Why Turkey's high-speed train surprised me!

Why Turkey's high-speed train surprised me! - TCDD VIP Class Review

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2 жыл бұрын

Hello, and welcome back to another train trip review!
Today I'm trying out the Turkish high-speed service, the TCDD Yüksek Hızlı Tren (YHT) on a ride between the biggest city (İstanbul) to the capital city (Ankara).
This journey takes place on-board the new TCDD HT80000, part of the fantastic Siemens Velaro family of high-speed trains. These trains are a little different however, featuring an incredible VİP Class, which I think is probably the most luxurious and exclusive experience available on any high-speed train. You won't believe how cheap it was either!
Enjoy the video!
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Journey Details:
Origin: İstanbul Söğütlüçeşme
Destination: Ankara YHT
Company: TCDD Taşımacılık (Turkish State Railway Transport)
Train: TCDD HT80000 'Siemens Velaro'
Accommodation: VİP Salonu Private Suite (1st+)
Distance: 332 miles / 534 kilometres
Price: ₺580 / £31.30 / €37.70 / $42.90
Time: 4h54m + 13L
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@alexchaudhri2405 Жыл бұрын

Turkey is just a beautiful country.

@SuperalbsTravels Жыл бұрын

It is. And there's so much more that I didn't see...

@erenyalcin9392 Жыл бұрын

yea right 🤣ask me

@cringeylol4078 Жыл бұрын

@@erenyalcin9392I will🇹🇷🇹🇷

@mercedesgtcoupe Жыл бұрын

@@aesa12010 idk

@templierchevalier303 Жыл бұрын

Great people🇹🇷🤘

@davemichael3645 Жыл бұрын

great work. Turkiye is really very beautiful country.

@qefewfwdcwdc Жыл бұрын

no its not, its a nationalist populist shthole that is ruining itself following a islamist economy theory made up by erdogan

@davemichael3645 Жыл бұрын

@@qefewfwdcwdc shut the f.. up. of course u will not like him coz first time in Turkish history someone made a great job and made Turkiye such a powerful country. haters like you can only eat Mr Erdogan ass. and if you hate islam then go and wash ur tiny dirty brain.

@KanadaTurk Жыл бұрын

Beautiful country but ruled by dictator who has been stealing money from the poor.

@davemichael3645 Жыл бұрын

@@KanadaTurk u r ignorant. u don't even know the meaning of dictator. Turkiye has democracy where people chose their own lider and he is a great one so far. I know this coz he gives his haters hearth attack :)))) which proves that he is doing so right

@herhangi203biri Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@tupapichulo63 Жыл бұрын

Bravo. Great video. Admirable pronunciation of Turkish place names which isn't the norm with many bloggers.

@SuperalbsTravels Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, glad that you appreciate the effort with foreign terms and place names. :)

@ferhatkpt.6128 Жыл бұрын

Yes indeed, surprisingly though 😂😂

@MuhammedGemci Жыл бұрын

@@SuperalbsTravels you pretty much nailed the pronunciations, especially names like Söğütlüçeşme which is pretty hard for most western folks.

@Estenberg Жыл бұрын

I traveled through Turkey for many weeks per visit twice in the 1980s and once in the 1990s. So unfortunately the only rail travel I did was one train from Athens and one train from Sophia, both terminating in European Istanbul. My first voyage into the country was by bus, which 35 years ago was a far superior method of travel in Turkey. There were literally dozens of private companies all competing for the major routes (so added luxury, friendly service, and little perks were the keys to any company's success: like uniformed attendants at your service 24 hours a day, offering complimentary tea and water brought to your seat, plus refreshing icy cold lemon scented hand & face wash (like citrusy aftershave) offered every hour or so. They also brought us crispy snacks like cookies, dried fruit with almonds & pistachio nuts, or salty chips and sweet locum. The busses were also kept fresh and spotless, especially the toilet area, which never once smelled or splashed. Turkish orchestral music was often played gently like the soundtrack to the movies of our view out the window. And on some coach-lines, popular Turkish music-videos played over the closed circuit monitors throughout the motorcoach. The views were spectacular and we stopped fairly frequently for a good leg stretch and some local food (like olives, bread, eggplant dip, Turkish Feta, cherries, and roasted lamb or mutton head, or sometimes doner kabobs with Bulgar pilau and broad-beans in stewed tomatoes & red and green peppers topped with a couple of soft-boiled eggs (my favorite) and finished with a rose-water walnut and phyllo-dough pastry. The bigger the rest-stop the larger the restaurant, from full service sit-down places to steam-table cafeterias to stands to carts or grills cooking up meat on a stick, and finally to people carrying boxes full of whatever bag of lunch-food they just made at home so we could eat on the bus). It was a real slice of Turkish life traveling this way. I loved the luxury busses in Turkey. In contrast the trains were old and rundown and late. And we were hassled at the border-crossing with Greece every time. But I expect things have changed significantly in Turkey since the 1980s. Back then even the airport felt a little dumpy. But not anymore I'm sure.

@SuperalbsTravels Жыл бұрын

That actually sounds really cool! Thanks for sharing your anecdote. I wonder if they live up to the trains nowadays...

@oguzb.7033 Жыл бұрын

Turkish bus system is still very good, everything the same, now some companies even serve ice cream, too. The buses are modern and very confertable now.

