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General Information  
Directorate of Transportation Affairs  
 
Tel :
0 312 210 29 09 - 29 10  
 
Fax :
0 312 210 12 36  
 
Web :
http://www.po.metu.edu.tr/GS/semtdurak.htm
(Districts for METU Buses)

(Directorate of Transportation Affairs)
 
 
The A1 and A2 entrance gates of METU Campus are 7 km away from the city center and they are nearby Eskişehir Highway. There are other entrance gates like A4, which is in the direction of 100. Yıl and A7, which is situated on the Bilkent way. It is possible to reach METU Campus by EGO buses and privately owned buses, by minibuses and by taxi. The most convenient of them is EGO buses since their service is most easily accessible and available. There are the offices of intercity operating bus companies in the terminal building nearby the location of dormitories. There are service minibuses operating between this terminal building to Ankara Intercity Bus Terminal.


  EGO Buses Operating Between the Districts and METU Campus in Working Days  
 
1)
TUNUS STREET 7.30-9.00 Tunus Street National Library  
 
2)
KÜÇÜKESAT 7.30 EGO Office of Arrivals/Departures) Esat Dörtyol, National Library  
 
3)
SIHHİYE 7.30-9.00 Sıhhiye Bridge National Library  
 
4)
NATOYOLU 7.30-9.00 EGO 3rd District Directorate Natoyolu, Tuzluçayır-Salı Pazarı-Gima-Dikimevi  
 
5)
YILDIRIM BEYAZIT 7.30-9.00 EGO Office of Arrivals/Departures    
 
7)
YENİMAHALLE 7.30-9.00 EGO Office of Arrivals/Departures ASKİ, Lalegül, Çiftlik Crossroad  
 
8)
BATIKENT 7.45-9.00 Metro EGO Office of Arrivals/Departures Jandarma  
 
9)
DİKMEN- KEKLİKPINARI 7.30-9.00 EGO Office of Arrivals/Departures Turtaş, Gazino, Banks, Kuyubaşı, Çetin Emeç  
 
10)
OR-AN SİTESİ 7.30-8.40 Last Stop MSB Houses, Tapu Kadastro, Yıldız, The Constitutional Court, Hoşdere 7. and 4. Districts, Selimiye  
 
11)
ERYAMAN - FATİH - SİNCAN 7.10 4. Etap Eryaman Eryaman Mosque, Fatih, Çarşamba and Cuma Pazarı, EGO 6.District, Sincan Ankara Street, Lale Stop, Etimesgut  
 
12)
BALGAT - DOSTLAR SİTESİ 8.10 Dostlar Sitesi Tahsin Banguoğlu Student Dormitory  
 
13)
GÜVENPARK 8.30 National Library, Undersecretariat of Treasury, Tahsin Banguoğlu Student Dormitory All EGO Districts  
 
14)
AKTEPE from 7.00 in every 15 minutes via private busses EGO Office of Arrivals/Departures Dutluk, Kuyubaşı, Çekirge, Mecidiye, Kazım Karabekir Street, Tandoğan, Beşevler, Konya Highway, AŞTİ, İnönü Boulevard, 100.Yıl, A4 Gate, METU  
There are free service buses at 17.45 operating between the campus and the districts mentioned above. (Except for Balgat district)


 
Departure times of the buses of EGO operating between Tunus/Sıhhiye and METU Campus (Working Days)
 
  From Tunus/ Sıhhiye to Campus From Campus to Tunus/ Sıhhiye  
     
7.30
8.30
   
     
9.00
9.30
   
     
10.00
10.40
   
     
11.10
11.40
   
     
12.10
12.40
   
     
13.10
13.45
   
     
14.15
14.45
   
     
15.15
15.45
   
     
16.15
16.45
   
     
 
17.45
   
     
 
Departure times of the buses of EGO operating between Güvenpark and METU Campus (All Days)
 
