TRANSPORTATION
| THY-TURKISH AIRLINES |
| From Istanbul |
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To Istanbul |
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| To England-London-Heatrow Airport |
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From England-London-Heatrow Airport |
Daily |
| To France-Paris Airport |
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From France-Paris Airport |
Daily |
| To Germany-Frankfurt Airport |
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From Germany-Frankfurt Airport |
Daily |
| To Greece-Athens Airport |
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From Greece-Athens Airport |
Daily |
| To Zurich-Zurich Airport |
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From Zurich-Zurich Airport |
Daily |
| To New York-John F. Kennedy |
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From New York-John F. Kennedy |
Daily |
| To Italy-Milan-Malpensa Airport |
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From Italy-Milan-Malpensa Airport |
Daily |
| To Italy-Rome-Fiumicino Airport |
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From Italy-Rome-Fiumicino Airport |
Daily |
| To Italy-Venice-Marco Polo Airrport |
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From Italy-Venice-Marco Polo Airrport |
Daily |
Public Transport:
The preferred means of transport in Turkey is by coach, and the air-conditioned intercity coach services are comfortable, fast and inexpensive. Each town has a bus station (otogar), where each bus company has its own office, where you can make reservations and buy tickets. Alternatively, you can buy tickets from local travel agencies.
There are good services, between Istanbul and Ankara and the overnight sleeper services are both comfortable and convenient. You can buy tickets and make reservations at local train stations or through travel agents based in Turkey.
Within towns and between local villages, there are local bus services as well as the dolmus services. These are shared taxis, usually a minibus, and sometimes a large car, which operate along set routes, picking up and setting down passengers as they go. There is a set fare depending on how far you are travelling and you pay this to the driver. They are an inexpensive way of getting around. The name “dolmus” literally means 'stuffed' - from the fact that they do not have a set timetable but wait until they are full before setting off.
Taxis
Taxis are easy to spot as they are all bright yellow in colour. All have a meter, and you should ensure that this is switched on at the beginning of your journey. There are two tariffs 'gunduz' for journeys which take place during the daytime and 'gece' for those which take place at night, which are charged at a higher rate. If you are travelling outside the city boundaries it is usual to agree a fixed rate in advance.
Ferry Services
Local ferry services operate from Istanbul across the Sea of Marmara.
The other ferry services and routes are as follows:
Between Turkey and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus:
Alanya - Girne;
Mersin - Gazimagosa (Famagusta).
Taşucu - Girne (Kyrenia);
Between Turkey and the Greek Islands:
Ayvalık - Lesbos;
Bodrum - Kos;
Çeşme - Chios;
Datça - Symi.
Kuşadası - Samos;
Marmaris - Rhodes
Between Turkey and Italy:
Çeşme - Ancona
Çeşme – Brindisi