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How to get from Ephesus to Pamukkale

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Car

2 hr door to door · $25–52

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Train

4 hr 15 min door to door · $6–7

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Ephesus to Pamukkale

  1. CarFastest

    2 hr door to door · $25–52 · checked Sept 2026

    Self-drive: rent a car, ~2 h 00 m (192 km by road, OSRM, no stops). Cost shown: fuel plus a share of one-way rental.

  2. Bus

    3 hr 55 min door to door · $11–14 · checked Sept 2026

    5 direct coaches daily from Selçuk (Isparta Petrol, Anadolu Ulaşım, Pamukkale Turizm; 10:00–23:15) and 11 from Kuşadası, ~3 h to Denizli; then an 18 km dolmuş (every 15–20 min) to Pamukkale.

  3. TrainLowest starting fareOur pick

    4 hr 15 min door to door · $6–7 · checked Sept 2026

    TCDD regional, 8/day (7 in daylight, 08:40–19:30 from Selçuk; 04:45–18:35 from Denizli), ~3 h 25 m; Denizli station adjoins the otogar, where Pamukkale dolmuşes leave every 30 min till 21:30 (~₺35–45).

  4. PlaneNo direct flight

    Denizli Cardak (DNZ) flies only to Istanbul, so there is no Izmir (ADB)-DNZ flight for this hop. — verified Sept 2026

Pamukkale to Ephesus

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