  From Güvenpark to Dormitories From Dormitories to Güvenpark  
     
8.30
8.00    
     
9.00
8:30    
     
9.30
9.00    
     
10.00
9.30    
     
10.30
10.00    
     
11.00
10.30    
     
11.30
11.00    
     
12.00
11.30    
     
12.30
12.00    
     
13.00
12.30    
     
13.30
13.00    
     
14.00
13.30    
     
14.30
14.00    
     
15.00
14.30    
     
15.30
15.00    
     
16.00
15.30    
     
16.20
16.00    
     
16.40
16.20    
     
17.00
16.40    
     
17.20
17.00    
     
17.40
17.20    
     
18.00
17.40    
     
18.30
18.00    
     
19.00
18.30    
     
19.30
19.00    
     
20.00
19.30    
     
20.30
20.00    
     
21.00
20.30    
     
21.30
21.00    
     
22.00
21.30    
     
22.30
22.00    
     
23.00
22.30    
     
--
23.00    
 
Weekdays: (8:30 - 17.20) Guvenpark, National Library, Undersecretariat of Treasury, Tahsin Banguoğlu Student Dormitory, A1 Entrance, FEAS, Presidency, Dormitories
Return: Dormitories, Social Building, A1 Entrance, Tahsin Banguoğlu Student Dormitory, Undersecretariat of Treasury, National Library, Guvenpark
Weekend and National Holidays (8.30 - 23.15) and Weekdays (17.40 - 23.15) Guvenpark, National Library, Undersecretariat of Treasury, Tahsin Banguoğlu Student Dormitory, A1 Entrance, Preparatory School, ODTUKENT (İsa - Faika Demiray Dormitories), Civil Engineering, Cafeteria Crossroad, Dormitories Return: Dormitories, Social Building, A1 Entrance, Tahsin Banguoğlu Student Dormitory, Undersecretariat of Treasury, National Library, Guvenpark.
 
  EGO Buses Operating Between Kızılay/Ulus Dormitories  
 
There are buses from dormitories to A-4 Entrance, ODTÜ Sitesi, Yüzüncü Yıl, Çukurambar, Bakanlıklar, Kızılay, Sıhhiye, Ulus

between 06.30 - 09.00 every 10 minutes,
between 09.00 - 12.00 every 15 minutes,
between 12.00 - 14.00 every 10 minutes,
between 14.00 - 16.30 every 15 minutes,
between 16.30 - 19.10 every 10 minutes,
between 19.10 - 23.00 every 20 minutes.


 
  Transportation with Privately Owned Buses  
 
From Aktepe EGO departure/arrival office to Kazım Karabekir Street, Tandoğan, Beşevler, Konya Highway, AŞTİ (Ankara Intercity Bus Terminal), İnönü Boulevard, 100. Yıl, A-4 Entrance (Entering the campus). The bus goes back on the same route to Aktepe. Bus service starts from Aktepe at 06.30 and operates every 15 minutes throughout the day until 22.30


 
  Campus Ring Buses  
 
From Dormitories to İş Bank, Cultural Convention Center (KKM), Civil Eng., Mining Eng., Day Nursery, Architectural Eng., Faculty of Education; coming back from bus garage to Technical Vocational School of Higher Education, ODTÜKENT, İsa Demiray Dormitory, Aeronautical Eng., Faculty of Education, Prep School, Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences, Presidency, İş Bank, and back to Dormitories.

between the hours 09.00 -16.45 (in every fifteen minutes)


 
  AŞTİ Ankaray - METU Ring Buses  
  From Dormitories to AŞTİ Ankaray From AŞTİ Ankaray to Dormitories  
     
09.00
09.20    
     
12.00
12.20    
     
13.00
13.20    
     
15.00
15.20    
 
From Faika - İsa Demiray Dormitories Geological Eng., Dormitories Bus stop, Social Building, A1 Door, Eskişehir Highway Opposite Side of Tahsin Banguoğlu Student Dorm (under the pedestrian overcrossing), AŞTİ Ankaray, Çiftlik Street, Söğütözü Street, Eskişehir Highway Tahsin Banguoğlu Student Dorm entrance (under the pedestrian overcrossing), A1 Door, Presidency, Dormitories Busstop, Civil Eng., Food Eng., Faika-İsa Demiray Dormitories.


 
  Transportation with Minibuses [between the hours 07:00 - 24:00]  
 

Departure from Kızılay Güvenpark to Müdafaa Street, İnönü Bulvarı and entrance to campus from A-1 gate.

Departure from Ulus (nearby Atatürk Sports Hall) to İstanbul Street, İnönü Boulevard and entrance to campus from A-1 gate.

Departure from Ayrancı (nearby Çankaya High School) Kuzgun Street, Mesnevi Street, Çetin Emeç Boulevard, Yüzüncü Yıl and entrance to campus from A-4 gate.

Minibus routes in campus:

1. ULUS and KIZILAY minibuses entering from A-1 gate:

a)
Between 07.00-10.00 in weekdays and official holidays (without waiting in busstops):
School of Foreign Languages Crossroad, FEAS (A Building), Library, Presidency, Cafeteria Crossroad, Department of Mining Engineering Crossroad, ODTÜ Kent Crossroad, Faculty of Education Crossroad, School of Foreign Languages Crossroad,  A-1 and A-4 gates

b) Between 10.00-18.00 in weekdays:
 i) Entrance to campus: School of Foreign Languages Crossroad, FEAS (A Building), Library, Presidency, Cafeteria Crossroad, returning from Department of Mining Engineering Crossroad, Cafeteria busstop.
 ii)  Exit from campus: Cafeteria busstop, Department of Mining Engineering Crossroad, School of Foreign Languages Crossroad, A-1 gate

c) Between 18.00-24.00 in weekdays and anytime in weekends and official holidays, if there is no passenger to ODTÜ Kent:
 i) Entrance to campus: Prep School Crossroad, FEAS (A Building), Library, Presidency, Cafeteria Crossroad, Dormitories Crossroad, Dormitories busstop
 ii) Exit from campus: Same as entrance to campus

d) Between 18.00-24.00 in weekdays and anytime in weekends and official holidays, if there is any passenger to ODTÜ Kent:
 i) Entrance to campus: School of Foreign Languages Crossroad, Faculty of Education Crossroad, ODTÜ Kent Crossroad, Department of Mining Engineering Crossroad, Cafeteria Crossroad, Dormitories Crossroad, Dormitories busstop
 ii) Exit from campus: Dormitories Crossroad, Cafeteria Crossroad, Presidency, Library, FEAS (A Building), Prep School Crossroad, A-1 gate