@grantnw Жыл бұрын

Thank you for bringing back some great memories :-)

@4thesakeofitname Жыл бұрын

Wow you know my country better than I do ! Those super-luxury buses were probably of Royal Class, Neoplan, or Starliner series from Ulusoy, which were in their zenith during the mid 90's... Things have changed a little bit. Trains are now a better option but only on a very limited number of tracks (Ankara-Eskişehir-İstanbul, Ankara-Konya) all remaning tracks still driven by the old system, with the exception that there's now a touristic "East-Express" spannig from west of Turkey to Kars (North-East) destination during winter time with an old fashioned train for a totally nostalgic time-travel experience... The bus system "looks-like" the same but only on the surface. Neither buses nor the attendants are similar anymore. Apart from some improvements such as "internet" and "smart phone" entertainment, those "luxury" services have all together been abondoned with only their more "economic" counterparts available now. (the reason for the dismiss of luxury bus services was the wide spread utilisation of the economic airplane transport during after 2000s, which convinced traverles to use airplanes instead of buses (even if it's a luxury one!) hence the demand for the luxury bus tickets gone extinct). I still think that a bus travel on the "ground" offers a much more exciting experience than the one on a plane for a "touristic" travel option... Yet there's neither anyone of those super luxury buses, nor those attractive bus stop destinations of 80's and 90's... Hope things go better again...

@andreipobega3010 Жыл бұрын

@@SuperalbsTravels The Best

@mrtraveller2024 Жыл бұрын

Me and my mate booked a round-trip using this train in 2018. It was comfy, and smooth trip. Turkey is developing a lot compare to 20 years ago.

@ozgurozklc0335 Жыл бұрын

Eski Türkiye geride kaldı

@andreipobega3010 Жыл бұрын

@@ozgurozklc0335 🚂🚃🚃

@oghuzkhan5117 Жыл бұрын

thanks to Erdogan. the left in turkiye are ideological zombies. they have done nothing to this country, only trying to be like europe in LGBT

@seyfo.03 Жыл бұрын

Tell that to 50% of the people of Turkey who are saying to Erdogan: What have you done in 20 years? Nothing! That say haha

@sentbycyberliferk800 Жыл бұрын

@@seyfo.03 It seems that what they have to give is over and now they are starting to take.

@Jazzgin Жыл бұрын

Your pronunciation of Turkish place names and other words are spectacular. Thanks for the effort, much appreciated.

@mateiungurean3217 2 жыл бұрын

I use this Train once a week to go from Ankara to Istanbul, also sometimes I catch the older model of the YHT, it s really Comfy and fast and also really cheap in comparison with european trains

@bieneulm1982 2 жыл бұрын

That train is a european model. Called Siemens Velaro TR. Basically it is a German ICE 3 (BR407).

@nervun8097 2 жыл бұрын

@@bieneulm1982 it looks more like a ICE 4. Idk I could be wrong

@bieneulm1982 2 жыл бұрын

@@nervun8097 ICE4 has a completely different outer shape.

@SuperalbsTravels Жыл бұрын

It's definitely a 3. :)

@mrnobodymr8002 Жыл бұрын

Older ones are built by caf also used in spain

@danielrauf4094 Жыл бұрын

Turkiye and specially Istanbul is the most beautiful iconic and historic city of Europe ❤️🇹🇷

@SuperalbsTravels Жыл бұрын

So beautiful! 😍

@metalgearsolidsnake6978 Жыл бұрын

nah only the great food:)))

@qefewfwdcwdc Жыл бұрын

no its not, its a nationalist populist shthole that is ruining itself following a islamist economy theory made up by erdogan

@VietnamliSincap Жыл бұрын

@@metalgearsolidsnake6978 you are probably from pakistan or something and you are being jelous because you dont have these good features?

@docem43 Жыл бұрын

@@metalgearsolidsnake6978 ratio 💀💀💀

@timurtopal Жыл бұрын

There is a lot of construction going on on this route right now to cut the travel time an hour but as you've mentioned the main problem is trains going very slowly until they get out of Istanbul. This is the most used route in Turkey as it links the 2 biggest cities of our country and hopefully an hour will make a big difference on a lot of people's lives.

@SuperalbsTravels Жыл бұрын

Yup, hopefully, as the service is great other than the slow sections.

@MuhammedGemci Жыл бұрын

The Bilecik-İzmit section gained a ~30 min speed boost between 2021 and 2022, reflected by the time spent slithering along Sakarya River on old mainline being heavily reduced. With all the construction finished i believe the section will gain an additional ~30 mins of speed. Once that's finished, there's not much gaining time elsewhere, the only possibility is the direct corridor between Gebze and Halkalı through Yavuz Sultan Selim Köprüsü and two currently active airports. Though, this corridor won't help at all for people going into southern city center, obviously. Still though, YHT takes less than half the time that intercity coaches take, while being cheaper (economy) or roughly matching (business) prices.

@c.s.4273 11 ай бұрын

Turkey and Turks are wonderful! Very kind and helpful people, very welcoming!

@dogukansadiakcakaya5640 Жыл бұрын

You mentioned almost everything in detail however you skipped to mention the Ankara train station, which is a very elegant and big one comparing other stations on route. I thinks it differs from the major European trail stations with its quite vast entertainment and food opportunities. I usually go there way before my train departure to hangout with my friends in the cafes just outside the station, the station provides a good service for those who want to take it.

@SuperalbsTravels Жыл бұрын

There's a reason for this! :) I've got a few videos coming later on that start from Ankara YHT and Ankara mainline. I will show off the station in these. 😎

@dogukansadiakcakaya5640 Жыл бұрын

@@SuperalbsTravels That's wonderful then!

