Bursa

By train

There is no railway in and around Bursa.

However, when coming from Ankara, you can take the high-speed train YHT to Eskişehir, which is located about the mid-way, and then transfer to the bus heading for Bursa there, which is provided by Turkish State Railways and departs right in front of the station. This combined trip takes around 4 hours as opposed to 5 and a half hours by bus only, and there are seven fast train departures daily from Ankara.

By plane

An airport serving domestic and a couple of international flights can be found in Bursa Yenişehir Airport, IATA: YEI, ICAO: LTBR. However, in order to get to Bursa from most countries by plane, you will have to take a transit flight via one of Turkey's international airports. Istanbul's Atatürk and Sabiha Gökçen are the nearest major international airports, and with a ferry connection, form the most common way of getting to the city.

There are several international and domestic flights to Bursa.

By ship

This is the fastest option from Istanbul:

Take the Yenikapı-Bursa ferry from Istanbul Yenikapı terminal in the European part of Istanbul near Sultanahmet to Güzelyalı 80 minutes - 20 Lira.

Güzelyalı is about 20km from Bursa so buses meet the ferry to take passengers to Organize Sanayi metro station 30mins - 3 Lira in the outer suburbs of the city.

Take the metro to downtown Bursa - get off at Şehre Küstü station for the old section of the city close to the market area 30mins - 2 Lira. The whole journey from Istanbul to the centre of Bursa will take about 2.5 to 3 hours.

It's also possible to transit through Yalova fast ferry jetty, about an hour bus ride which costs 9 TL pp north of Bursa.

All of the ferries are operated by Ä°DO (http://www.ido.com.tr/en/...). Tickets can be booked online.