The only rail connection to the region is from Izmir, where trains depart for Balıkesir and Bandırma.
From Istanbul on the northern coast of Marmara, there are lots of fast ferry services to towns along the southern coast, such as Armutlu, Güzelyalı close to Bursa, Mudanya, and Bandırma. Marmara Islands are also served by ferries from TekirdaÄ across Marmara. There are also very frequent ferry links between Ãanakkale and towns on the northern/European banks of Dardanelles, such as Eceabat and Gelibolu.
The highway numbered D550/E87 connects the region with Northern Aegean and Izmir further south, however drivers with some time to spare may prefer its narrower, and less travelled parallel running along the coast. D575/E887 in the east, on the other hand, connects Bursa with Istanbul and Ä°zmit in the north.