Cheapest€122.86
- SunExpress SE263914:432h 24m17:07Kars KSYİzmir ADB
Door to door 5h 34mCO2 351.5 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Kars to Izmir costs €122.86 at the cheapest and takes 5h 23m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 1,429 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 1,429 km
- Fastest
- 5h 23m
- Average
- 5h 32m
- Services per day
- 6
- Cheapest
- €122.86
- CO2 per passenger
- 351.5 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 28, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 5h 27m | 2h 17m | 3h 10m | €142.92 | 351.5 kg | 2 |
- 5h 27mFastest, by Flight
- €142.92Cheapest, by Flight
- 351.5 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 1,429 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€154.72
- SunExpress SE815506:012h 17m08:18Kars KSYİzmir ADB
Door to door 5h 27mCO2 351.5 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Lowest CO2€240.14
- TCDD Taşımacılık TC917607:306h 58m14:28Kars railway stationGölbaşı station
- TCDD Taşımacılık TC904615:504h 27m20:17Gölbaşı stationIzmir Basmane
Changes at Gölbaşı, with 82 minutes between services and a walk of about 5 minutes.
Door to door 13h 31mCO2 52.8 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.
No live timetable for this trip yet.
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.
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 Kars to Izmir | FriSep 11 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €334.67 | €350.60 | €206.05 | €214.31 | €192.48 | €225.52 | €206.64 | €171.24 | €238.50 | €178.91 | €142.92 | €154.13 | €180.09 | €210.18 |
| Train | €338.59 | €382.04 | €283.59 | €245.09 | €240.69 | €226.94 | €261.59 | €197.24 | €239.59 | €215.39 | €195.04 | €187.34 | €220.89 | €203.29 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €122.86
The flight gets you into Izmir. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
Where to stay in Izmir
Filter by neighborhood and by nightly price, and the map tells you what is a walk and what is a cab.
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When to book Kars to Izmir
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €145.8790 days
- €94.5460 days
- €127.5845 days
- €154.7230 days
- €172.4221 days
- €203.2914 days
- €206.647 days
- €206.053 days
- €334.671 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €94.54.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 254 percent. The most expensive point is €334.67, 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 60 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.
- €178.91Sun
- €142.92Mon
- €154.13Tue
- €180.09Wed
- €203.29Thu
- €171.24Fri
- €238.50Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €192.48Sep
- €137.02Oct
- €133.48Nov
- €129.35Dec
- €110.47Jan
- €123.45Feb
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
- 33% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 67% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 1,429 km against 1,388 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, Çankaya, Gölbaşı, Tokat. The gap between arriving and leaving is 46 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 20 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Kars at 06:01 and the last at 14:43, 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.
Kars
Rail
- Kars railway station
- Mezra Railway Station
- Benliahmet Railway Station
Bus
- Kars Otogarı
- Kars İlçe Otogarı
Air
- KSY
İzmir
Rail
- Izmir Basmane
- Buca railway station
- Koşu railway station
Bus
- Izmir Otogar
- İzmir Coach Terminal
Air
- ADB
Ferry
- Izmir Alsancak
- Izmir
The fare from ADB into Izmir is the one price on this trip we cannot show you, because it is not ours.
Getting from ADB into Izmir
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 | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 SunExpress | €122.86 | 5h 23m | 740 km/h | Fixed fare | Not published |
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 | €96.50 | 79% |
| Taxes | €17.37 | 14% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 6% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 2% |
| Total you pay | €122.86 | 100% |
We cannot promise Izmir Basmane still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.
Somewhere to drop the bags in Izmir?
Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.
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Questions about Kars to Izmir
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 Kars to Izmir?
The fastest journey from Kars to Izmir takes 5h 23m door to door, of which 2h 17m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 5h 32m, 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 Kars to Izmir?
The cheapest fare from Kars to Izmir is €122.86, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €200.74. 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 Kars to Izmir?
The cheapest way from Kars to Izmir is by Flight, at €142.92 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 5h 27m 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 Kars to Izmir?
Fares from Kars to Izmir bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €94.54. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 254 percent, measured on September 28, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Kars to Izmir?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Kars to Izmir, at €142.92. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 28, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Kars to Izmir?
January is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Kars to Izmir, at €110.47 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 Kars to Izmir?
1 operators sell services from Kars to Izmir across 1 modes: SunExpress. 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 Kars to Izmir?
33 percent of the services we sell from Kars to Izmir are direct. The rest connect at Sivas, Çankaya, Gölbaşı, Tokat, with about 46 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 Kars to Izmir use?
Services from Kars to Izmir by Flight leave from Kars KSY and arrive at İzmir ADB. 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 Kars to Izmir?
0 of the 1 operators we sell from Kars to Izmir 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 Kars to Izmir on September 10, 2026: 1429 km of route against 1388 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €122.86, and 5h 23m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Our job ends at the platform. What fills the days in Izmir afterward does not belong to us.
Things to do in Izmir
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