Getting around Ankara
Metro, tram, bus and dolmuş lines, fares, the travel card and practical tips.
Lines
Başkent Kart Ulaşım
- Where to buy
- EGO card service centres: Kızılay, Kızılay-2, Dikimevi, Akköprü, Törekent, EGO headquarters, Millî Kütüphane, Beytepe, Koru, Keçiören Belediye, Keçiören Şehitler and AŞTİ. Most are open weekdays 08:00–17:00 (the main Kızılay centre until 20:00), Saturdays 11:00–16:00 and closed on Sundays. EGO also…
- Top up
- Credit (TL) and passes can be loaded online at baskentulasim.com, through the EGO CEP'TE mobile app, or at the kiosks in the card service centres.
From 23 Aug 2026 a full-fare boarding costs TRY 40 and a transfer within 75 minutes TRY 20. Riders without the card can pay by contactless credit card (TRY 46) or NFC/mobile payment (TRY 45).
Fares
Good to know
With a full, reduced or teacher Başkent Kart you can make up to two transfers at a reduced fare within 75 minutes of the first boarding (TRY 20 on a full card). A few exceptional lines are excluded.
Between 06:00 and 07:00 a full-fare boarding on buses and rail lines costs TRY 30 instead of TRY 40.
Without a Başkent Kart, a contactless bank card costs TRY 46 per boarding and NFC/mobile payment TRY 45. With a Başkent Kart a full fare is TRY 40, and the tariff lists transfer discounts only for Başkent Kart.
On the Koru–OSB-Törekent line the last trains leave OSB/Törekent at 00:10, Koru at 00:35 and Kızılay in both directions at 01:00. On M4 the last trains leave Şehitler at 00:30 and Kızılay at 01:10 (2025–2026 winter timetable).
Bikes and scooters may be taken on the metro and ANKARAY if carried, not ridden. Certified guide dogs are allowed, and small pets may travel in a bag or cage.
EGO line 442 runs AŞTİ – 15 Temmuz Kızılay Millî İrade Square – Airport. In the tariff valid from 23 Aug 2026 the fare on this line is TRY 150.