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2004-2008
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There should be daily nonstop flights
between Antalya,
on Turkey's Mediterranean
coast, and Cappadocia,
but at this writing there are not.
There may be in the near future (even
in 2008?) Watch Sun Express...
Antalya has no
train service, so
the best choices for making the 586-km
(364-mile) trip are...
By Bus
Overnight buses run
between Antalya and Nevsehir,
about 9 or 10 hours. From Nevsehir,
you continue to your Cappadocian
town by shuttle
minibus (servis). You might
also decide to take a bus to Konya,
see the sights there, spend the night,
and continue to your destination the
next day. Here's how
to buy bus tickets in Turkey.
By Car
The 586-km (364-mile) drive
takes between 8 and 9 hours, depending
on how you drive, how often you stop,
and whether you're going north uphill
to Konya or south down the mountains
to Antalya.
It's an interesting ride,
along the ancient Silk
Road past the
Sultanhani and
other Seljuk
Turkish caravanserais to Konya (good for a meal or overnight
stop), then through mountain country
down to the Mediterranean
coast.
By Plane
To fly between Antalya and Cappadocia
you must go via Istanbul.
The flights take about 90 minutes
each, but getting to the airport,
checking in, passing through security,
boarding, transferring, waiting again,
flying again, collecting your luggage
and transferring from the airport
to your hotel can add up almost to
the time it takes to go by bus or
car.
There are flights between Antalya
and Ankara. Then you must take
a bus or drive from Ankara to Cappadocia.
More...
Check
with one of my recommended
travel agencies to see if there is a nonstop
flight between Kayseri and Antalya
yet.
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Above, mountain
scenery on the highway
between
Konya and Antalya,
Turkey.
Below left, weird rock formations
in Love Valley, Cappadocia.
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