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When
you travel to Turkey, keep this
in mind: Turkey is big: 1700
km (1056 miles) from east to west
if you travel by road, a
trip of several days.
But
you can fly from Istanbul (west)
to Erzurum (east)
on Turkish
Airlines (TK, THY) in about two
hours for a one-way fare of
as little as YTL79
if you buy your ticket well in advance.
Most other TK domestic flights cost
between YTL69
and YTL200.
Because
of the way international airfares
are structured, it is often far cheaper
to purchase your Turkish
domestic flight tickets within Turkey rather
than in your home country. A good
Turkish travel agency can make
your flight reservations for you,
and get the tickets to you, usually
at no charge to you.
You
can also buy your tickets
right at a Turkish airport,
but with Turkish tourism booming,
there may be no seats left on the
plane. Advance reservations
are highly recommended unless
you are a very flexible traveler. The
farther in advance you buy your ticket,
the cheaper it is likely to be.
Check
airfares here.
Onur
Air has a fast-growing
list of domestic flights with
fares as low as YTL69
per flight. I've flown them with
satisfaction.
Other
low-fare Turkish
airlines are Atlasjet,
IZair,
Pegasus Airlines, and
Sun
Express. EasyJet also
flies from the UK to Turkey.
Sun
Express, a
Turkish-German joint venture, flies
from Austria, Germany and Switzerland
to Turkey, and within Turkey from Izmir's Adnan
Menderes Airport
to Adana, Antalya, Diyarbakir, Erzurum, Kayseri (for Cappadocia), Konya, Trabzon
and Van.
More...
But
be sure to check airport
transfer costs as well!
Most
long-haul international flights land
at Istanbul's Atatürk
International Airport. See Major
Airports in Turkey and Turkish
City Airport Codes.
Turkish
Airlines is a competent national
airline with good service, a
young fleet, worldwide routes and
domestic connections to every
important Turkish city.
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If
your daily per-person travel
budget is... |
Consider
flying if the distance is
more than... |
US$40
to US$70 |
750
miles (1200 km) |
US$70
to US$150 |
500
miles (800 km) |
US$150+ |
200
miles (300 km) |
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