We are planning to visit turkey. we'll be coming from Georgia. the places we want to visit are: Cappadocia -> Side -> Ephesus -> Izmir -> Istanbul
we plan to get off in Samsun first than to take a bus to Cappadocia.
is it possible? are there direct buses from samsun to cappadocia?
maybe it would be better to take a bus from another city, like Trabzon, Unye or Ordu?..
also we plan to use buses during our whole trip, so could you please tell us if it is realistic?.. :)
how long does it take and what are prices for:
samsun - cappadocia
cappadocia - side
side - ephesus
ephesus - izmir
izmir - istanbul
ANSWER: Hi,
I'm not sure if there are direct buses from Samsun to Cappadocia, probabily you have to go to Ankara or Kayseri and then to Cappadocia.
Samsun to Ankara takes about 5-6 hours by bus and Ankara-Cappadocia around 3,5 hours.
Cappadocia - Side (you should take a bus to Antalya) takes about 7-8 hours at least. If you take a bus to Antalya, then you can take a bus to Side which takes about 1 hour.
Side (first to Antalya, 1 hour) - Ephesus (to Izmir) would take about 6-7 hours by bus.
Ephesus (Selcuk) - Izmir takes about 1 hour.
Izmir - Istanbul takes about 8 hours.
Buses are not expensive in Turkey. The costs depends from company to company but for example Izmir - Istanbul costs about 50-60 Turkish Lira, Ephesus - Izmir about 10-15 Lira, and so on..
Burak
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QUESTION: Thanks a lot Burak!!! the answer was very helpful!!! :)
just one more question..
are there any night buses for this destinations? as we can economy time by taking a night bus...
and what would you reccomend to omit if there will be no enough time for seeing everything?...
unfortunately it seems it's just very little time to see everything... :(
thanks once more for fast and helpful reply! :)
Answer Hi,
You can get a night bus from Cappadocia to Antalya, from Antalya to Ephesus (Selcuk, before Izmir), and also from Izmir to Istanbul.
Well, you said 5 days I think, but it's immpossible to do all of this in 5 days. In my opinion you should skip Side-Antalya area, it doesn't seem very realistic to put everything in 5 days only. I wish you had more time.
