İzmir has an electronic, integrated pre-pay ticket known as the İzmirim Kart (‘My Izmir’ Card). The card is valid on all metro and commuter rail lines, buses, ferries, trams, and in certain other municipal facilities. The İzmirim Kart allows for the use of multiple forms of transport within a 90-minute window, combining for a single fare price.

Bus
All of İzmir’s major districts are serviced by a dense, comprehensive municipal bus network under the name ESHOT.

ESHOT operates 322 lines with about 1,500 buses and a staff of 2,700. It has five garages at Karataş, Gümrük, Basmane, Yeşilyurt, and Konak. A privately owned company, İzulaş, operates 400 buses from two garages, running services under contract for ESHOT.

These scheduled services are supplemented by the privately owned minibus or dolmuş services.

Urban Ferries

Taken over by İzmir Metropolitan Municipality since 2000 and operated within the structure of their private subsidiary company (İzdeniz), İzmir’s urban ferry services for passengers and vehicles are very much a part of the life of the city’s inhabitants. 24 ferries shuttle between 9 quays (clockwise: Bostanlı, Karşıyaka, Bayraklı, Alsancak, Pasaport, Konak, Karantina, Göztepe and Üçkuyular.) Special lines to points further out in the gulf are also put in service during summer, transporting excursion or holiday makers.

These services are cheap and it is not unusual to see natives or visitors taking a ferry ride simply as a pastime.

Metro

İzmir Metro has around 173,000 daily passengers. İzmir has a metro network that is constantly being extended with new stations being put in service. The “İzmir Metro” network, currently consisting of one main line, starts from the Fahrettin Altay station in Balçova in the western portion of the metropolitan area and runs northeast through the city to Bornova.

İZBAN commuter train
İZBAN, formerly known as Egeray, is a commuter rail system connecting metropolitan and suburban area of İzmir. It is the busiest commuter railway in Turkey, serving about 150,000 passengers daily.

Tram
İzmir’s latest tram system is owned by the metropolitan municipality and operated by İzmir Metro A.Ş. in two independent lines – one in Karşıyaka, opened in 2017, and the other in Konak, opened in 2018.