2. AYRANCI minibuses entering from A-4 gate:

a) Between 07.00-10.00 in weekdays and official holidays (without waiting in busstops):
Dormitories Crossroad, Cafeteria Crossroad, Department of Mining Engineering Crossroad, ODTÜ Kent Crossroad, Faculty of Education Crossroad, School of Foreign Languages Crossroad, FEAS (A Building), Library, Presidency, Cafeteria Crossroad, Dormitories Crossroad, A-4 gate

b) Between 10.00-18.00 in weekdays:
 i) Entrance to campus: Dormitories Crossroad, Cafeteria Crossroad, returning from Department of Mining Engineering Crossroad, Cafeteria busstop
 ii) Exit from campus: Cafeteria busstop, Cafeteria Crossroad, Dormitories Crossroad, A-4 gate

c) Between 18.00-24.00 in weekdays and anytime in weekends and official holidays, if there is no passenger to ODTÜ Kent:
 i) Entrance to campus: Dormitories Crossroad, returning from Cafeteria Crossroad, Dormitories busstop
 ii) Exit from campus: Dormitories busstop, A-4 gate

d)Between 18.00-24.00 in weekdays and anytime in weekends and official holidays, if there is any passenger to ODTÜ Kent:
Dormitories busstop (without waiting) Dormitories Crossroad, Cafeteria Crossroad, Department of Mining Engineering Crossroad, ODTÜ Kent Crossroad, Faculty of Education Crossroad, School of Foreign Languages Crossroad, FEAS (A Building), Library, Presidency, Cafeteria Crossroad, Dormitories busstop, A-4 gate

 
  Transportation with Taxi  
 
To call a taxi to the desired place from the dormitories, you must call the internal number 5500 between the hours 07:00 - 24:00. and the numbers 286 89 90 - 284 47 97 after midnight.
 
    Some Other Taxi Telephones:  
     
100.Yıl Taksi:
286 14 15    
     
ODTÜ Taksi:
210 55 00 / 210 15 57    
     
Klas Taksi:
286 89 90    
     
Şenol Taksi (Varan):
287 10 72    
 

 

 
  METU Bus Terminal  
 
The telephone numbers of the travel agencies which have branches at METU are given below:
 
      210 10 62    
      210 13 63    
      210 38 61    
 

 

 
  Traffic Rules, Prohibitions and Preventive Measures  
 
  • In the campus, the law "Road Traffic Regulations" dated 27.10.1996 and numbered 4199 is applied. The owners of private cars should abide by the following administrative Rules, Prohibitions and Preventive Measures. Those, who do not abide by the rules, are going to receive disciplinary measures. And if they repeat their actions, their stickers will be cancelled.
  • Cars stop at the gates of METU and they can drive along only after the officers at the gates see the stickers on the cars. It is obligatory to stick the stickers on the window in front of the car. These stickers are bought from Directorate of Domestic Affairs. Those cars, which do not have stickers, must take visitor's card from the gates in order to enter the campus.
  • Cars can park to parking places whose color match with the color on your sticker. The color codes of the parking places are indicated under the parking sign, which is "P".
  • There are different parking places for academic personnel, administrative personnel and students; therefore cars cannot park those places belonging to another group even for a very short period of time.
  • Cars cannot park on the sidewalks of the main roads.
  • Drivers should obey the traffic signs, speed barriers, and the warnings of the officers.
  • The stickers cannot be transferred to or used by somebody else because they are given according to the status of that person. If this rule is violated, the sticker will be cancelled and the person will not receive stickers anymore.
  • Motorcyclists must buy a sticker as well as drivers and they must wear a helmet.
  • If you are caught violating the rules while driving (speed, overtaking where prohibited, going against the direction of traffic flow, performing illegal turning maneuver etc.) traffic officers will carry out the disciplinary procedures and if you are caught repeating your offence, your car will not be taken into campus any more.
  • Maximum speed limit in the campus is 50 km per hour, but at places where there are more pedestrians, the maximum speed limit is 30 km per hour.
  • Giving way to pedestrians and always wearing a safety belt is obligatory.
  • Those students, with the sticker of the Cultural Convention Center Parking Area and Dormitories Parking Area, can only park in these places. Those cars having a local sticker (yellow sticker) can park in Cultural Convention Center Parking Area and Dormitories Parking Area as well.
  • The students in the dormitory cannot take local stickers.
 
     
 
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