Cheapest€40.26
- AJet AJ603806:1855m07:13Samsun SZFAnkara ESB
Door to door 4h 5mCO2 83.6 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Samsun to Ankara 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 3m
- 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 4m | 54m | 3h 10m | €40.26 | 83.6 kg | 2 |
- 4h 4mFastest, 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 TA485106:2054m07:14Samsun SZFAnkara ESB
Door to door 4h 4mCO2 83.6 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Lowest CO2€64.14
- TCDD Taşımacılık TC704707:3058m08:28Samsun GarTurhal Train Station
- TCDD Taşımacılık TC413409:412h 21m12:02Turhal Train StationAnkara Gar
Changes at Turhal, with 73 minutes between services and a walk of about 5 minutes.
Door to door 5h 16mCO2 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.
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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 Samsun to Ankara | 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 | SatSep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €94.54 | €57.96 | €71.53 | €52.65 | €73.89 | €67.40 | €65.63 | €57.96 | €42.03 | €40.26 | €43.80 | €65.04 | €59.14 | €48.52 |
| Train | €161.49 | €107.04 | €118.59 | €89.99 | €107.59 | €90.54 | €110.34 | €71.84 | €63.04 | €64.14 | €74.04 | €99.34 | €86.69 | €88.34 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-22 · €40.26
Arriving in September changes what you want from a room in Ankara. It is not a thing we sell, so here is who does.
Rooms within reach of Ankara Gar
Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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When to book Samsun to Ankara
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €45.5790 days
- €34.9560 days
- €32.5945 days
- €31.4130 days
- €43.2121 days
- €48.5214 days
- €65.637 days
- €71.533 days
- €94.541 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €31.41.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 201 percent. The most expensive point is €94.54, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 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 30 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
- €48.52Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €71.53Sep
- €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 Tokat, Turhal, Sivas. The gap between arriving and leaving is 58 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 16 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 Samsun 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.
Samsun
Rail
- Samsun Gar
- Samsun railway station
- Hamzalı Train Station
Bus
- Samsun Otogar
- Toplu Taşıma Transfer Merkezi
Air
- SZF
Ferry
- Samsunum 1 Ana Durak
Ankara
Rail
- Ankara Gar
- Ankara railway station
- Ankara high-speed railway station
Bus
- Ankara ASTI
- Ankara Intercity Bus Station
Air
- ESB
The fare from ESB into Ankara is the one price on this trip we cannot show you, because it is not ours.
Getting from ESB into Ankara
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% |
A day in Ankara hauling a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.
Somewhere to drop the bags in Ankara?
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Questions about Samsun to Ankara
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 Samsun to Ankara?
The fastest journey from Samsun to Ankara takes 4h 1m door to door, of which 54m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 4h 3m, 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 Samsun to Ankara?
The cheapest fare from Samsun to Ankara is €40.26, checked on September 12, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €53.83. 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 Samsun to Ankara?
The cheapest way from Samsun to Ankara is by flight, at €40.26 for one passenger on September 22, 2026. That journey takes 4h 4m 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 Samsun to Ankara?
Fares from Samsun to Ankara bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €31.41. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 201 percent, measured on September 12, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Samsun to Ankara?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Samsun to Ankara, at €42.62. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 12, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Samsun to Ankara?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Samsun to Ankara, 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 Samsun to Ankara?
2 operators sell services from Samsun to Ankara across 1 mode: 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 Samsun to Ankara?
40 percent of the services we sell from Samsun to Ankara are direct. The rest connect at Tokat, Turhal, Sivas, with about 58 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 Samsun to Ankara use?
Services from Samsun to Ankara by flight leave from Samsun SZF and arrive at Ankara ESB. 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 Samsun to Ankara?
0 of the 2 operators we sell from Samsun to Ankara 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 Samsun to Ankara on September 12, 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.
Plenty of what is worth seeing sits outside Ankara and elsewhere in Türkiye. None of it is ours to sell.
What to book in Ankara before you go
Day trips that leave Ankara in the morning and cover a good part of Türkiye by evening.
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