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How to get from Cappadocia to Ephesus

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Plane

5 hr 35 min door to door · $45–68

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Bus

13 hr 20 min door to door · $27–29

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Cappadocia to Ephesus

  1. PlaneFastestOur pick

    5 hr 35 min door to door · $45–68 · checked Sept 2026

    ASR–ADB direct, Pegasus + SunExpress, 12/week (6 each) — NOT daily, several are red-eyes. Kayseri–Göreme shuttle 60–75 min; ADB–Selçuk is İZBAN plus a change at Tepeköy, ~80 min.

  2. Car

    9 hr 36 min door to door · $103–215 · checked Sept 2026

    Self-drive: rent a car, ~9 h 36 m (791 km by road, OSRM, no stops). Cost shown: fuel plus a share of one-way rental.

  3. BusLowest starting fare

    13 hr 20 min door to door · $27–29 · checked Sept 2026

    3–4 direct overnight coaches daily to Selçuk (Metro, Kamil Koç, Beydağı; dep. 20:10–22:45, arr. 09:00–12:30), or ~34 daily to İzmir then a 45-min hop; ~13 h.

  4. TrainNot available

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

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Ephesus to Cappadocia

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