The Lake Van Express or Van Lake Express (Turkish: Van Gölü Ekspresi), operated by TCDD Transport is an overnight train consisting of pullman, couchettes, sleeping and dining wagons, which runs twice a week on the Ankara-Tatvan [4] route of over 1,300 km.

Travelling the full route takes about 26 hours.

[5] The train previously ran between Haydarpaşa, Istanbul and Tatvan, but due to the construction of the Ankara–Istanbul high-speed railway, the service was shortened and the starting point of the journey became Ankara.

There is one train service from Tatvan on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

[6] The South Kurtulan Express[7] runs on other days with the train going to Kurtalan instead of Van with a journey time of about 24 hours.