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There's a good train-ferry
connection between Izmir and Istanbul,
and useful services run between Izmir's
Basmane Station and Ankara.
Trains also
run south (slowly)
from Izmir (Basmane) to Adnan
Menderes Airport, Selçuk (for
Ephesus),
and Denizli (for Pamukkale),
but as of March 3, 2008, all
trains have been stopped on
this route because of track improvements.
IZMIR-ISTANBUL
TRAIN-FERRY
The 6
Eylül Ekspresi departs
Izmir (Basmane) mid-afternoon daily,
and travels to Bandirma,
where you transfer to a fast
ferry for Istanbul (Yenikapi).
The 17 Eylül Ekspresi also runs between
Izmir and Bandirma. More...
IZMIR-ANKARA
TRAINS
All express trains on the Izmir-Ankara
route are
overnight trains taking
from 13 to 15 hours to make the run.
The best train
between Izmir and Ankara is
the overnight 9
Eylül Ekspresi (September
9th Express), hauling Pullman
cars,
a sleeping
car and a dining car.
Next best is the earlier
Izmir
Mavi Tren, with
the same sorts of cars.
The Karesi
Ekspresi is a
slower, lower-fare overnight train
with Pullman
cars, a couchette
car and a dining car.
IZMIR-AIRPORT-SELÇUK
(EPHESUS)-DENIZLI TRAINS
The
easiest way to travel between the
center of Izmir
and Adnan
Menderes Airport will
soon be via the Izmir Metro,
but for the time being all trains to
and from
Izmir's Basmane railway
station that go south to Adnan
Menderes Airport, Selçuk
and Denizli have been stopped due
to track improvement work.
The following information will be
useful once the trains are re-started:
(If
you take the train from Menderes
Airport, be advised that the train
station is next to the International
Terminal (Dis Hatlar, DUSH
haht-lahr), and connected to it by
a covered passageway. The Domestic
Terminal (Iç Hatlar, EECH
haht-lahr) is about 300 meters to
the south, a five-minute walk.)
Three
of these trains continue from Menderes
Airport southward to Selçuk (Ephesus),
and Denizli (for
Pamukkale). The trains below with
times just for "Izmir" and "Airport"
are Izmir (Basmane)-Torbali-Ödemis regional
trains.
Three
n orthbound
trains from Denizli via Selçuk can
take you to the airport. The
trains are slow, infrequent,
uncomfortable (you may have to
stand during the entire trip),
and rarely on time, but they are
certainly cheap.
The
rail line south of Izmir is being
upgraded and may soon offer more
frequent, more comfortable service
between Izmir and Selçuk and
Denizli (for Pamukkale).
Here
are the timetables (as of March
2008):
Trains
from Izmir (Basmane)
to Denizli
(for Pamukkale):
Depart Izmir |
Airport |
Selçuk |
Arrive Denizli |
06:10 am |
06:37 am |
-- |
-- |
08:45 am |
09:38 am |
10:48 am |
14:45 (2:45
pm) |
11:20 am |
11:47 am |
-- |
-- |
14:45 (2:45
pm) |
15:32 (3:32
pm) |
16:42 (4:42
pm) |
20:43 (8:43
pm) |
15:25 (3:25 pm) |
15:52 (3:52 pm) |
-- |
-- |
16:10 (4:10 pm) |
16:37 (4:37 pm) |
-- |
-- |
17:15 (5:15 pm) |
17:42 (5:42 pm) |
-- |
-- |
17:45 (5:45
pm) |
18:39 (6:39
pm) |
19:53 (7:53
pm) |
23:47 (11:47
pm) |
19:45 (7:45 pm) |
20:12 (8:12 pm) |
-- |
-- |
Trains
from Denizli, Selçuk
& Airport to Izmir (Basmane):
Depart
Denizli |
Selçuk |
Airport |
Arrive
Izmir |
-- |
-- |
07:16 am |
07:44 am |
-- |
-- |
08:42 am |
09:08 am |
-- |
-- |
09:07 am |
09:33 am |
04:50 am |
08:39 am |
09:51 am |
10:23 am |
-- |
-- |
10:45 am |
11:11 am |
08:40 am |
12:43 pm |
13:53 (1:53 pm) |
14:23 (2:23
pm) |
-- |
-- |
14:56 (2:56
pm) |
15:22 (3:22
pm) |
-- |
-- |
19:48 (7:48
pm) |
20:14 (8:14
pm) |
15:30 (3:30
pm) |
19:15 (7:15
pm) |
20:29 (8:29
pm) |
20:59 (8:59
pm) |
Havas Airport Buses to/from
Izmir
Airport Car Hire/Rental
Adnan
Menderes Airport Homepage
Ephesus
(Selcuk): 65 km
(41 miles) S, 1-1/4 hours
Izmir: 18
km (11 miles) N, 35 minutes
Selcuk
(Ephesus): 62 km (39
miles) S, 1-1/4 hours
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