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Türkiye's state-run railway operator TCDD raised high-speed train fares by 6.5%, lifting the standard one-way economy ticket on the Ankara-Istanbul route from ₺930 to ₺990 ($20.67).
The fare increase took effect after TCDD updated its high-speed train tariffs for the second fare hike since January 2026.
The latest adjustment covered major intercity routes, with the revised prices reflected in ticket sales systems.
The new fares were:
TCDD applied the updated prices to one-way economy-class tickets through its sales channels. The revised tariff also covered journeys departing from Eskisehir and Konya, as well as trips involving transfers through those cities.
Türkiye's high-speed rail network has grown substantially since services began with the Ankara-Eskisehir route in March 2009.
The network later expanded to Ankara-Konya, Eskisehir-Konya, Ankara-Istanbul, Konya-Istanbul, Konya-Karaman, Ankara-Sivas and Istanbul-Sivas services, extending high-speed rail connections from central Türkiye to the country's largest cities and several regional centers.
The government is continuing work on the Ankara-Izmir, Mersin-Adana-Osmaniye-Gaziantep, Bandirma-Bursa-Yenisehir-Osmaneli, Halkali-Kapikule and Yerkoy-Kayseri lines, while construction is also underway on the Karaman-Ulukisla and Kirikkale-Corum sections.
By the end of 2025, Türkiye had 2,032 kilometers of high-speed railway infrastructure within a total national rail network of 13,919 kilometers, while more than 12 million passengers traveled by high-speed train that year.
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