@Gpon Жыл бұрын

Türkçeyimi unuttun bu ne :D

@andreipobega3010 Жыл бұрын

🚂🚂🚂🚂

@andreipobega3010 Жыл бұрын

@@SuperalbsTravels 🚂🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃

@glenngogoll6166 8 ай бұрын

I'd like to compliment you on your pronunciations on all your non English language journeys. Ive watched quite a lot now & I have really enjoyed them. I've been really impressed by your efforts to pronounce names in all languages. Scandinavian, Turkish & Eastern European languages can provide a challenge for the native English speaker. I occasionally watch a train KZfaqr here in Victoria, Australia, who makes me.cringe with his struggles pronouncing Victorian country town names. Well done that man.

@mustafae5242 Жыл бұрын

We are proud of our railways. Congratulations to all our professionals working to make this service quality possible.

@yavuzy7798 Жыл бұрын

didn't know opposition supporters were proud of anything Erdogan made. they really believe he's a spy

@omarhamid3638 2 жыл бұрын

Lovely review!! Great to see Turkey invest and provide such smooth high speed rail services. Thanks for your work 👍

@SuperalbsTravels Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video. :)

@omarhamid3638 Жыл бұрын

@@SuperalbsTravels You’re most welcome. I enjoyed it for sure 😊👏

@rathindrachattopadhyay2538 10 ай бұрын

There is 20 percent discount who cross 65 years old in this train in economy class.

@michaelhall8586 2 жыл бұрын

This video was a Turkish delight

@SuperalbsTravels Жыл бұрын

Hahaha, very good, thank you! 😎

@aquawater5069 Жыл бұрын

Good one

@y.emrekeles3345 Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for this lovely review. I'm Turkish, however, I wasn't aware that the price is so cheap. I'm not sure if you tried the Eastern Express from Ankara to Kars. That line offers so many majestic views during the travel, especially in winter. It's definitely once in a lifetime experience.

@jirislavicek9954 Жыл бұрын

Really cool 👍 I remember travelling from Istanbul to Ankara about 20 years ago. It was a single track railway, train was slow, pulled by a diesel loco and arrived with 3 hours delay. A bus was much faster on the same route. It was a nice sightseeing journey through Turkish countryside but not a fast convenient way of transport.

@SuperalbsTravels Жыл бұрын

I bet it was really nice, even if not particularly convenient.

@samanli-tw3id Жыл бұрын

At least the iconic Haydarpaşa station was still active.

@jirislavicek9954 Жыл бұрын

@@samanli-tw3id Yes, it was. We took a trip from Denizli to Haydarpaşa on a way back. It was really cool.

@hattin1187 Жыл бұрын

British Rail seems antique when I travelled on this fast train in Turkey few times and even then rip off in the name of privatisation

@qjtvaddict Жыл бұрын

English can’t build

@chiragganguly Жыл бұрын

Amazing to such high quality rakes being used in Turkey and the Ankara station platform looked grand

@SuperalbsTravels Жыл бұрын

It's great isn't it!

@cicibebe2954 Жыл бұрын

Trenlerimizi develer çekiyor…

@klcarslancetin1542 Жыл бұрын

@@cicibebe2954 aynen ya taş devrinde yaşıyormuşuz gibi davranıyorlar

@Atilla33 Жыл бұрын

Why does it wonder you so much? Turkey is quite a modern country

@mtahirkeskin Жыл бұрын

Thanks. This is a great content. I am so glad you enjoyed Turkiye's YHT experience.

@470danadidas 2 жыл бұрын

Can't get over how the journey was so cheap! Excellent value and a great well narrated video.

@budapestkeleti6404 2 жыл бұрын

Forget England where train rides aren't affordable

@krishnapillai2595 2 жыл бұрын

I think the cheapness has to do with the tumbling of the local currency in the ongoing economic turmoil of Turkey.

@travia6688 2 жыл бұрын

@@krishnapillai2595 I wouldn't say so. They increased prices on many things to match the inflation, including bus fares. I think it's just cheap so that it can compete with the plane and buses.

@SuperalbsTravels Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! :)

@mellie4679 Жыл бұрын

@@travia6688 i agree its actually 42% cheaper than bus!!:)

@alpti1590 Жыл бұрын

Although I live in Turkey, I have never used YHT. Thanks for video. :)

@SuperalbsTravels Жыл бұрын

Wow, that's a pity, you should try it. Thanks for watching. :)

@pattnaiksr9055 10 ай бұрын

It's a fantastic video. Thank you for sharing the journey with us. Would love to see more of your vlogs in future. 👍

@eckartspindler4353 Жыл бұрын

Great review! I'm surprised how much progress the TCDD have made since I travelled in Turkey by train in 2009. In 2009, I managed to travel by train the entirely route from Germany to Kayseri on an epic 3 days trip. The single track lines seemed to be unchanged since the Germans built them in beginning of 20th century. Delays of 2 and more hours were normally. Buses were normally much faster, more frequent and more reliable than trains. The worst thing on the train trip from Europe to Turkey is the Bulgarian - Turkish border at Kapikule. You'll need to get out of the train after midnight for waiting up to 2 hours for the Turkish customs check. I think, the border issue deters the most customers from taking the train from Bulgaria to Turkey. Furthermore, Sirceci and Haydarpasa stations in Instanbul were nice stations which are now both out of service. For such a big city like Istanbul, the current situation of public transport is not acceptable. Hopefully, in near future, they will resume service on both stations. Despite the terrible state of the Turkish railway tracks, the carriages were quite comfortably. In most of the long distance services, there was a restaurant car with good food. I travelled with the Mavi train Ankara - Izmir. This train provided sleeping cars with refridgerators in the compartments and showers on the aisle. The Turkish railways have much potential becoming the major transportation hub between Europe and Asia. At present, the bottleneck is Istanbul and the railway line from Sofia to Istanbul.

