Selcuk Transportation

After some thought, I decided that I did not want to catch the evening bus to Selcuk which was going to be about 10 hours. The thought of sitting just did not appeal to me since I had just sat for 12 hours getting to turkey. I went to Metro along the Main Cadessi and book a flight to Izmir. The cost was only USA: $159 round trip. It was less than an hour trip. After arriving at the Izmir airport, I caught the shuttle bus (8 Lira) into downtown Izmir where I catch another shuttle heading into Selcuk about an hour away. I arrived at the bus station where I was met by the Guesthouse staff. The little shuttle vans ran quite frequently and don't cost that much. Make sure you have little denominations of the Turkish Lira on hand.

The busses are a great and inexpensive way to get around the country, but for those of us with very limited time, driving is the best way to travel around Turkey.

Driving can be a bit expensive, however. Expect to pay around US$35 per day for an economy car plus gas (around $3 per gallon). To save on insurance, use a credit card that provides car insurance, and drive very carefully! Chose a major car company like Avis with many offices throughout the country in case you need their assistance.

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Selcuk has a small train station that's located along the first railway line in the Ottoman Empire that ran to Aydin in 1858. As of January 2010, there are 4 trains per day connecting Izmir Airport to Selcuk and points south. If you walk a short distance south along the side of the tracks from the station you'll come to an old steam engine and water tank.

i've read this query several times so we did it this time, and here's the detail for those people who are planning to land at izmir airport to reach ephesus.

we took a plane - pegasus - from istanbul ataturk airport to izmir adnan menderes airport (ADB).

it's late in the afternoon, upon exiting the small domestic airport, we exited to our left and found taxis waiting so we took one and before jumping in we told the driver to take us to Gaziemir in front of Tansas (pronounced tansash) supermarket. they normally will ask you if u are going to selcuk, we said we will be meeting some friends at Tansas, so off we went without further questions and fare was only TL10 for the 3 of us.

in front of Tansas supermarket you'll find people waiting for buses, ask the small store and there's a guy sitting beside the store who told us to wait for the bus arriving in about 30 minutes, so it did. fare from gaziemir to selcuk is TL7, about an hour drive.

so easy does it, we reached selcuk for about 10lira each of us. but if you take the taxi direct from izmir airport to selcuk, it will cost you about TL100 or maybe you can bargain for less. not sure.

I was going to do a tour to Pamukkale and my Hotel said it was a waste of money. They advised to get the Bus there and back and have a look around myself. I did this. My Hotel booked the Bus for me. You will have to check the time-table, or ask your accommodation, as when I was there in May, they WERE NOT RUNNING every hour, maybe in "High Season"
I departed Selcuk at 9am & returned at 4pm. It took 3hrs to get there, so I had just a nice amount of time to look around, Perfect! My return trip was 4hours because we came back via Denizli, so saw some different scenery!
Myself and the person in the seat next to me, were both told it would be a big Bus, which it wasn't. (See photo) It was better than a Dolmus though!

PRICE WAS IN 2009 50t/l return ticket.

There is a direct Bus service from Selcuk Otogar to Bodrum Otogar. It takes about 3 hours to get there. I booked with "Metro" bus lines at the Selcuk Otogar. Travel was by a big Bus.
Another good trip on a different Turkish Coach line.

Cost in 2009 was 25 t/l

From Selcuk to Kusadasi is 18km. The cheapest and best way to get there is by Dolmus which you get at the Selcuk Otogar. I can't remember whether they go hourly or half hourly, one or the other, somebody will fill you in. It drops you off near the Mall in Kusadasi. To return, you go back to the same place and wait.

PRICE 4t/l one way (2009)

From Izmir to Selcuk is 78kms. You can catch a train from Selcuk to the Airport & Izmir, at times: 6.50 / 7.35 / 11.32 / 15.05 / 19.25. There are Trains that go to Aydin too.
Times for Airport to Selcuk are: 8.35 / 10.40 / 16.10 /18.05 / 19.30
Fare is 4 t/l or 7t/l return.
This started April 2009. Check station for more details.