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Adnan
Menderes Airport is
18 km (11 miles) south of Izmir on
the way to Selçuk, Ephesus and Pamukkale.
BUS
The
easiest way to get to the airport
from Izmir is
by Havas airport
bus (HAH-vahsh, YTL10,
50- to 60-minute trip) from the Büyük
Efes Oteli (Grand Ephesus
Hotel) on Cumhuriyet Meydani (Republic
Square) in Izmir.
Havas buses
meet every domestic flight by AtlasJet,
IzAir, Onur
Air, Sun
Express, and Turkish
Airlines. If you arrive on
some other flight, you can ride
the bus if there
is a seat available.
Izmir city bus (EGM) 200 departs
the airport hourly on the half hour
following about the same route
for less money (YTL3).
Soon
the Izmir Metro will
extend as far as the airport, making
transport to and from the city fast,
easy and inexpensive.
Selçuk and Ephesus are
60 km (37 miles) south of the airport,
and Kusadasi only
a dozen kilometers further, but there
are no airport buses to
those places.
Lots
and lots of intercity 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.
TAXI or
HOTEL CAR
This
delights the airport taxi
drivers,
who thus get a lot of bsiness and
hefty fares driving people to the
towns south of Izmir. It costs
YTL90 to
go by taxi from Adnan Menderes Airport
to Selçuk,
YTL100
to go to Sirince or Kusadasi.
Instead of an airport taxi, you can
arrange in advance for your Seljuk,
Sirince or Kusadasi hotel to
send a car to the airport to meet you and
transfer you to the hotel. This better
service usually costs about the same
as a taxi, and is a better choice.
CAR
RENTAL
Renting a car, taking a taxi or having a hotel
car pick you up all tend to cost about the same, so
if you're planning to rent
a car in the Ephesus
area,
you can pick it up at the airport and save yourself
that high taxi fare. Here's
how to drive from the airport to Selçuk, Sirince,
Ephesus and Kusadasi.
TRAIN
A rail line goes from Izmir right
through Adnan
Menderes Airport and
southward to Selçuk and Denizli
(for Pamukkale).
The line is currently being upgraded to
provide fast, comfortable service between
Izmir and the airport, which means there
are few trains,
and they are old, uncomfortable and slow.
It's really not a reliable way to go
either to Izmir or Selçuk
(Ephesus).
When
the track upgrade is completed (2009?),
look for the trains to be an excellent
way to get to and from the airport. More...
Trains
from the Airport to Izmir or Selçuk/Ephesus
Airport Car Hire/Rental
Adnan Menderes Airport Homepage
Bodrum: 265 km (164
miles) S, 3-3/4 hours
Ephesus
(Selcuk): 65 km
(41 miles) S, 1-1/4 hours (More...)
Izmir: 18
km (11 miles) N, 35 minutes
Kusadasi: 80
km (50 miles) SW, 1.25 hours (More...)
Marmaris: 300 km
(187 miles) SE, 4-1/2 hours
Pamukkale: 265 km
(165 miles) E, 4-1/2 hours
Selcuk
(Ephesus): 62 km (39
miles) S, 1-1/4 hours
Sirince: 69
km (45 miles) S, 1-1/2 hours
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