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How to get from Ephesus to Antalya
Every way we could verify, sorted by door-to-door time. Airport and terminal transfers are inside the figures — the number you see is the number you live.
Ephesus to Antalya
PlaneFastestOur pick
4 hr 25 min door to door · $40–50 · checked Sept 2026
ADB–AYT direct, SunExpress only, 19–21/week (about 3/day, 50-min hop). Add ~80 min Selçuk–ADB by İZBAN/train (change at Tepeköy) and 30–45 min on the AntRay tram to Kaleiçi.
BusCheapest
6 hr 5 min door to door · $29 · checked Sept 2026
Only 3–5 direct coaches daily (Isparta Petrol, Güney Akdeniz; most dep. 23:15–00:00 overnight) plus 4 from Kuşadası; 4 h 45 m–6 h. Else ~56/day İzmir–Antalya (7 h) after a 45-min hop.
Antalya to Ephesus
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