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Travel to, from and
around
Ephesus, Selçuk and
nearby towns, beaches, archeological
sites, and Izmir's Adnan
Menderes Airport is a bit complicated.
Some routes are
well served by bus, minibus and taxi.
Others are better done by rental
car. Train
service is non-existent at the
moment (spring 2009), but may soon
be very good. And you can even do some
trips on
foot.
Here are distances and estimated
travel times.
Here's how to travel between Ephesus
and Cappadocia.
IZMIR
There's virtual minibus shuttle
service between Selçuk's
Otogar (bus terminal) and Izmir's
Otogar, with minibuses departing every
15 or
20 minutes throughout the day. A ticket
costs about TL7.
There is also a train
line, but service
is presently suspended now as works are
under way on the tracks. Check at Selçuk's Gar (Train
Station) for the latest report.
It's
the same for Kusadasi-Izmir,
with minibuses departing the Kusadasi
Minibüs Garaji about
every 20 or 25 minutes all day, every
day. A ticket costs TL9.
SELÇUK-EFES-KUSADASI
During the warm months, minibuses shuttle
frequently (every 20 minutes or so) between Selçuk and
Kusadasi,
passing the entrance to the
Ephesus
Archeological Site along the
way. (It's a 10-minute walk from the
highway drop-off point to the archeological
site entrance, though.) Service is scarcer
in the evening, however.
SIRINCE
Minibuses travel the 7 km between Selçuk and
the hill town of Sirince several times
daily, but mostly in the morning and
early afternoon. If you plan to visit
Sirince by minibus, find out when the
minibuses will be returning, and perhaps
reserve your place in one.
IZMIR'S ADNAN MENDERES AIRPORT
Please see the Adnan
Menderes Airport Transport page for
details. Here's
how to drive from the airport to Selçuk.
PRIENE-MILETUS-DIDYMA-ALTINKUM
In summer, minibuses depart Selçuk's
Otogar at 09:00 am on a "tour route"
to these three
impressive archeological sites.
You
pay a flat fee for the ride, stopping
at each site for a period of time,
and usually ending with a swim at Altinkum
beach, returning to Selçuk by
17:00 (5 pm).
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