The Bursa/Güzelyalı ferry dock is 24 km (15 miles) north of central Bursa, five km (3 miles) east of Mudanyaon the Bay of Gemlik in the Sea of Marmara (map).
Fast İDO passenger-only ferries cruise between Güzelyalı and Istanbul’s Kabataş docks. More…
Fast car ferries connect Güzelyalı with Istanbul‘s Yenikapı Ferry Terminal.
Güzelyalı is a separate town from Bursa, but really now a seaside suburb.
Bursa and Güzelyalı are connected by a four-lane highway. City buses, private dolmush minibuses and taxis travel regularly along the highway between Bursa and Güzelyalı.
Note that Bursa has two other ports, Mudanya and Gemlik, and that Yalova is also a useful port for travel to and from Bursa.
—by Tom Brosnahan