@loccusloccus5315 2 жыл бұрын

Great video and very well investigated. As mentioned by you, Haydarpasa will become the terminus of this line again, which will provide a much better user experience than Sogutlucesme. Unfortunately, the stretch within the city limits of Istanbul, all the way to Gebze, will remain a rather slow part of this line, as it is a curvy single track, build thru densely populated areas on the Asian side. There are still works underway on different parts of the line, to speed up the overall travel time by 30+ min.

@SuperalbsTravels Жыл бұрын

That sounds good. Haydarpasa looked beautiful. :)

@hakankucuk3168 Жыл бұрын

The line you are talking about is the bypass line. It will be even faster when the high-speed train line between Sapanca and Geyve is put into operation in the near future.

@idontexist1681 Жыл бұрын

Haydarpaşa won't be the terminal again. There are historic ruins under the station, and the government says that these will be preserved.

@gpholt1972 Жыл бұрын

I was amazed at how smooth the ride was. Very nice compartment and unbelievably cheap.

@emreduygun Жыл бұрын

thanks !

@cagracar4316 Жыл бұрын

@@emreduygun inanılmaz ucuz diyor,inanamıyorlar fiyata.Ekonomi o kadar kötü ki rezil bir durumdayız.Bizimle dalga geçiyorlar.

@emreduygun Жыл бұрын

@@cagracar4316 geciyorsa geciyor, onlarin usagi mi olalim? Turkiyede ulasim herzaman ucuz genel olarak yurtdisindan gelenlere

@cagracar4316 Жыл бұрын

@@emreduygun TL öyle bir değer kaybetti ki 2 senede yaşam standartlarımız 10 kat düştü.Abartmıyorum.

@cagracar4316 Жыл бұрын

@@emreduygun zaten mevcut ekonomi ile onların hizmetçisisin.Türkiye'de ne kadar lüks oteller ne kadar güzel eğlence yerleri var hangi birine gittin? Hepsinde yabancılar tatil yapıyor.

@hadiya2179 Жыл бұрын

So awesome to see you paid great attention to spelling original name of towns you gone through. Not many vlogger pays attention to it.

@marv2129 Жыл бұрын

Turkey has certain vibes that get me

@SuperalbsTravels Жыл бұрын

I really liked visiting too. :)

@tabbylondon2382 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing the journey. It was nice to see a different way of travelling instead of flying. I’m so surprised at the cost. Hopefully it’s inspired me to give it a try.

@EpicAdventuresPH Жыл бұрын

It's actually more hygienic to use paper towels in toilets/bathrooms than air hand dryers, as the latter just blows contaminated air around. So it's great that TCDD turned it off on its trains.

@wt3833 Жыл бұрын

your diligence in researching the pronunciation of place names sets you apart, and I thank you.

@SuperalbsTravels Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'm glad you appreciate it. :)

@AndrewG1989 2 жыл бұрын

Those type of trains are so beautiful, smooth and the seats are some what comfortable. Very nice.

@SuperalbsTravels Жыл бұрын

Very comfortable in fact! Thanks. :)

@seaglewaterford Жыл бұрын

Lovely video, looking for more of turkish high speed trains especially from outside the train when it passes by in a flurry.. the whooping sound of speed train (at fastest speed is what I am requesting since many countries don't have such trains so this glimpse will be thrilling for so many.. thanks in advance.

@bugra202 11 ай бұрын

Bridge between east and west world. My city, our beautiful love İstanbul💙

@muharremargis199 6 ай бұрын

the effort you put in, deserves big respect. we appreciate for the helpful information video. ❤

@danielecompagnoni.official 11 ай бұрын

I believe it is a wonderful experience to travel through such a wonderful and historical land on a high speed train like this, it makes the overall experience much more romantic in my opinion, really looking forward to this travel !

@inkhwon Жыл бұрын

Wow, the prices are so cheap! I'll definitely also do this journey one day, can't wait! :)

@shamil.khanv2 Жыл бұрын

Great video! Much love and respect from Turkey!

@bilenbir2686 Жыл бұрын

Ağaçlandırmaya, ormanlık alanları kurmaya önem verilmeli. Önce kentler içine ufak orman adacıkları ve kenti boydan boya yarıp geçen yeşil koridor oluşturulmalı ki kent içinde ferah hava, serinlik ve yaşam huzuru hisse oluşsun. Kent dışında bölge ormanı temiz hava isteyenlere, spor ve gezi yapacaklara ortam sunsun ( piknik denen şeyi yasaklamak gerek, pikniklerle insanlar şişmanladı, çocuklar artık obur oldular) Tarla aralarına yeşil koridor yapılarak rüzgarın tahılı kurumasını, toprağın kurumasını engellemek gerek. Dağ ve yamaçlarda parça ormanlar (büyük yangınları önlemek için) dikilmeli Ki ülkemiz kurumasın, çölleşmesin, kalkınma daimi ve sağlam olsun. Ağaçlandırma sanayileşme ile paralel hızlanmalı. Önemi ileride anlaşılacaktır.

@sadrick1639 Жыл бұрын

@@bilenbir2686 Ağaçlandırmadan çok ağaç kesmemeye önem verirsek küresel ısınma gibi bir problemimiz olmayacak. Nedenini araştırabilirsin.

@evrenseltoker526 Жыл бұрын

I did give you a Like! This is an informative video with lots of scenic views and even as a local person, I couldn't do a better job. Thank you for your time and effort.

