6USD 30-HR RIDE ON THE MOST SCENIC TRAIN IN TURKIYE | DOGU EKSPRESI

6USD 30-HR RIDE ON THE MOST SCENIC TRAIN IN TURKIYE | DOGU EKSPRESI
This is the most scenic and affordable train in Turkey!
Did you know that Turkey also has a mesmerizing overnight train line that starts from Ankara and goes all the way to Kars where you can enjoy magnificent landscapes and visit other cities in Eastern Anatolia such as Erzurum and Kars?
In this video we tell you everything you must know before booking your tickets, so in case that you were wondering how to book the dogu ekspresi train tickets or how to travel by train in Turkey, then this video is for you!
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[@BeryIstanbulTips]

Don't forget to check out these other 2 videos! ERZURUM: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eXypl5-vaZmKpqs KARS: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3-9lmWtjr-aZ6s 📕 Check out our amazing itineraries and guides! We have carefully created many itineraries not just in Istanbul but in many cities around Turkiye, organized useful information for you, including a list with plenty of hotels for all budgets in each city we mention, a list with more than 100 restaurants including one with vegan options, desserts, and much more! All the guides are LIVE, that means that they're updated daily and surely we’ll keep adding more and more! The new changes will automatically sync even after you get it WITHOUT an extra cost! All you have to do is sign up for free and get the guide or itinerary you're interested in! 🎉 www.thatch.co/@beryistanbul 🗺️ Guided tours in Istanbul Looking for a hassle-free way to book your city tours? Whether you're interested in historical landmarks, cultural experiences, or culinary delights, we've got you covered. Experienced guides will show you the best of what the city has to offer, all while providing a comfortable and enjoyable experience. www.remindertour.com/tours/ 🚂❤️🇹🇷

[@manitbaacy3413]

Just a year and half ago ,this channel was having less than 1k subscribers and i used to wish this little hard working woman a large number of audience and thank god i'm happy to see that now.

[@Sophie-lv1np]

I guess the 25-30 hours ride should be great as the sceneries in Turkey is just mind blowing

[@Sophie-lv1np]

Thank you so much for all your fantastic and incredible tips! I’ve done a 33 hours train ride from Bangalore to Chennai , India and the train conditions were far worse. I’ve just subscribed to your channel and have watched almost all your videos on Istanbul Cheers ✌️

[@JuanCuloCabra]

your content becomes better every time, congratulations and keep up the great work!

[@denizalgazi]

Fantastic presentation, Bery! Unfortunately, the tour operators resell the seats for much more. 30 hours is a very easy and comfortable train journey when you are travelling in a premium sleeper carriage. Absolutely need to have good food too! Thank you for sharing this!

[@zzatzz]

Hi Bery! I was able to book the tickets for sleeper/couchette from the app thanks to your tips. Looking forward for the train ride!

[@BeryIstanbulTips]

Hope you enjoy it! 🚂

[@sw2de3fr4gt]

I was going to ask you to do a video like this about train travel in eastern Turkey. You must be reading my mind!

[@FaiyzaBeg]

I have been binge watching your videos to prepare for my trip to IST! And it has been soooo helpful! Thank you so much for sharing!! And your Turkish is so good! How did you learn!

[@azizmusbah2867]

TQ for the useful information

[@elisharaniasuleiman8013]

Travelling to the east is now much more fun and exciting.

[@sammayet9002]

Thanks for the tips , hopefully I will use it someday in the future, awesome

[@yasmeenkhan7890]

Thank you for this information!

[@hafeezurrehmanbazai6990]

Thanks for sharing your experience... love from Balochistan..

[@marinalouw1667]

A must!!!

[@tarikkaratren]

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[@adnanzafar9000]

Very nice presentation and I have already made up my mind for Touristic train from Ankara to Kars. I am from Pakistan and planning a vacation in late september with my wife. I will be grateful if you could recommend other destinations out of Istanbul. Istanbul is a definite destination and I will take your advise to explore other destinations which are not very common and not crowded.

[@BeryIstanbulTips]

You can check our channel, there we have a playlist with videos in other cities in Türkiye.

