Nevşehir-Kapadokya Airport
Nevşehir-Kapadokya Airport (Nevşehir-Kapadokya Havalimanı, NAV) at Tuzköy near Gülşehir, 30 km (19 miles) northwest of Nevşehir, has daily flights from Istanbul, usually at fares lower than to Kayseri's Erkilet Airport, as well as flights to and from Antalya and İzmir. More...
Going by Bus
Nevşehir is the land transport nexus for western Cappadocia, with a busy Otogar (bus terminal) several kilometers southwest of the city center.
If you ride a bus from a distant city north, south or west of Cappadocia, you'll probably come to Nevşehir, and you'll probably continue by minibus to your final destination (a Cappadocian town such as Avanos, Göreme, Mustafapaşa, Uçhisar and Ürgüp.
Going by Train
Distances & Travel Times
Here's how to get to Cappadocia from other Turkish cities.
Adana: 282 km (175 miles) S, 5 hours
Aksaray: 73 km (45 miles) W, 1 hour
Aladağlar National Park: 144 km (90 miles) S, 2.25 hours
Ankara: 285 km (177 miles) NW, 4 hours
Antalya: 634 km (394 miles) SW, 9 hours
Avanos: 17 km (11 miles) NE, 20 minutes
Derinkuyu: 30 km (19 miles) S, 40 minutes
Göreme: 10 km (6 miles) E, 15 minutes
Güzelyurt: 95 km (59 miles) SW, 1.75 hours
Ihlara Valley: 110 km (68 miles) SW, 2 hours
Istanbul: 730 km (454 miles) NW, 12 hours
Kaymaklı: 20 km (12 miles) S, 25 minutes
Kayseri: 102 km (63 miles) E, 1.5 hours
Kırşehir: 93 km (58 miles) NW, 1.5 hours
Konya: 221 km (137 miles) SW, 3.5 hours
Niğde: 77 km (48 miles) S, 1.25 hours
Pamukkale: 650 km (404 miles) W, 9.5 hours
Uçhisar: 8 km (5 miles) W, 10 minutes
Ürgüp: 23 km (14 miles) E, 25 minutes
—by Tom Brosnahan
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