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Kayseri is
a major transport nexus in
Central
Anatolia and holds the principal
airport for Cappadocia (map).
Here's information on travel
to Cappadocia from other major destinations in Turkey.
By
Plane
Several flights daily
go from/to Istanbul.
Kayseri's Erkilet
Airport has a brand-new
modern terminal. Shuttle buses coordinated
with flight times take you to or from
your hotel in any
Cappadocian
town such as Göreme or Ürgüp
for a reasonable fare.
—Argeus
Tourism & Travel of Ürgüp operates
the Turkish
Airlines airport-to-hotel shuttle
service.
—Rock Valley Travel of Ürgüp operates
shuttles for Onur
Air and Sun
Express flights.
—Peerless
Travel of Ürgüp operates
the shuttle service for Pegasus
Air and Sun
Express.
Reserve your shuttle seat
in advance to be sure of
your ride. If you don't have a reservation,
there may be a seat, or there may
not.
Taxis from the airport
charge approximately TL15
to take you to the city center, TL27
to the bus terminal,
TL60
to Mount Erciyes, and TL100
to Cappadocia (Ürgüp, Göreme,
etc.). Check with the driver(s) for
current fares, as these may have changed.
By
Bus
Kayseri has a busy bus terminal,
with frequent, convenient service
to Ankara, Nevşehir (for Cappadocia)
and Sivas,
among other cities. Minibuses shuttle
travelers on the hour-long trip
between Kayseri and most Cappadocian
towns such as Avanos, Göreme and Ürgüp.
Here are distances and travel
times by road to and from
Kayseri.
By Train
The main railway line runs from
Ankara to Kayseri, then splits, one line
running east to Sivas, the other south
to Niğde, Karaman and Adana, skirting
Cappadocia to the east and south.
Express
trains take about
seven hours to cover the distance
between Ankara and Kayseri. (Compare
this to the bus's four hours from
Ankara to Nevşehir.)
Güney
Ekspresi /
Vangölü
Ekspresi departs
Istanbul (Haydarpaşa)
in early evening, stops in Ankara
in the early in the morning,
and arrives at Kayseri around
noontime. More...
Çukurova
Mavi Tren and Doğu
Ekspresi depart
Ankara in the evening and arrive
at Kayseri in the middle of the
night.
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