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Izmir's main airport (airport code: ADB) is 18 km (11 miles) south of the city on the way to Selçuk, Ephesus and Pamukkale.

A shiny new International terminal opened in 2006. The terminal is nice, but the roadways around the airport, complete with confusing signage, are a tangle and a mess. Go slowly and take your time if you're driving in or out.

Sun Express Airlines and IzAir have chosen ADB as their hub and are expanding their route systems, allowing travelers to fly between Izmir and other Turkish cities without having to change planes at Istanbul or Ankara. More...

Traveling between Menderes Airport and Selçuk, Ephesus and Kusadasi is not as easy. Selçuk is 60km (37 miles) south of ADB, reachable by rental car (less than an hour's drive). Pamukkale is 252 km (157 miles) from ADB, a drive of about 4 hours (4-1/2 to 5 hours by bus). (More distances...) Some trains go there—slowly. Buses are faster.

Lots and lots of buses pass by on the highways on both east and west sides of the airport, but they do not enter the airport grounds, so you have to walk at least a few kilometers to get to a bus stop. This arrangement allows the region's taxi drivers to make lots of money ferrying passengers to and from the airport. (Most probably, they will refuse to shuttle you out to the highway so you can catch a bus.)

Another way to go to or from the airport is to have your hotel arrange a private transfer. The Kalehan Hotel in Selçuk, for example, will arrange one for less than the normal taxi fare.


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Trains between Izmir, ADB Airport & Selçuk/Ephesus

Adnan Menderes Airport Website

Distances & Travel Times from ADB Airport

Ephesus (Selcuk): 65 km (41 miles) S, 1-1/4 hours

Izmir: 18 km (11 miles) N, 35 minutes

Kusadasi: 77 km (48 miles) S, 1-1/2 hours

Selcuk (Ephesus): 62 km (39 miles) S, 1-1/4 hours

Aegean Region

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Adnan Mendres (Izmir) Airport, International Terminal, Turkey

The old terminal at Adnan Menderes Airport (ADB), air hub of Turkey's mid-Aegean Coast.