NewsTicket sales for the Touristic Eastern Express start tomorrow at 13:55! There will be 70 trips during the winter season.

Ticket sales for the Touristic Eastern Express start tomorrow at 13:55! There will be 70 trips during the winter season.

Ticket sales for the Touristic Eastern Express start tomorrow at 13:55! There will be 70 trips during the winter season.

25.10.2026 14:10

Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu announced that individual ticket sales for the Touristic Eastern Express for the 2026-2027 winter season will begin tomorrow at 13:55 on TCDD Transportation channels. A total of 70 trips will be operated on the Ankara-Kars line, 35 in each direction; the first train will depart on December 21.

Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu announced that individual ticket sales for the Tourist Eastern Express for the 2026-2027 season will start tomorrow at 13:55.

Minister Uraloğlu made a statement regarding the 2026-2027 season of the Tourist Eastern Express. Noting that the Tourist Eastern Express will welcome passengers in the new season as well, Uraloğlu said, "The Tourist Eastern Express will operate a total of 70 trips in the 2026-2027 winter season, 35 in each direction. Our trips in the Ankara-Kars direction will be made between December 21, 2026 and March 10, 2027, while our trips in the Kars-Ankara direction will be made between December 23, 2026 and March 12, 2027."

TRIP DAYS ANNOUNCED

Providing information on the trip days, Uraloğlu said, "In the Ankara-Kars direction, our trains will depart on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays; in the Kars-Ankara direction, they will depart on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays. We will operate our last trip in the Ankara-Kars direction on March 10, 2027, and in the Kars-Ankara direction on March 12, 2027." He also provided information about ticket sales, stating, "We will start ticket sales for our individual passengers tomorrow at 13:55. Tickets can be obtained from TCDD Taşımacılık sales channels."

SIGHTSEEING STOPS IN ERZURUM, DİVRİĞİ, AND SİVAS

Stating that the Tourist Eastern Express offers passengers the opportunity to see the cities along the route through its sightseeing stops, Uraloğlu said, "We will make sightseeing stops at Erzincan and Erzurum stations in the Ankara-Kars direction, and at İliç, Divriği, and Sivas stations in the Kars-Ankara direction. In addition to the train journey, our passengers will have the opportunity to see Anatolia's historical and cultural values on site."

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