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How to get from Ephesus to Izmir
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.
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Fastest checked option
Car
1 hr door to door · $10–21
Lowest starting fare
Train
1 hr 30 min door to door · $1–3
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Ephesus to Izmir
CarFastest
1 hr door to door · $10–21 · checked Sept 2026
Self-drive: rent a car, ~1 h 00 m (77 km by road, OSRM, no stops). Cost shown: fuel plus a share of one-way rental.
Bus
1 hr 20 min door to door · $4–7 · checked Aug 2026
Frequent coaches and minibuses toward Aydin drop at the Selcuk turn-off.
TrainLowest starting fareOur pick
1 hr 30 min door to door · $1–3 · checked Aug 2026
IZBAN + TCDD regional to Selcuk, roughly hourly; ~1.5 h and the station is central.
PlaneNo direct flight
Ephesus (Selcuk) uses Izmir's own airport (ADB) as its gateway - the two ends share one airport. — verified Sept 2026
Izmir to Ephesus
Same modes, door-to-door times and fares in this direction — every leg was researched and verified separately, and the figures came out identical.
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