Although it isn’t the fastest, travel by train is the cheapest and most comfortable way to travel between İzmir (Basmane station), İzmir’s Adnan Menderes Airport (ADB), Selçuk (the town next to Ephesus),Aydın, Nazilli (for Aphrodisias) and Denizli (for Pamukkale).
Here’s my İzmir Region Transport Map.
(If you’re just traveling between İzmir and the airport, İZBAN suburban trains are easier and more frequent. İzban service has now been extended all the way to Selçuk (Ephesus), with 10 trains per day in each direction, however, you must change trains at Tepeköy. More…)
Unfortunately, the Turkish State Railways (TCDD) website does not offer a unified timetable showing all the trains traveling between İzmir (Basmane), Adnan Menderes Airport, and Selçuk (Ephesus).
İzmir—>Airport—>Selçuk—>Denizli
| Depart İzmir (Basmane) |
Depart Airport |
Depart Selçuk |
Arrive Denizli |
|
06:20 |
06:39 |
(a) |
(a) |
a = Basmane-Ödemiş train
b = Basmane-Nazilli train
c = Basmane-Tire train
d = Basmane-Söke train
Denizli—>Selçuk—>Airport—>İzmir
| Depart Denizli |
Depart Selçuk |
Depart Airport |
Arrive İzmir (Basmane) |
|
(a) |
(a) |
07:11 |
07:31 |
a = Basmane-Ödemiş train
b = Basmane-Nazilli train
c = Basmane-Tire train
d = Basmane-Söke train
The air-conditioned railcars are comfortable and quiet, with reclining seats (plenty of legroom) and tray tables. A few seats at the ends of the cars have power outlets/points (220-volt, 50 Hz) for computers, mobile phones, digital cameras, etc.
The route passes through the rich fields, orchards, and vineyards of the Aegean region and eastward up the Meander River valley, stopping at the farming towns along the way.
You can use this train for a day-trip excursion from Selçuk (Ephesus) to Denizli and Pamukkale, and return. More…
—by Tom Brosnahan
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