TurkeyTransport Bursa, what to move
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Bursa is a large city with a developed public transport system that covers not only the city, but also its suburbs and neighboring cities. Urban transport consists of a network of bus routes, metro, trams, and, of course, you can travel by taxi.
Learn more about all types of transport in Bursa and how to use them below, as well as see the marked tram and metro routes on our map of Bursa:
Bursa transport map
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Cost and payment of transport
Terminal for buying and replenishing Bukart
Payment in the metro, trams and city buses is carried out only with the help of contactless cards, which must be purchased in advance of the trip at points of sale or automatic terminals. You can pay for travel in fixed-route taxis-dolmushy and a car taxi only in cash.
Contactless cards are one-time for several trips (5 lira for 1 trip, 8 lira for 2 trips), and a single refillable transport carat BursaKart, or as it is called BuKart. Travel on the latter is Cheaper (from 2.4 lire), but the card itself costs 7 lire. You can buy cards at points of sale at large stations, but this is rare. More often they are sold in automatic terminals (see photo) only for cash, they have a switch to English. You can replenish the card immediately after purchase at the same terminals or cash desks. The machines do not issue change, and the balance after the purchase of the card is credited to its account.
Further payment in transport is made by touching the card reader at the entrance to the front door of the bus, near the rear or front door inside the tram, at the turnstiles in the Metro.
Children under 6 years old are free, over 6 years old pay as adults.
| Transport prices in Bursa for 2019 | ||
| Mode of transport | Bukart card price | Price for single tickets |
| Metro | 1-5 stations – 2.3 lira / more than 5 stations-2.55 lira | 1-5 stations – 5 lire / more than 5 stations – 6 lire. |
| Tram | 1.4 lira | 5 lire |
| Buses | from 2.4 to 7.5 lire | from 5 lire |
All current rates can be viewed here - https://www.burulas.com.tr, only in Turkish.
Metro
Bursa Metro, ground station
Bursa Metro consists of 2 lines, and is called Bursaray. In general, to be more precise, the Bursaray system includes both Metro and trams.
The Metro operates from 6:00 to 00:00, trains run every 10 minutes, in the evening less often. The fare is paid once per trip without taking into account the number of stations only with contactless one-time cards or BursaKart, which must be leaned against the turnstiles at the entrance.
Metro lines are designated simply Line 1 and Line 2, on maps are indicated in red and black. The metro map is available on our interactive map of Bursa. You can also download this Bursa metro map on smatrphone, but it is not linked in the area. There are underground and ground stations.
The most interesting for tourists is Line 1 and its terminal station is Emek, to/from which you can take buses 1/M, F/1 and 1/GY to reach the ferry pier to Istanbul.
The fare in the Bursa Metro depends on the length of the trip, and is divided into two tariffs:
- 1-5 stations – 2.3 lira.
- More than 5 stations – 2.55 lira.
Buses
Bus in Bursa
The bus network is very developed, there are more than 200 routes. They run mainly from 06:00 to 23:00, but from route to route the time and frequency differ. Travel costs 2.4 and up to 7.5 lira depending on the route. Paid only with contactless one-time cards or BursaKart, which must be leaned against the reader when entering the bus next to the driver. You can't pay in cash.
The official transport website of Bursa has a list of all routes and their passage on the map, as well as a route planner - https://www.burulas.com.tr. The site is still only in Turkish, but in principle it is easy to understand the necessary routes. For tourists, the most useful routes are these:
- №38 and #96 - go from the bus station of Bursa to the historical center (tourist area).
- № 1/M, № F/1, № 1/GY - from the ferry pier in Mudanya to the Emek metro station.
- № F/3, № F/2 - from the ferry pier in Mudanya to the tourist area.
- № 1/C goes from the tourist area to the cekirge Hot Spring area.
Tram
Bursa tram T3
There are only two tram routes in the city: the T1 ring line and the T3 line.
T1 (red line, modern trams) passes through the tourist area, and Line T3 (Green old trams) leads from the tourist area to two important historical sites: the mosque and Mausoleum of Sultan Emir and the Mosque of Yildirim Bayezid (Yildirim Bayezid Camii). It is important to remember that on line T1 trams run counterclockwise.
Trams run from 07:00 to 23:00 every 8-15 minutes depending on the time of day. Travel is made by contactless cards at the entrance, costs 5 lira when paying with a single card, and 1.4 by Bursakart card.
Minibus taxis (Dolmuses)
These are private minibuses, working as well as the usual minibuses. The fare is paid to the driver in cash from 2.5 to 5 lira depending on the route.