Sarıkamış Trails Transport
The distance from some provinces to Kars;
- Istanbul : 1424 km
- Ankara : 1076 km
- Izmir : 1655 km
- Erzurum : 202 km
- Trabzon : 436 km
The distance from the counties to Kars City Center;
- Sarıkamış : 55 km
- Ani : 41 km
- Akyaka : 63 km
- Susuz : 26 km
- Arpacay : 41 km
- Kağızman : 71 km
- Digor : 44 km
- Selim : 32 km
Train
The East Express has daily trains from Ankara to Kars at 18:30. The return train from Kars to Ankara takes off at 23:55. For those that prefer train travel within the city limits, Kars-Akyaka (06:00-16:00), Akyaka-Kars (07:30-17:30) are available.
Bus Companies
- Dogu Kars : (0474) 2126161 – 2127474
- Serhat Kars : (0474) 2127458 – 2231927
- Turgut Reis : (0474) 2120842 – 2127479
Air Travel
The Kars Airport is 8 kilometers from the province center. Various companies have daily round-trip flights from Istanbul, Ankara and twice a week from Izmir.
Best Trails
- Komdere Valley
- Sarıkamış Summit-Şırşırdere-Hotels Area
- Hotels Area-Katerina’s Hunting Lodge
- Keklik Kızlar Castle-Belencik Bridge
- Hamamlı-Şehitemin Yayla
- Kızılçubuk-Sarıkamış
- Sarıkamış-Hotels Area-Sarıkamış Summit
- Doyumlu-Susuz Valley
- Keçili-Susuz Waterfall
- Çamkaya-İnkaya
Recommended 7-day Walk
Day 1 : Sarıkamış-Katerina’s Hunting Lodge (8 km)
Day 2 : Sarıkamış-Hotels Area-Summit (11 km)
Day 3 : Hotels Area-Soğuksu-Keklik Kızlar Castle (10 km)
Day 4 : Kızlar Castle-Keklik Valley-Belencik Bridge (14 km)
Day 5 : Komdere Valley (10 km)
Day 6 : Çamyazı-Inkaya Valley-Micingirt Castle (9 km)
Day 7 : Hamamlı Martrydom-Şehitemin Yayla (10 km)