[@2logj]

Hello Bery that was a wonderful video on Train journey in Turkey. The Dogu Ekspressi site is accessible from UK!!! Some beautiful train journeys for train lovers are In UK The Caledonian express Trans Pennine express US The Californian Zephyr Canada Via Rail from Toronto to Vancouver or Price Rupert. All these routes are Epic routes. The Canada route if taken in Winter will give you added "Winter wonderful"

[@adeelraiz8172]

God bless you and your family

[@ListoVamos]

Ya no sabemos si ir en carro o en tren después de ver este video 🤩

[@mansoorahmed3838]

Excellently vlog❤❤❤ salaam frm Mansoor Pakistan 🇵🇰

[@BeryIstanbulTips]

Thank you for watching! ❤️

[@user-wy8mp4fe1q]

not the cat at 7:09 :")

[@BeryIstanbulTips]

🐈🐈🐈

[@bd2970]

Bought the tickets a week ago, just realized how long the ride is, don’t have a cabin!

[@OptimusPrime04]

Reminds me my home country!

[@BeryIstanbulTips]

Full of snow! I miss Poland! 🇵🇱

[@migsthewhiz]

Here’s tip I found out! If you’re trying to get a ticket, keep checking every now and then until the departure time. I noticed a few hours before the train departs, there were tickets that suddenly became available, that were previously taken. I managed to get a ticket this evening for tomorrow’s departure and there were like 5-6 couchettes that became available around 8pm (sold out previously). Keep trying and with some luck, you should be able to get it!

[@armandojuniornigro8679]

Este tren es muy Bonito, El recorrido es muy interesante 😀👍

[@Nkkn404]

Great information 🙏🏻

[@theotimepinchart7724]

Yes I would! :D

[@user-to7zb6mc7r]

Hi Bery, thank you for the video. Great presentation! Please advise what we can expect to see of the scenery if we were to go in mid November. I guess the touristic Expresi will only run in Dec onwards. So, we will opt for the Classic Dogu Expresi. Will we see know covered landscape in some parts? May thanks.

[@BeryIstanbulTips]

Hi there! To be honest I cannot tell you what to expect during a certain month especially when it comes to weather 😀. Even when we where there in January our guide who is from that region told us that it hadn’t snowed as in previous years so we still saw some parts without that much snow, sooo, you just might have to come and discover it by yourself 😁

[@smartviwer5520]

U didn't post ur own train journey vlog ? Strange ,i searched ur channel couldn't find any ,or am i missing something?

[@NidgeOSullivan]

Just started watching and just had to comment for a minute. Now your English is fantastic and I've always understood you perfectly, English of course is a very forgiving language in this respect. I actually though have a great laugh at your mispronunciations and your "unusual" use of words, now don't get me wrong, this is not a criticism, I think it's beautiful and as someone that has a deep interest in the English language it intrigues me how people coming from differently structured mother tongues re-order and re-speak what truly must now be seen as the actually Babel tongue ie English the voice of angels Angelish as God originally named it. "Speechless scenery" was your phrase that kicked this meander off lol, that implies that the scenery itself was unable to speak hehe, the expression you were looking for, for future reference is "Breathtaking scenery" Apologies for the strange comment, be seeing you, as I fly to Turkey very soon.

[@BeryIstanbulTips]

I love this comment! Is so great to read constructive comments like yours, some people just offend but don’t realize that as non-natives we’re already making a huge effort in making these videos and trying to explain everything the best as possible, at least we are leaving our comfort-zone 😀 During the filming of this video I kind of had a small breakdown because I couldn’t find the proper words for something and then I had to take a break and I wished I could make videos in my native language instead, but then I said, Bery, don’t stress too much, as long as they understand what you try to sat that’s ok 😅 I will keep the “breathtaking” part in mind, is so funny because sometimes my Spanish chip betrays me and the ideas of what I want to say come in Spanish hahahaha. Thank you for this! I’m always open to improve 🎉🎉

[@muhammadzakir6915]

🥰😘😍👍

[@lavonnewhelchel7506]

@@BeryIstanbulTips First, I would like to say that as an English speaker who has been trying to learn Spanish (off and on) for years, I am in awe at your mastery of English! When you do get certain phrases or pronunciation “wrong” I still know exactly what you mean and I honestly think it’s cute 🥰 It makes me realize that all those little “rules” that we just pick up as children are really hard when learning a new language. Regardless, just wanted to say how impressive you are and how much I enjoy your videos. A quick question for you: I will be visiting Istanbul and Antalya in April. Do I need to drink bottled water while I’m there or is tap water good? I always drink tap water in Cancun and I am fine, so I don’t have sensitivities. But wondering if you know if there are any comparisons with regard to water quality? Thank you!

