Travel from Antalya to Cappadocia, Turkey

From Antalya to Cappadocia

There should be daily nonstop flights between Antalya, on Turkey's Mediterranean coast, and Cappadocia (map), but at this writing there are not, but several airlines operate flights a few times per week (see below).

Antalya has no train service, so the best choices for making the 586-km (364-mile) trip are...

By Bus
Overnight buses run between Antalya and Nevşehir, about 9 or 10 hours. From Nevşehir, you continue to your Cappadocian town by shuttle minibus (servis). You might also decide to take a bus to Konya, see the sights there, spend the night, and continue to your destination the next day. Here's how to buy bus tickets in Turkey.

By Car
The 586-km (364-mile) drive from Antalya via Manavgat, Akseki, Seydişehir, Konya and Aksaray to Nevşehir and Cappadocia takes between 8 and 9 hours, depending on how you drive, how often you stop, and whether you're going north uphill to Konya or south down the mountains to Antalya.

It's an interesting ride, along the ancient Silk Road past the Sultanhanı and other Seljuk Turkish caravanserais to Konya (good for a meal or overnight stop), then through mountain country down to the Mediterranean coast.

By Plane
Pegasus Air has late-night non-stops two days per week in summer.

There may be more by Pegasus and perhaps Sun Express flights on this route in the near future.

Otherwise, to fly between Antalya and Cappadocia you must go via Istanbul. The flights take about 90 minutes each, but getting to the airport, checking in, passing through security, boarding, transferring, waiting again, flying again, collecting your luggage and transferring from the airport to your hotel can add up almost to the time it takes to go by bus or car.

There are flights between Antalya and Ankara. Then you must take a bus or drive from Ankara to Cappadocia. More...

Check with one of my recommended travel agencies for flight reservations between Antalya and Cappadocia.

Here's how to go from the airport in Cappadocia to any Cappadocian town, and your Cappadocia hotel.

Getting to Cappadocia

Towns of Cappadocia

Cappadocia Hotels

Cappadocia Restaurants

Cappadocia Region

Cappadocia Region Map

Central Anatolia

Where to Go

Above, mountain scenery on the highway between Konya and Antalya, Turkey.

Below left, weird rock formations in Love Valley, Cappadocia.