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Public Buses & Minibuses
Dalaman has
moved its Otogar (bus
station) yet again. It is no longer
on the main east-west highway, but
back near the center of the town, 6
km north
of
Dalaman
Airport.
To go between the airport and
the town you must take a taxi.
The main highway is another 6 km north
of the town center.
Minibuses run
frequently along the highway connecting
the Dalaman
Otogar with nearby Ortaca and Dalyan,
and with farther points such as Köycegiz and Marmaris to
the west, and Göcek
and Fethiye
to the east. No advance reservations
are needed.
The distances below are from Dalaman Town
center. Add 6 km for Dalaman
Airport distances.
Antalya: 334
km (208 miles) E, 6.5 hours via the coast
road, 4.5 hours via the yayla yolu
(mountain road). Pamukkale
Turizm has
departures at 11:45, 13:00 (1 pm) and
01:45 (1:45
am) via the yayla yolu ("alpine
road," that is, over the mountains—faster
than the coastal route), with the 13:00
departure continuing to Alanya. Otherwise,
take a minibus
(see above) to
Fethiye and
catch an Antalya-bound bus from there.
At Antalya you
can connect to buses going everywhere
in Turkey. To reserve
seats on Pamukkale buses,
you must contact the company—not
an easy task if you don't speak Turkish,
so just go to
the bus station and see what's available.
Cappadocia
Yes! Tokat Yildizi has
a direct bus daily at 15:00 (3 pm)
to Nevsehir (change for Ürgüp and Göreme), Kayseri and beyond,
but you can also take a bus to Antalya (see above) and connect there for buses
to Konya and Cappadocia.
Dalyan: 23
km (15 miles) NW, 35 minutes
Frequent minibuses during daylight
hours by Ortaca Fethiye Marmaris
Otobüs Isletmesi.
Fethiye: 38
km (24 miles) W, 45 minutes
Frequent minibuses during daylight
hours by Ortaca Fethiye Marmaris
Otobüs Isletmesi. Several
big buses also make this trip.
Göcek: 23
km (15 miles) E, 25 minutes
Frequent minibuses during daylight
hours by Ortaca Fethiye Marmaris
Otobüs Isletmesi.
Istanbul
Metro
Turizm (tel
+90 (252) 697 6034, 697 6044, 697 1625)
has a night bus departing
at 19:15 (7:15
pm) stopping at Kütahya and
Izmit along the way. Metro's
17:45 (5:45 pm) departure goes to Izmir,
Manisa,
Bursa and Yalova,
whence you can take a fast
catamaran ferry to
Istanbul. Telephone for reservations,
and perhaps you'll get someone who
speaks some English.
Ismail
Ayaz has a similar departure
at 13:15 (1:15 pm).
Istanbul
Seyahat may have additional
departures. You can also take
a bus to Izmir (see below) and change there
for a bus to Istanbul (very frequent).
Izmir
Pamukkale
Turizm (tel
+90 (252) 697 5558) runs a dozen buses
to Izmir daily,
departing Dalaman at 05:45, 06:45,
07:45, 08:45, 09:45, 11:00, 12:45 pm,
14:45 (2:45 pm), 16:45 (4:45 pm), 18:45
(6:45 pm), 00:45 (12:45 am) and 01:30
(1:30 am). So many departures—no
reservation necessary.
Kâmil
Koç buses
depart at 06:10, 08:10, 09:40, 10:40,
11:40, 13:40 (1:40
pm), 15:40 (3:40 pm), 16:40 (4:40 pm)
and 00:45 (12:45 am). So many departures—no
reservation necessary.
Metro
Turizm has a departure at 17:45 (5:45
pm). Several other lines may have one
or two additional departures.
Kas: 149
km (93 miles) SE, 3 hours
Köycegiz: 33
km (21 miles) NW, 45 minutes
Frequent minibuses during daylight
hours by Ortaca Fethiye Marmaris
Otobüs Isletmesi.
Marmaris: 119
km (74 miles) W, 1.5 hours
Frequent minibuses during daylight
hours by Ortaca Fethiye Marmaris
Otobüs Isletmesi.
Mugla: 99
km (62 miles) NW, 2 hours
Istanbul Hotels
Winter is colder and quieter so Istanbul hotels are at their cheapest.
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