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How to get from Ephesus to Pamukkale
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Ephesus to Pamukkale
BusFastest
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.
TrainCheapestOur 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).
Pamukkale to Ephesus
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