[@waselkabir2965]

New subscriber from Bangladesh

[@jasniabu8001]

Is there an apps for train ticket 🎟? Like E-Bilet?

[@tanyakad6601]

Please make video on car rental from Cappadocia to Istanbul

[@travelwithimranalvi]

Very informative vlog👍🏼👌🏻

[@BeryIstanbulTips]

Thank you for watching! 🚂🇹🇷

[@jackiethomas249]

I can travel 🧳 on a train 🚂 for 30 hours. ❤️

[@saddlysaljie]

Now (11/1/2024) the ticket price for touristic is 8000 TL no longer 1300 TL as mentioned in the video! What a huge leap!!

[@saniasyed7910]

hi.. we really like your videos. Would you make a video or recommend a best dentist there in Istanbul as we r coming there next month and my mom needs a treatment as well will appreciate if you recommend a best dentist there thanks x

[@SK-nt8wf]

She just made a new video for dental care. Looks informative check it out

[@farhanbaig404]

Hello Beri. I have a question. Someone told me that the route from Kars to Ankara is more scenic than going from Ankara to Kars. Because the time of the train departure, you get day light on the more scenic parts of the trip. Is the true?

[@BeryIstanbulTips]

Is totally true! Especially in winter since the day is shorter, in our case, we only got too se a bit of the nicest views with daylight, so if you have time to take both trains or only one, I’d suggest from Kars to Ankara.

[@farhanbaig404]

@@BeryIstanbulTips ah ok! I’ll fly to Kars then and then Take the express back. Thankyou

[@ShahzadMalek-md9ps]

GOODA JOBA!

[@Rich72James]

How do you keep your stuff safe whilst going off to do excursions on the tourist train? Can you lock your compartment and leave it?

[@shazadhussain4467]

Thank you for the info…. But is there any particular reason why the TCDD website can’t be accessed from the UK?

[@wongsakornthongseubsai5308]

Hi. I was watched at first time. I am planing travel Turkey by across border from Georgia border. I have a question? Can I buy sleeper night ticket from Kars to Ankara at station?

[@apatel552]

Hello, what a lovely video. Can we catch this train en route to Trabzon

[@SK-nt8wf]

Thanks alot had to ask will there be hot meals on the trains?

[@BeryIstanbulTips]

Not really, they just sell snacks, tea and coffee, I recommend buying foods before boarding the train, you can get anything you want on board 🎉🎉

[@jasniabu8001]

How was de train facilities such as rest room condition. Is de cabin can be lock from both side?

[@1025KAP]

whats the website to go to book?

[@lenorepeer2256]

Please do a video on hotels

[@aadamandamalsworld8507]

Has anyone travelled with kids?

[@beyondthestars4299]

Oh sadly, there is no direct train from istanbul to kars

[@solcapitalresourcespg5378]

Hi dear. I would like to know what is the cost of train travel from Istanbul to Ankara. . I hope to also take train to capadoccia but doubt that . Also how can I best cross to Cyprus from turkey side

[@meesarah]

Hi Bery I have downloaded the app but it is almost impossible to find the sleeper.

[@BeryIstanbulTips]

You need to check and check and check, if you don’t mind an specific date, then move them a bit to have more chance, but if you only have an available date to go and there’s no cabin tickets, then there’s not much to do, sorry!

[@migsthewhiz]

Another tip I found out was that a few hours before the train departs, a handful of seats will be released (that were previously sold out) that you can buy. This might not always be the case but I just checked earlier today at 3:30pm for the 5:55pm departure and there were 5 beds suddenly available (4-person sharing couchette/sleeper cabin) that were not available earlier when I checked. I’m actually intending to do this train trip in the next couple of days and I’m heading to Ankara tmrw so fingers crossed I can snag a ticket at the last minute!

