There are also services between Istanbul and Izmir, with overnight accommodation and ferry routes along Turkey s northern Black Sea coast. A frequent car ferry crosses the Dardenelles at Gelibolu, from Canakkale to Eceabat and Gelibolu to Lapseki. Fares are more expensive for express and mail trains, even though express trains are relatively slow, and some routes are indirect. Steam engines, such as the Anatolia Express which traverses eastern Turkey, are retained for tourist trains on some routes. Tickets can be purchased at TCDD offices at railway stations and TCDD-appointed agents.
Traffic drives on the right.
Services are often faster than trains and recent competition between operators has led to lower fares. Tickets are sold at the bus or coach companies branch offices either at stations or in town centres. One should shop around the ticket offices for the best prices. There are buses in all other large towns. These are generally reliable, modern and easy to use, although publicity is non-existent.