Adnan Menderes Airport, Izmir

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Izmir's main airport (airport code: ADB) is 18 km (11 miles) south of the city on the way to Selçuk, Ephesus and Pamukkale.

The International terminal is nice, but the roadways around the airport, complete with confusing signage, are a tangle and a mess. Go slowly and take your time if you're driving in or out.

TTP users have complained of high prices for food and drink at Turkish airports, and Izmir's Adnan Menderes Airport is no exception. You may find, as I did, that prices for a coffee, a beer or a sandwich are 40% higher than in expensive Frankfurt, and twice as expensive as at Paris's pricey Charles de Gaulle Airport. You might want to bring your own supplies.

Sun Express Airlines and IzAir have chosen ADB as their hub and are expanding their route systems, allowing travelers to fly between Izmir and other Turkish cities without having to change planes at Istanbul or Ankara. More...

Traveling between Menderes Airport and Selçuk, Ephesus and Kusadasi is not as easy. Selçuk is 60 km (37 miles) south of ADB, reachable by rental car (less than an hour's drive: here's how to do it). Pamukkale is 252 km (157 miles) from ADB, a drive of about 4 hours (4-1/2 to 5 hours by bus). (More distances...) Here's full transport information.

Lots and lots of buses pass by on the highways on both east and west sides of the airport, but they do not enter the airport grounds, so you have to walk at least a few kilometers to get to a bus stop. This arrangement allows the region's taxi drivers to make lots of money ferrying passengers to and from the airport. (Most probably, they will refuse to shuttle you out to the highway so you can catch a bus.)

Another way to go to or from the airport is to have your hotel arrange a private transfer. The Kalehan Hotel in Selçuk, for example, will arrange one for less than the normal taxi fare.