@MEcakirME Жыл бұрын

Nice and smooth travel Albs, I enjoyed watching your vlog.

@adhityanpazhanivelu9688 Жыл бұрын

This Turkish high speed electric train 🚄 looks very beautiful. I enjoyed its interior of the train. I like the view from the train. This beautiful electric train is considered as one of the fastest train in south east Europe.

@SuperalbsTravels Жыл бұрын

Yes, you are right!

@marcotd7923 Жыл бұрын

Basically they are German designed trains

@kinghans6266 Жыл бұрын

@@marcotd7923 They are completly German trains.

@srdrr_amg45 Жыл бұрын

Turkey's development is remarkable

@SuperalbsTravels Жыл бұрын

Agreed, their rail network in particular. It slashes journey times!

@crowmob-yo6ry 2 ай бұрын

Meanwhile in the USA, idiots hate trains and only want to build terrible highways...

@varveyok533 Жыл бұрын

You worked really good for pronunciations of the stations. Nice job

@infiniteturkishflyer 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! I've been so happy such video from you as a turkish! Keep nice work up!

@infiniteturkishflyer 2 жыл бұрын

Your pronunciation is great by the way!

@heidirabenau511 2 жыл бұрын

@@infiniteturkishflyer I thought he was from Kazakhstan

@infiniteturkishflyer 2 жыл бұрын

@@heidirabenau511 I meant I'm turkish lol

@SuperalbsTravels Жыл бұрын

Thank you! :) I am not from Kazakhstan.

@belarussamsun9962 Жыл бұрын

Back in 1987 I took the Steam train to Burdur Turkiye it was pretty unique I would like to see more videos like this

@cesarpavon4236 Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for this video! my family and i will take this trip as a part of a Turkey tour so i really apreciate all the info.

@SuperalbsTravels Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, glad I could help. Have a nice trip, and make sure to book as soon as possible (30 days) for the train tickets, as they sell out fast. :)

@antiochianius Жыл бұрын

I use this train from Konya to Ankara, it was quite comfortable. And as you said tickets is really cheap even in Turkish Lira. But you should tell more things for Ankara... (: Thank you for sharing this experiment with us, greetings and loves from Türkiye

@steelhd7843 Жыл бұрын

AKP yaptı kanka oy vermeyi unutma.

@antiochianius Жыл бұрын

@@steelhd7843 Sana ne benim oyumu kime kullanacağımdan, basit olduğunu kanıtladığın için teşekkürler. Şimdi yorumunu sil geri, aptal! Gereksiz yeterince insan var zaten senin gibi boş yapan. Kim olup nereden geldiğimi dahi bilmeden streotypelarınız yüzünden önyargılarınızı yıkamıyorusunuz acizler!

@RePete02 Жыл бұрын

Takes awhile to get in and out of both cities but once in the country, it's a great ride. Still have my ticket stub.

@mgulled7974 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful experience, thank you for uploading 👍

@stevedeakin1883 2 жыл бұрын

This is the first time I've seen your channel and I really enjoyed it . I have subscribed Those prices are unbelievable . I'm looking forward to seeing your other reports 🙂🙂. T

@SuperalbsTravels Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, I've got a lot of exciting train journeys to share with you too! :)

@avijeet424 Жыл бұрын

This train model really suited for turkey perfectly

@SuperalbsTravels Жыл бұрын

I agree, they are great trains!

@mistalion1 Жыл бұрын

especially the Turqoise color

@avijeet424 Жыл бұрын

@@mistalion1 Yeah. Turquoise color for Turkey.

@rezaalan3991 2 жыл бұрын

Great trip. Velaro is one of my favourite rolling stock. The other operator who use this are Renfe AVE, and Sapsan Train. Also CRH 3 got influence from Velaro.

@bieneulm1982 2 жыл бұрын

CRH3A is actually a ICE3 (BR406).

@SuperalbsTravels Жыл бұрын

Hope to try some of those AVE trains soon...

@Sae1962 11 ай бұрын

Excellent video about YHT trains! I hope others will follow.

@frk_frk3130 Жыл бұрын

I enjoyed reporters sound voice, it suits perfectly for on board travel activities. We should have more high speed train destinations worldwide. Turkiye is very interesting because it connects multiple continents for traveling purposes.

@SuperalbsTravels Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! :)

@NonstopEurotrip 2 жыл бұрын

Great video Albs, it's almost like I was there with you 😍

@SuperalbsTravels Жыл бұрын

Soooo immersive, eh? :)

@PhoenixJusticeCom 2 жыл бұрын

Simply incredible value for such luxury and privacy!

@tahsinseyhan8898 2 жыл бұрын

for Turkish citizen it's very high values. we can't afford very easily in our country... especially in last years, Turkey is for tourists.. not for us..

@SuperalbsTravels Жыл бұрын

It is great value! :)

@tarkyldz5691 Жыл бұрын

@@tahsinseyhan8898 neyi yuksek . ankara konya .normal bilet 83 tl, bizznesss bilet 126 tl . her fırsatta yoksyulluk edebiyatı yapıp bizi rezil etmeyin ,bu kadarda ezik olmayın ,,,,kendi ezikliğinizi tum millete maal etmeyin .. ..

@tahsinseyhan8898 Жыл бұрын

@@tarkyldz5691 yoksulum. bir çok insan benim gibi yoksul. sen ver bizznesss bilete 126 tl. hayırlı yolculuklar.

@NejdetACAR Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your introductory video. Currently, there are high-speed train services to many more cities.

