHorasan
  8. 1,218 kmSüngütasi
  9. 1,223 kmKaraurgan
  10. 1,230 kmTopdagi
  11. 1,261 kmSarikamis
  12. 1,318 kmKars

The stations this train called at in the operator’s timetable (ÖBB Scotty, the IC 22010 on 12 October 2026), in order along the line as drawn here, with the distance along it. Other runs of the train may skip some of them, and the timetable can change. A +N after a station: N other routes on this map stop or end there, and the map draws it as a station where lines meet.

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Questions and answers

How long is the Doğu Ekspresi?

The Doğu Ekspresi runs 1,365 km from Ankara to Kars.

How long does the Doğu Ekspresi take?

The fastest scheduled journey is 25 h for the 1,365 km. That is an average of 55 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 120 km/h.

Who runs the Doğu Ekspresi?

TCDD Taşımacılık, with TCDD sleeper & couchette cars.

How old is the Doğu Ekspresi?

The line has been in service since 1936. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.

How often does the Doğu Ekspresi run?

1 direct trains on a weekday (counted on 2 September 2026).

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