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..