@servusdedurantem Жыл бұрын

such simple yet elegant video very objective and smooth thank you

@SuperalbsTravels Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@fsicakyuz Жыл бұрын

Great vid. Awaiting more from Turkey.

@SuperalbsTravels Жыл бұрын

Thank you, more to come!

@theancientsancients1769 Жыл бұрын

Turkey will have the largest high speed trains network in Europe and the middle East once things are complete . It is developing its own made in Turkey high speed trains too.

@sezinkzl906 Жыл бұрын

He hee absolutely😂

@bilenbir2686 Жыл бұрын

@@sezinkzl906 ne bu şimdi?

@EDORAS. Жыл бұрын

@@bilenbir2686 yabancılar bile görüyor anlıyor, sadece bu malum ucube zombi kesim anlamıyor.

@zaboybagoi8636 Жыл бұрын

@@sezinkzl906 Adam dogru diyor,Erdogan butun demiryolu hattini yeniledi ve yenilerini inşa etmeye başladı. O öldükten sonra bile 2053 yilina kadar onbinlerce km yeni demiryolu yapilacak.Bizdeki saman kafalarin inkar ettigini elin gevurlari bile gorup takdir ediyor ve Turkiyenin eskiye gore cok daha gelistigini fark ediyor

@TheFalseShepphard Жыл бұрын

@@EDORAS. Mal bunlar zaten

@isilark 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video . I’ll definitely use the train next time I’m in Turkiye

@Zuuu40 2 жыл бұрын

another fantastic video thank you for recording

@SuperalbsTravels Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed!

@DarrylTalks Жыл бұрын

That was a smooth move taking all the seats in the VIP compartment. A few years ago me and a friend - took a trip through Switzerland on high speed trains, and we had the entire first class upstairs compartment of a duplex train to ourselves. I seem to remember there was a couch type seat, that looked out. Also I think there are some ICE trains in Germany (I might have the wrong country) with 6 or 8 seats in a compartment - but your compartment looked better.

@user-sm3xq5ob5d Жыл бұрын

Only the older models have compartments. In ICE 3, like the one in the video, I make it a point to use the 2nd class compartments next to the restaurant car. Those were originally designed as first class. But then they found too many seat were offering 1st which were not sold. So they changed them to 2nd. The newer ICE 4 trains don't have compartments any more.

@andrewpepper8031 2 жыл бұрын

Great video I can't believe how cheap it was to travel in that level of luxury. UK has nothing to compare to it.

@callummurray9720 2 жыл бұрын

The Eurostar are literally the same trains ….

@SuperalbsTravels Жыл бұрын

But the Eurostar doesn't have compartments with massive leather armchairs. 🤔

@fatiharslan8719 Жыл бұрын

Cheap as it is a government company

@sanys58 Жыл бұрын

i have been on the vip seats with my grandma and my family. What a great experience

@salahelackad2005 Жыл бұрын

Nice shots, objective and eloquent comments. Well done👌!

@SuperalbsTravels Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

@suenergy Жыл бұрын

Thank you for making and sharing this high speed train trip from Istanbul to Ankara. Very informative. Turkey is well known for food and hospitality. Turkish Airlines is a good example for the passengers. Hopefully This train will follow through the same path.

@ameerali.ouarda Жыл бұрын

Turkish airlines have the most aggressive cabin crew I’ve seen. They literally shout at the customers from my experience. I’ve seen it first hand.

@paulheydarian1281 Жыл бұрын

@@ameerali.ouarda 🤔😉😂🤣 This is true. Some of the passengers behave like animals.

@ameerali.ouarda Жыл бұрын

@@paulheydarian1281 The crew behave like animals. I don’t fly TK any more between LHR and IST. I do BA Club Europe. Better experience, more civilised.

@paulheydarian1281 Жыл бұрын

@@ameerali.ouarda They probably need better customer training. Turkish Airlines provides flights and connections to cities in Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and Eastern Europe that many Western Airlines don't bother with. I think the new terminal at Attaturk Int'l Airport is impressive. I like the food and the service on Turkish airlines. They have very good planes with lots of movie options. I also think they have competitive prices.

@magnuswobser8414 Жыл бұрын

beautiful trains (just like in Germany) but incredible value for the money (unlike Germany unfortuantely). Absolutely impressed by this. Great stuff from Turkey here!

@yazar8 Жыл бұрын

I think it is cheap for you Germans. When you account for buying power parity of TL, with minimum wage, which the majority of the population receives, you can buy around 16 tickets.

@cagracar4316 Жыл бұрын

@@yazar8 çok utanç verici değil mi

@kingkong-bk8ze Жыл бұрын

@@yazar8 28

@TolgaKarlilar Жыл бұрын

@@yazar8 It is cheap for anyone, including the Turks this being a government funded social thing.

@Ayse-dl2jo Жыл бұрын

Absolutely brilliant. Thank you.

@MrDavidcanet 2 ай бұрын

Fliegender Hamburger In 1933 the first German streamlined diesel trainset ran between Berlin and Hamburg: the SVT 877, nicknamed the Flying Hamburger. It was the fastest train service in the world. The 286 kilometers were covered in 138 minutes. The average speed of 124 km/h was only equaled on this route in 1997 by the ICE. The lightweight diesel-electric train set was built by WUMAG after elaborate wind tunnel testing. Both railcars had a Maybach diesel engine, a generator and an electric motor. Its top speed of 175 km/h was limited to 160 km/h in regular service

@styles_mufasa3106 Жыл бұрын

Turkiye is beautiful country.

