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Title: Motorway Tolls
Post by: maximumtom on May 27, 2010, 09:39:03 AM

I am planning to drive to Cesme (on the coast, west of Izmir). There is one section of motorway from Aydin to Izmir and another section from Izmir to Cesme.  I have been advised that many of the toll boxes only take pre-payed cards ( which you can buy from a bank). Does anyone know the cost of the tolls or have any other information they can share ?
Thanks,
Tom

Title: Motorway Tolls
Post by: Old Daffodil on May 27, 2010, 09:58:09 AM

We paid two lira seventy five kurus between Izmir and Aydin in cash last week.We have driven across Europe and Turkey and there were facilities for both cash and pre-card payments at the toll booths.  :)

Title: Motorway Tolls
Post by: KKOB on May 27, 2010, 15:11:19 PM

Although they encourage payment by card, all toll-roads have the facility to accept cash at booths.

Title: Motorway Tolls
Post by: Ovacikpeedoff on May 27, 2010, 16:17:24 PM

Well worth going by the toll roads as they save time and are cheap. It should cost about 5.50TL.

Title: Motorway Tolls
Post by: stuart on May 27, 2010, 16:23:07 PM

great motorways!! very quite...the aydin to izmir price 2.75 includes going thru a tunnel about ten times a long as the dalaman tunnel/!! and the motorway is about 100klms long!! makes you wonder/

no problem paying cash .just take a card at the booth when you enter the system then on exit go thru the booth with the green light on stating NAKID means cash..there is normally a couple of them open.

enjoy your journey.

Title: Motorway Tolls
Post by: Diverbaz 1 on May 27, 2010, 17:26:43 PM

They are changing to a card only system, if travelling from Izmir to Bodrum, when you leave the motorway at Soke you have to buy a 10TL card which is then put in the machine to knock off the 2.75. All very strange amounts, 10 divided by 2.75?????. The cash booths will gradually disappear.

Title: Motorway Tolls
Post by: maximumtom on May 28, 2010, 08:35:44 AM

Thank you all for your replies.

Title: Motorway Tolls
Post by: maximumtom on June 10, 2010, 21:42:12 PM

I have found a useful site with some information about the cards (KGS). You can buty them at certain banks before you start your journey.  all the info is in the link.

http://www.turkeytravelplanner.com/trans/Car/pay_toll.html

Title: Motorway Tolls
Post by: maximumtom on June 11, 2010, 22:47:33 PM

Further to my previous post: I printed out a copy of the card from the site and took it with me to help explain what I wanted when I went into a bank.  I tried 3 banks from the list without success and gave up. They seemed totally unaware of the existence of these motorway toll cards. I shall have to get one on the motorway. So much for planning ahead. Burasi Turkiye!