Cheapest€40.26
- AJet AJ760706:1853m07:11Ankara ESBSamsun SZF
Door to door 4h 3mCO2 83.6 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Ankara to Samsun costs €40.26 at the cheapest and takes 4h 1m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 2 operators. The route covers 340 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 340 km
- Fastest
- 4h 1m
- Average
- 4h 2m
- Services per day
- 5
- Cheapest
- €40.26
- CO2 per passenger
- 83.6 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 22, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 4h 2m | 52m | 3h 10m | €40.26 | 83.6 kg | 2 |
- 4h 2mFastest, by Flight
- €40.26Cheapest, by Flight
- 83.6 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 340 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 22, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€47.34
- Turkish Airlines TA594406:2052m07:12Ankara ESBSamsun SZF
Door to door 4h 2mCO2 83.6 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Lowest CO2€60.29
- TCDD Taşımacılık TC977407:302h 20m09:50Ankara GarTurhal Train Station
- TCDD Taşımacılık TC136911:2358m12:21Turhal Train StationSamsun Gar
Changes at Turhal, with 93 minutes between services and a walk of about 5 minutes.
Door to door 5h 35mCO2 14.5 kgChanges 1Refundable
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
| Operator | Service | Departs | Arrives | Takes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TCDD Taşımacılık A.Ş.1 changes | 81404 | 15:40 | 13:47 | 22h 7m |
| TCDD Taşımacılık A.Ş.1 changes | 22018 | 16:10 | 13:47 | 21h 37m |
| TCDD Taşımacılık A.Ş.1 changes | 81404 | 15:40 | 13:47 | 22h 7m |
| TCDD Taşımacılık A.Ş.1 changes | 81404 | 15:40 | 13:47 | 22h 7m |
| TCDD Taşımacılık A.Ş.1 changes | 81404 | 15:40 | 13:47 | 22h 7m |
| TCDD Taşımacılık A.Ş.1 changes | 81404 | 15:40 | 13:47 | 22h 7m |
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Ankara to Samsun | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 | FriSep 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €86.87 | €82.74 | €57.96 | €59.73 | €52.65 | €73.89 | €67.40 | €54.42 | €57.96 | €42.03 | €40.26 | €43.80 | €65.04 | €59.14 |
| Train | €142.79 | €140.59 | €116.94 | €89.99 | €88.34 | €108.69 | €89.99 | €97.14 | €68.54 | €72.39 | €60.29 | €78.99 | €98.24 | €78.99 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-22 · €40.26
Arriving in September changes what you want from a room in Samsun. It is not a thing we sell, so here is who does.
A room in Samsun for the night the flight gets in
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When to book Ankara to Samsun
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €42.0390 days
- €32.5960 days
- €32.5945 days
- €33.7730 days
- €41.4421 days
- €59.1414 days
- €67.407 days
- €57.963 days
- €86.871 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €32.59.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 167 percent. The most expensive point is €86.87, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 45 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €57.96Sun
- €46.16Mon
- €42.62Tue
- €47.93Wed
- €65.04Thu
- €59.14Fri
- €54.42Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €59.73Sep
- €37.90Oct
- €36.72Nov
- €36.72Dec
- €37.31Jan
- €31.41Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 40% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 60% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 340 km against 331 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Sivas, Tokat, Turhal. The gap between arriving and leaving is 69 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 14 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Ankara at 06:18 and the last at 06:20, across 2 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Ankara
Rail
- Ankara Gar
- Ankara railway station
- Ankara high-speed railway station
Bus
- Ankara ASTI
- Ankara Intercity Bus Station
Air
- ESB
Samsun
Rail
- Samsun Gar
- Samsun railway station
- Hamzalı Train Station
Bus
- Samsun Otogar
- Toplu Taşıma Transfer Merkezi
Air
- SZF
Ferry
- Samsunum 1 Ana Durak
The fare from SZF into Samsun is the one price on this trip we cannot show you, because it is not ours.
A car waiting when you land in Samsun
A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.
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Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From |
|---|---|
 AJet | €40.26 |
 Turkish Airlines | €42.62 |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €26.50 | 66% |
| Taxes | €4.77 | 12% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 17% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 5% |
| Total you pay | €40.26 | 100% |
We cannot promise Samsun Gar still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.
Where to leave your bags in Samsun
Most of the points near Samsun Gar open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Ankara to Samsun
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Ankara to Samsun?
The fastest journey from Ankara to Samsun takes 4h 1m door to door, of which 52m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 4h 2m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Ankara to Samsun?
The cheapest fare from Ankara to Samsun is €40.26, checked on September 22, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €54.13. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Ankara to Samsun?
The cheapest way from Ankara to Samsun is by Flight, at €40.26 for one passenger on September 22, 2026. That journey takes 4h 2m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Ankara to Samsun?
Fares from Ankara to Samsun bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €32.59. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 167 percent, measured on September 22, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Ankara to Samsun?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Ankara to Samsun, at €42.62. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 22, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Ankara to Samsun?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Ankara to Samsun, at €31.41 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Ankara to Samsun?
2 operators sell services from Ankara to Samsun across 1 modes: AJet, Turkish Airlines. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Ankara to Samsun?
40 percent of the services we sell from Ankara to Samsun are direct. The rest connect at Sivas, Tokat, Turhal, with about 69 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Ankara to Samsun use?
Services from Ankara to Samsun by Flight leave from Ankara ESB and arrive at Samsun SZF. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Ankara to Samsun?
0 of the 2 operators we sell from Ankara to Samsun allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Ankara to Samsun on September 11, 2026: 340 km of route against 331 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 2 operators, a cheapest fare of €40.26, and 4h 1m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The flight is the simple part. What you do once you are in Samsun is somebody else's catalog.
Day trips out of Samsun and across Türkiye
Day trips that leave Samsun in the morning and cover a good part of Türkiye by evening.
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