@SuperalbsTravels Жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@alperentavsanci2188 Жыл бұрын

Nice video with all necessary details. YHT route between istanbul and Ankara currently is the best options considering the price, comfort and travel time. Therefore, finding a YHT ticket at the route is not easy even before a week from the travel. Side note: İstanbul and Sabiha Gökçen airports expected to be connected to the Metro network in a year which means travel time will be less than 5 hours by plane but considering the price difference YHT is much more affordable.

@rednexie Жыл бұрын

m10 Pendik SGHL metrosunun ihalesi iptal, m4a ne zaman bitecek bilinmiyor. M4a zaten yhtye bağlanmıyor.

@thomassmall5241 11 ай бұрын

I enjoyed the Video. Turkey's high speed TRAINS are really Economical and comfortable with plush seating and technical facilities.

@mohammedamayri2237 Жыл бұрын

I know nothing about trains but i loved your elegant naration and i am subscribing.

@SuperalbsTravels Жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks! 😂🥰

@user-xb4pu5kc5n Жыл бұрын

1:57 Luxury and Wonderful

@SuperalbsTravels Жыл бұрын

Yes, so nice! :)

@1pasupaty Жыл бұрын

Turkey makes very good buses with comfy seats.id love to travel turkey some day

@perrathje1345 9 ай бұрын

As an entusiastic train traveller I really enjoy your videos. Thanks! Per, Denmark 🙂

@SuperalbsTravels 9 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!😁

@zjoberg Жыл бұрын

Ah-Turkie with pictures of snow! I live 600 km north and here we miss snow

@direnius Жыл бұрын

If the trend contintues, Turkey will soon take a second spot after China in its highspeed network. The progress of new lines and the quality is simply amazing. And to this think that it's just a newly industrialized, middle-income country.

@denize9935 Жыл бұрын

Turkey's president and ministers are AKP members. Local mayors are (mostly) CHP members. That's why there is great competition. For example, the municipality with CHP is building 10 metros in Istanbul. In addition, the AKP's Ministry of Transport is making 7 metros. There are 17 subway constructions at the same time

@mistalion1 Жыл бұрын

@@denize9935 "the municipality with CHP is building 10 metros in Istanbul." Everybody knows Those all 10 Metros were started by AKP, Chp is just proceeding them. they dont belong to CHP

@denize9935 Жыл бұрын

@@mistalion1 o projeler para yok diye yıllarca yapılmadı. Boş boş bekletildi. CHP yönetimi gelince parayı bulup yapmaya başladı. AKP li belediye başkanı Kadir Topbaş'da istifa ettirildi. Hatırlatayım

@mustafazekicalik Жыл бұрын

@@mistalion1 Yarım kalmış metrolara kaynak bulup inşaasına yeniden başlatmak başarı değil ama yarım bırakmak başarı öyle mi? 806 bin fark yetmedi değil mi?

@bilenbir2686 Жыл бұрын

@@denize9935 nedenlemen ile getirdiğin seviye, seviyeni de gösterdi. Aferim. Bu ne, insan yazdığın dan utanır.

@25Erenceli25 Жыл бұрын

Impressive how Turkiye is grown up in last years...!

@qefewfwdcwdc Жыл бұрын

its a nationalist populist shthole that is ruining itself following a islamist economy theory made up by erdogan

@25Erenceli25 Жыл бұрын

@@qefewfwdcwdc You need some ..🥒 You have some problems with yourself

@prakashd7397 10 ай бұрын

very nice mountain sea river snowy places beauty rail stations blackseats glassy buildings excellent enjoyment english punchy speaking marvellous great video

@hulergun Жыл бұрын

I used High speed train from Ankara to Istanbul. It was a fantastic luxury travel in 4 hrs. Enjoyed it tremendously. Train also has dining wagon.

@tommylaq 2 жыл бұрын

I do think that the Frecciarossa 1000 in executive class is a better train experience with a full complimentary meal and what I think is a more stylish interior (and exterior), although that is in a totally different price range.

@Daniel27600 2 жыл бұрын

Don’t forget about Business Premier on the Eurostar

@halfix828282 Жыл бұрын

@@Daniel27600 and crazy prices

@SuperalbsTravels Жыл бұрын

True, it's nice, but there's no compartments. Still I'd love to try that!

@th3o83 Жыл бұрын

Agree. This train is very good, especially at that prices, but it is far from the most luxurious train in the world.

@andrewcowling5804 Жыл бұрын

I think Greek high speed trains offer the same if not slightly better first class and business class comfort and facilities though. But it’s nice too see the rest of Europe catch up a bit. Having said that. Despite the British obsession with running down our network. It’s worth mentioning we have been running high speed trains since 1976

@imranahmad8770 Жыл бұрын

Great Video!! I had similar experience at the Old Istanbul International airport where things were pretty crammed and I have go through security twice but I guess they have reasons. Though food at the old airport was good and very affordable. I am excited to see the new airport which I heard is pretty big.

@delaramsalmassi4063 11 ай бұрын

I wish really from the very deepest of my heart Turkey and Iran could be the same country! I only wish!

@nuriakn5858 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the review, i hope you liked our country :)

@nightknight2820 11 ай бұрын

I visited Istanbul , i had hair transplant operation, and i fell in love with Turkiye. Palestinian

@constantinos1516 Жыл бұрын

Great video, thanks. Yes, it's strange that the train is leaving from a smaller station and not from Haydarpasa, which is the main and historic Termimus on the Anatolian side. 5 hours is too long for his journey, but given that the new Istanbul airport is not in the city centre, it may prove beneficial for the train in the long term, if they improve the Istanbul leg.

