Esenler Bus Terminal

The bus station Esenler, Turkish Esenler OTOGAR, as Uluslararası İstanbul Otogarı ( "International Istanbul Bus Station " ), İstanbul Şehirlerarası Otobüs TERMINALI known ( " Intercity Bus Station Istanbul" ), Büyük İstanbul Otogarı ( " Big Istanbul bus station " ) or simply OTOGAR, is the largest bus station ( otogar ) Turkey and therefore one of the main transport hubs in the country and Southeast Europe. The 242,000 m² area, which takes the bus to complete, is located in the European part of the city of Istanbul in Bayrampaşa district, near the eponymous district Esenler.

From here run long-distance buses in virtually all parts of the country. At an international level, regular bus services, both in the countries of South Eastern Europe as well as in many countries of Central Europe and the Middle East. The busiest route is 450 km away, in Turkish capital Ankara. Buses leave from the bus station there around the clock, around one quarter of an hour.

The Esenler bus station was opened in May 1994. On a floor space of 290,000 m² on several levels, see, among others, 100 parking spaces for buses and 450-500 for other vehicles, platforms No. 168 and a similar number of ticket offices and office space in 2000. Happen on the bus per day 15,000 bus movements, that is, arrivals and departures, with a capacity of 600,000 passengers. Between 3000 and 5000 people are employed at the bus station, and up to a million people pass through this transportation hub daily.

In addition, there are shops, stores, restaurants, a police station, a hospital and a mosque.

Connection

The metropolitan area of ​​Istanbul and many parts of the city can be reached from the bus station with the underground line M1A the Istanbul metro and urban buses, shuttle buses, the bus companies, other shuttle buses and taxi. By the same metro line, the bus station is also connected to the Ataturk Airport. The district Esenler - and more westernmost parts of the city from 2013 - connected to the subway line M1B.

Many of outgoing long distance buses here towards Anatolia hold also at the smaller harem bus station on the Asian side of Istanbul.

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Near East M1A (Istanbul Metro)
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