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How to get from Ephesus to Şanlıurfa
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Ephesus to Şanlıurfa
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5 hr 35 min door to door · $37–83 · checked Sept 2026
ADB–GNY direct, Pegasus (PC3126) + SunExpress (XQ9134), 5/week total — not daily, some pre-dawn departures. Off days route via SAW. Havaş GNY–city 45 min, ~210 TL.
Bus
18 hr 20 min door to door · $48–51 · checked Sept 2026
2 direct coaches daily from Selçuk (Öz Diyarbakır, Enver Geçgel; 11:30 & 21:30; 18 h) or ~29 daily from İzmir Otogar (Kamil Koç most; Özlem/Star Diyarbakır), dep. 11:00–23:00, ~18 h overnight.
Şanlıurfa to Ephesus
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