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İzmir is
easy to reach by air, bus,
car and train. (There
are currently no intercity ferryboats to
İzmir).
Here's my İzmir
Region Transport Map.
Flights
Turkish
Airlines operates at least
a dozen flights daily between Istanbul and
İzmir's Adnan
Menderes Airport, and at least
four daily flights between İzmir
and Ankara.
The cheaper alternatives, Atlasjet, Pegasus
Airlines, Onur
Air and Sun
Express,
have flights as well.
Here's
info on airport
transport.
Bus
İzmir's
Büyük Otogar
(bus terminal; map)
is huge and busy, with bus
service
to all parts of the country. Minibuses shuttle
between İzmir and Selçuk (Ephesus)
and Kuşadası about
every 20 minutes throughout the day.
More...
Bus service between Istanbul and İzmir runs in conjunction with IDO fast catamaran ferries four times daily, and one overnight. You depart Kabataş (Istanbul), stop at Bursa, Balıkesir and Manisa, and arrive in İzmir less than 7 hours later—or vice-versa. More...
Here
are distances
and travel times.
Train
Basmane
Gar (train
station) is
İzmir's main rail terminus, with train
service east to Ankara on
the İzmir
Mavi Tren and Karesi
Ekspresi, and
south to Adnan
Menderes Airport, Selçuk (for Ephesus)
and as far as Nazilli and Denizli (for Pamukkale). More...
The 6
Eylül
Ekspresi and
17
Eylül Ekspresi trains
run between İzmir and Bandırma,
where you can catch a fast
ferry to Istanbul. More...
It's easy to pick up a rental
car at Adnan
Menderes Airport and drive
to Selçuk, Ephesus, Şirince
and Kuşadası. More...
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