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Eastern Express (Doğu Ekspresi) — Ankara – Kars, Türkiye
Winter & snow · 1 Jan – 15 Mar

Eastern Express (Doğu Ekspresi)

A 25-hour train ride across the snowy steppe and the ruins of Ani, the 'city of 1,001 churches'.

Location
Ankara – Kars, Türkiye
Best time
Why then
Winter in Kars; ice fishing on Lake Çıldır.
Suggested
4–5 days
Route
Ankara → Erzincan → Erzurum → Kars → Ani ruins
Status
Finished

Getting there · Airports

ESBAnkara Esenboğa AirportAnkara
KSYKars Harakani AirportKars