Here are distances and average bus travel times from Bursa to other important Turkish destinations.
If you’re driving your own car, the times may be a bit shorter.
Ankara: 380 km (236 miles) E, 6 hours
Ayvalık: 300 km (186 miles) SW, 5 hours
Balıkesir: 151 km (94 miles) SW, 2.5 hours
Bandırma: 115 km (72 miles) W, 2 hours
Bergama: 195 km (121 miles) SW, 3 hours
Çanakkale (Dardanelles): 310 km (193 miles) W, 4.5 hours
Ephesus (Selçuk): 402 km (250 miles) SW, 7 hours
Eskişehir: 148 km (92 miles) E, 2.25 hours
Istanbul: Fast car ferry via Güzelyalı or Yalova
İzmir: 322 km (200 miles) S, 5 hours
İznik (Nicaea): 67 km (42 miles) NE, 1.5 hours
Kütahya: 178 km (111 miles) S, 2.75 hours
Yalova: 55 km (34 miles) N, 50 minutes
—by Tom Brosnahan