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How to get from Istanbul to Ephesus

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5 hr 19 min door to door · $68–141

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Plane

5 hr 25 min door to door · $26–51

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Istanbul to Ephesus

  1. CarFastest

    5 hr 19 min door to door · $68–141 · checked Sept 2026

    Self-drive: rent a car, ~5 h 19 m (521 km by road, OSRM, no stops). Cost shown: fuel plus a share of one-way rental.

  2. PlaneLowest starting fareOur pick

    5 hr 25 min door to door · $26–51 · checked Sept 2026

    IST–ADB ~16/day (THY, Pegasus) + SAW–ADB ~17/day (AJet, Pegasus): 30+ daily. Ephesus is 60 km on: İZBAN from the airport to Tepeköy, change for Selçuk, ~80 min, hourly — not turn-up-and-go.

  3. Bus

    8 hr door to door · $27–41 · checked Sept 2026

    ~100 coaches daily run straight through to Selçuk Otogar (Kamil Koç, Pamukkale, Metro, Varan, Didim Seyahat, İstanbul Kalesi Starı), most overnight; ~8 h. No change at İzmir needed.

  4. Train

    19 hr 10 min door to door · $29–36 · checked Sept 2026

    No direct train and no arrival before midnight. By rail only: the 05:30 high-speed train, the Ege Express to İzmir (about 19:15) and the 23:10 regional train to Selçuk (about 00:40). The midday İDO sea bus plus the 16:40 Bandırma train also reaches İzmir in time for the 23:10, with a tight 10-minute change. Most travellers stay overnight in İzmir.

Ephesus to Istanbul

  1. CarFastest

    5 hr 19 min door to door · $68–141 · checked Sept 2026

    Self-drive: rent a car, ~5 h 19 m (521 km by road, OSRM, no stops). Cost shown: fuel plus a share of one-way rental.

  2. PlaneLowest starting fareOur pick

    5 hr 25 min door to door · $26–51 · checked Sept 2026

    IST–ADB ~16/day (THY, Pegasus) + SAW–ADB ~17/day (AJet, Pegasus): 30+ daily. Ephesus is 60 km on: İZBAN from the airport to Tepeköy, change for Selçuk, ~80 min, hourly — not turn-up-and-go.

  3. Bus

    8 hr door to door · $27–41 · checked Sept 2026

    ~100 coaches daily run straight through to Selçuk Otogar (Kamil Koç, Pamukkale, Metro, Varan, Didim Seyahat, İstanbul Kalesi Starı), most overnight; ~8 h. No change at İzmir needed.

  4. Train

    13 hr 13 min door to door · $29–36 · checked Sept 2026

    No direct train. From Selçuk take the 05:17 regional train to İzmir, the 08:40 train to Bandırma and the 15:30 İDO sea bus, reaching Istanbul Yenikapı about 18:30.

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