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How to get from Cappadocia to Ankara

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Car

3 hr 8 min door to door · $39–81

Lowest starting fare

Bus

4 hr door to door · $13–18

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Cappadocia to Ankara

  1. CarFastest

    3 hr 8 min door to door · $39–81 · checked Sept 2026

    Self-drive: rent a car, ~3 h 08 m (299 km by road, OSRM, no stops). Cost shown: fuel plus a share of one-way rental.

  2. BusLowest starting fareOur pick

    4 hr door to door · $13–18 · checked Aug 2026

    Several direct coaches daily to Goreme/Nevsehir; ~4 h.

  3. TrainNot available

    No railway reaches central Cappadocia; the nearest stations are over 35 km from Goreme, and Kayseri over 55 km. — verified Sept 2026

    See all 89 routes we checked for a direct train

  4. PlaneNo direct flight

    No direct scheduled flight links Cappadocia (NAV/ASR) with Ankara (ESB); both Cappadocia airports connect to Istanbul (and, for Kayseri, the coast). — verified Sept 2026

Ankara to Cappadocia

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