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Evi Cave Inn
Ürgüp, Cappadocia
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Many travelers in Turkey want go between
the Ephesus region south of Izmir,
and Cappadocia in Central
Anatolia (map).
It's 720 km (447 miles), a drive
of nearly 12 hours, so most people
going by car or bus break their journey
with an overnight in Pamukkale or Konya,
or both.
By Bus
You may find a direct bus all
the way from Nevşehir (Cappadocia)
to Izmir,
but it's also possible you'll have to
change buses enroute—not
a big problem. From Izmir there are frequent
minibuses south
to Selçuk, Ephesus and Kuşadası.
If you plan to spend a night in Konya or Pamukkale along
the way, you may have direct buses
for two or all three segments of your
journey (that is, from Izmir to Pamukkale,
from Pamukkale to Konya, and from Konya
to Nevşehir.) Here's how
to buy bus tickets in Turkey.
By Car
Most travelers choose to drive via the
Meander River valley,
from Selçuk (Ephesus)
via Aydın to Denizli and Pamukkale,
so they can detour to ancient Aphrodisias along
the way, then spend the night at Pamukkale.
This makes a good first day of travel
(190 km, 118 miles, about 3 hours,
not counting the detour to Aphrodisias).
On the second day, it's 306 km (190
miles, 5 to 6 hours) from Pamukkale
to Konya through
Turkey's lake country.
Stop at Eğirdir for
lunch, and enjoy the scenery. Stay
the night at Konya to
see its great Seljuk
Turkish buildings (especially the Mevlana
[Rumi] Museum). The next day,
continue east along the ancient
Silk
Road via Sultanhanı to Nevşehir,
Cappadocia (221
km, 137 miles, 3 hours) on Day 3.
For details, see my 5-Day
Ephesus—Cappadocia Driving Itinerary.
By Plane
Sun
Express and Pegasus
Airlines have Izmir-Kayseri and Kayseri-Izmir flights
several days per week. (Click
on the airline names for more...)
It's worth
planning your Cappadocia visit
around these flights, because
if you don't fly directly, you
must fly via Istanbul,
which takes more time and expense.
See my 5-Day
Fly-Drive Itinerary.
By Train & Bus
If you're not in a great hurry, one of
my favorite ways to do this journey
is by sleeper
train from Izmir to Ankara,
then bus from
Ankara to Cappadocia.
You board the train in late afternoon,
dine aboard, bed down in your private
sleeping compartment, breakfast
on the train, and arrive in Ankara
in the morning. A quick taxi ride (10
minutes, TL15)
takes you from the Ankara
Gar to Ankara's AŞTİ main
bus terminal,
where you buy a bus ticket for the
4-hour ride to Nevşehir. More...
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