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How to get from Pamukkale to Izmir
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Pamukkale to Izmir
CarFastest
2 hr 30 min door to door · $200–310 · checked Sept 2026
245 km, ~2½ h on the Aydın motorway. Private transfers İzmir airport ↔ Pamukkale list €180–270 per car (~$200–310). Cheaper: dolmuş to Denizli otogar, then buses to İzmir — 86/day, ~3 h, ₺420–650 (~$9–13).
BusCheapestOur pick
4 hr door to door · $7–11 · checked Aug 2026
~94 Izmir-Denizli departures daily, then the Pamukkale dolmus from beside the otogar.
Izmir to Pamukkale
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