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Transport from Ankara Airport: My Tips
The airport is not connected to the train or underground networks, but you can reach the city centre by express airport bus or by regular local public transport services.
There are also plenty of taxis and car hire companies available.
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Public transport – buses
There are two different types of bus you can take from Esenboga Airport to the centre of Ankara.
Havaş shuttle
Havaş’smodern, large buses run to the main Aşticoach station (where you can change to the A1 Ankaray metro line), stopping at the Ankamall Shopping Centre and in the suburb of Pursaklar.
- Journey time– 55 minutes (under 45 minutes in the morning and at night)
- Frequency – every 10–30 minutes
- Fare – 230 try (you can pay for your ticket by card or cash when boarding)
- Operating hours – 24/7
- Official website:havas.net/bus-services
AnkaraAir
This operator, with its modern buses, runs to the main Aşticoach station, stopping at the railway stationorGüvenpark Square.
- Journey time– 55 minutes (under 45 minutes in the morning and at night)
- Frequency – every 20 minutes (between 6.00 and 22.00, the interval is irregular depending on flight departure and arrival times)
- Fare –230 try(pay for your ticket in cash when boarding)
- Operating hours – 24/7
- Official website:ankaraair.com
Bus route 442
The airport is also served by Ankara’s regular public transport route number 442, which runs to the Aştibus station, stopping at Ankara Tren Garirailway station or at the central Güvenpark square.
A list of all stops can be found on the websiteego.gov.tr/hat_no=442
On route 442, the standard fare applicable on other bus routes or on the metro does not apply; instead, a special fare of 100 lira applies. You can pay the fare using your own contactless card or via Ankarakart, which is a card valid for all types of public transport in Ankara (it costs 50 try to obtain).
- Journey time– 65 minutes
- Frequency – every 13–30 minutes
- Price – 150 try (you pay for your ticket by card when boarding)
- Operating hours – 24/7 (though at night services run only every 2 hours)
- Official website:ego.gov.tr
Taxis
There are three types of taxi serving the airport, categorised by the quality of the vehicle. For the average tourist, the cheapest orange taxis are more than adequate. Fares are strictly metered and you usually cannot pay by card, only in cash.
Depending on traffic, a journey to the centre of Ankara will cost between750 try and 1 000 try.
Uber and Bolt operate at Ankara Airport in such a way that you can only use them to book the official taxis mentioned above.
Car hire
You’ll, of course, find plenty of car hire counters at Ankara Airport, which you might use for a trip to the Turkish countryside. We don’t recommend driving into the city.
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J0x
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I must set the record straight that you can pay for the AnkaraAir bus by card. At least in the direction of the airport it is not possible, I have not tried the other direction. They do take euros, but they will rip you off on the exchange rate - they will give you back lira for 30 TRY/EUR and round it up significantly to your disadvantage. So save your cash for the return trip!
Kryštof Hájek
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Thanks, I'll edit!
J0x
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Otherwise, the way we paid was that somewhere along the way we stopped at a building with a sign saying AnkaraAir, a guy ran out of the building, collected all the money and returned to the base.
Petr _75
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I can confirm that you still can't use a card, the price is now 200 TRY, for the record the place where you stop to pay - https://maps.app.goo.gl/9Hkc8vA72EXk8pJK6
HAVAS price also 200 TRY - no problem with card.
Kryštof Hájek
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Thanks for the price update.
Havas and AnkaraAir buses now cost 230 lira (AnkaraAir runs every 20 minutes), whilst bus 442 costs 150 lira. We couldn’t find the bus stop for the 442 at the airport; we were looking for a bus stop further away from the airport exit, when in fact the stop is right behind the Havas/AnkaraAir buses by the exit. You can’t see it over the buses; it’s hidden just 3 metres behind them, on a small island between the tarmac lanes. Bus 442 actually stops even closer to the city centre than Tren Gari railway station; from there, it was a short walk to the centre – closer than Ulus metro station.
Among other things, we only spent half a day in Ankara whilst transferring to our next flight; we left our luggage (three rucksacks) in an automated locker at the airport for 400 lira.
We also had quite a bit of trouble finding the bus platform for the return journey to the airport near Güvenpark on our way back (we didn’t want to go to the AŞTI bus station – it was further away and, more importantly, the station is huge and had already given us a hard time before when we were trying to find the platforms for Flixbuses and dolmuşes heading for Gordion; plus, you can’t get back to the airport from the railway station, as apparently buses don’t stop there). The platform for the airport isn’t on the side adjacent to Guvenpark, but on the opposite side of the multi-lane road, so when you exit the Kizilay metro station, don’t head towards the park. Unlike with other services, the fact that this is the platform for bus 442 isn’t written in small print on the glass at the bus stop; however, the stop is right by the metro exit and is covered in red posters bearing the number 442. The more expensive Havas and AnkaraAir buses also stop at the same spot, but if you’re not in a hurry, bus 442 also runs every 20 minutes and is cheaper; it takes the same amount of time and goes directly to the airport.
The metro currently costs 42 lira when paying with a standard bank card, whether you’re changing lines or not.
Thanks so much for the update and the detailed information!