[@BeryIstanbulTips]

Fingers crossed! Let us all know how did it go 🎉🎉

[@migsthewhiz]

I’m on the YHT to Ankara now and I managed to get a ticket on tomorrow’s normal Dogu Express! It was about 8pm when I checked and there were 5-6 couchettes available, which were displayed as sold out earlier in the day. So I would also recommend to keep checking every now and then until your departure time and you might still get a ticket.

[@SK-nt8wf]

Thank you for sharing

[@user-gi4gn2hb9i]

💝💝💝

[@2logj]

hello Beryl,thanks for this information.As a person wanting to visit Turkey by train,how to get the Hess code.thanks

[@BeryIstanbulTips]

Hi! The hes code is no longer needed 🎉

[@2logj]

@@BeryIstanbulTips thanks.

[@Gabriel-pt6tq]

When I try to enter the departure date on the website to buy tickets I get an error that reads " Nan.Nan.Nan". Anybody know how to fix this?

[@dinadanomira]

I love this video. Do you know how much it's cost for taxi rides in Kars and around the area? For example, from Kars city centre to Ani Ruins.

[@BeryIstanbulTips]

Thank you! You need to ask directly there, they often change. They’ll out the taximeter anyways :) or if you negotiate with one of them for a full day as we did, then they can give you a better rate

[@Learnbahasa.indonesia]

Hello! I tried to find a ticket even in January 2023 but the website said cannot find the trip with Tourist train but only Dogu, how come? 😂 and for a round trip Ankara - Kars, and Kars - Ankara we need to pay 1300TL x 2 ?? or we have any other transportation options from Kars to Ankara?

[@BeryIstanbulTips]

You can also get the other train (Dogu) and is much cheaper. All is up to you. Also buses are available.

[@myrihlah]

@@BeryIstanbulTips I was looking for tourist wagon and I couldn’t find the ticket on the website

[@BeryIstanbulTips]

So then there’s nothing you can do. Either take the normal train or take a bus/flight. Keep in mind that those ones get booked immediately, so you need to chase them every day.

[@carmendelabellemotte7865]

So Nice to hear you use the name Turkiye . .and not Turkey anymore

[@SharazH]

How do we book the ticket? I have tried doing it online but it doesn’t accept my debit card … I read online they don’t accept foreign cards

[@SK-nt8wf]

Can we take train from Istanbul using a similar multiple train route to down south at Bodrum or Antalya?

[@BeryIstanbulTips]

Hi! Unfortunately there’s no train to those areas. However, there is one connecting Izmir-Denizli-Aydin.

[@SK-nt8wf]

@@BeryIstanbulTips Thank you what is the name of it please?

[@SK-nt8wf]

We were thinking to drive 4 hours from Istanbul to Izmir then try out the train from Izmir Aydin and Denizli...does that work?

[@kaanerdem2822]

Theres one called blue express from eskisehir to izmir

[@aNkHoProduction]

Can anyone help us , what is the best way to travel from antaliya to istanbul ? my plan is July 31st . thanks in advance

[@BeryIstanbulTips]

Plane, no train available.

[@aNkHoProduction]

@@BeryIstanbulTips thank you so much bery , really appricate

[@siddharthasil6919]

Hey, what about food availability for 30 hours ??

[@isababur]

there is a small restaurant in the train but its better take with you some snacks

[@farhanbaig404]

Hell Beri. What local Turkish time do the seats open up? For example if i want to buy for touristic (Kars to Ankara) for 3rd Feb. I should check for it on 3rd Jan 12AM (Turkish time)?

[@BeryIstanbulTips]

Hi!! Yes! So make sure to set your alarm because they sell it quickly. Good luck!

[@farhanbaig404]

@@BeryIstanbulTips ok. Thankyou!

[@farhanbaig404]

@@BeryIstanbulTips Surprisingly touristic train tickets for 6th Jan (next week) are still available.

[@syednaumanhassan6016]

how to book ticket in advance from foreign country? as we would only be in Turkiye one week before our intended travel in Dogu express.

[@craymond1987]

Hi, did you find the answer to your question? Because I'm interested to know it :-) I'm trying to find tickets from my home country. Thanks

[@bobkabob7540]

Are tickets available on touristic train for one person with the whole cabin? Or must you have 2 ppl with you?

[@williamchen1216]

for those can't read the tiny words for the website to book ticket. ebilet.tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr/view/eybis/tnmGenel/tcddWebContent.jsf