@mehmet.yildiz Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately Haydarpaşa is being retired, turning into museum, and maybe integrated with old lines later on. Söğütlüçeşme is near Haydarpaşa and operates as replacement for now. This high speed train supposedly gonna have a separate route extending to the new airport as well. So far, only the bridge in Bosporus (with railways) have been built, rest is still waiting (been a decade since construction started). Until then high speed train uses old railroad up until Bilecik city. That's why it's practically not high speed train for the half of the route.

@repla2992 Жыл бұрын

Adding to Mehmet’s comment, there has been some archeological inventions around the Haydarpasha Station. While the renovation, the exploration of these artifacts caused the replanning of the starting point.

@gameofthronesdekiaryastark15 Жыл бұрын

Metro construction continues for Istanbul airport

@constantinos1516 Жыл бұрын

@@gameofthronesdekiaryastark15 Do they still have those express buses that run on special lanes over the bridges in Istanbul?

@ishaqmo7200 Жыл бұрын

@@constantinos1516 The metrobús? Yes they do

@mirandapillsbury7885 Жыл бұрын

such pretty and scenic views

@TheScaleModelerr Жыл бұрын

What a great video, Thanks for all.

@SuperalbsTravels Жыл бұрын

Thank you friend!

@suhailshafi Жыл бұрын

Wonderful trains. I would love to travel by train in Turkey.

@SuperalbsTravels Жыл бұрын

You should, it's fun!

@studioalsar Жыл бұрын

As someone who lived in Istanbul for quite a long time I can only say that the one hour ride (while indeed long) wasn't a suburban place :D Pendik is just as bustling a part of the city as Kadiköy (where Sögütlücesme is located). Haydarpasa might seem a bit more convenient but considering the connections Sogutlucesme isn't half bad, considering that it is the last station of the Metrobüs line and rather close to the subway system. Not to mention the slew of buses and minibuses that pass through there :D

@sciencefic666 11 ай бұрын

turkey is very nice place for my holiday visit to Antalya.. lovely memories

@m.yavuzsaka Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great video!

@pedrorubiotejero_aka_prt 2 жыл бұрын

1:55 And don't forget the Renfe Ave S-103 trainstock 13:45 Oh, God, F*cking Yes! 14:25 Less than €10 for a seat & €37 for a VIP Compartment on a national operator's High Speed Train? This is so cheap that everyone visiting Turkey can afford it without any doubt! (I talk about the 2nd Class seats, the VIP Compartments are at a price that Renfe offers for its AVE & Long Distance Services at its highest-advance dates (Like one or two months before the journey) without any offer or discount) 16:29 This is a great video, not just for the price of YHT, also for the great landscape changing from urban landscape to typical snowy, inland landscape

@tahsinseyhan8898 2 жыл бұрын

for Turkish citizen it's very high values. we can't afford very easily in our country... especially in last years, Turkey is for tourists.. not for us..

@pedrorubiotejero_aka_prt 2 жыл бұрын

@@tahsinseyhan8898 Yes, Turkey is full of tourists due to its marvelous historical buildings, specially in the city of Istanbul, and for going to watch Capadocia region's landscape from an air balloon at sunrise, I think that's the 2 reasons for visiting Turkey one in a lifetime. P.S: And also people go to Turkey for its cheap hair implants and to watch the highlights of the most international Turkish soap operas, which here in Spain, I can say we have an "Influenza for watching Turkish soap operas" and I can say that Latin-Americans soap operas are a thing of the past or are broadcasted sometimes to fill programming on Spanish TV Channels broadcasting American series and/or European, Latin-American and Turkish soap operas

@sureshbhatia9408 Жыл бұрын

@@tahsinseyhan8898 High speed luxury trains are out of reach of vast majority of people around the world and I think it will be the same with the high-speed train being built here in India

@qha6104 Жыл бұрын

I enjoyed this video thoroughly, I have taken this train before and it is very convenient, except as you also mentioned that arriving at sogutlucesme isn't very convenient. They should build one connection on the European side as a connection.

@mebrureyazici8256 Жыл бұрын

There are 6:20 and 8:55 trains from Halkalı station to Ankara as well as 15:20 and 17:20 trains from Ankara to Halkalı. Halkalı is the last stop on Marmaray train route. So those wishing to go to European side from Ankara or to Ankara from the European side of Istanbul either may take them or if the hours are inconvenient may transfer to Marmaray at Söğütlüçeşme station

@kursadozcan9647 Жыл бұрын

Wow. Nice informations and details.

@johnnyquist8362 Жыл бұрын

Yes, I enjoyed the trip and your comments. You speak English quite well.

@SuperalbsTravels Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! :)

@youfi524 Жыл бұрын

I actually recently went on a trip from Eskişehir to Ankara with the YHT, and i have a surprising fact for you. My family's company is related with TCDD and Türasaş which are the government's train related establishments. These YHT units are actually capable of going much more faster but the railways are not capable to hold up with faster speeds so they limit the speed with 250-255km/h. Also another fun fact is, my one of my dads company's jobs was to revise the old CAF Sepia units and i had the experience to see the motor compartments, the wheels etc.

@youfi524 Жыл бұрын

and after 2 months, the big revision has came. the railroads are revised and are now capable to hold up the much faster speeds. the new speed is going to be 350km/h

@rokuomi213 6 ай бұрын

@@youfi524 amazing info thanks, are there any new info ?

@kaanerdem2822 6 ай бұрын

@@youfi524is that for all YHT lines? So from istanbul to ankara is now faster then 4h?