Comments on: Budget Travel in Turkey: A journey on the overnight bus https://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/travel-in-turkey-bus-rail-air.html EuroCheapo editors take on the world of budget travel. Sat, 06 Sep 2025 14:19:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.8.3 By: Lowell Liedman https://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/travel-in-turkey-bus-rail-air.html#comment-170498 Wed, 13 Aug 2014 16:14:27 +0000 http://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/?p=38977#comment-170498 During our first time in Turkey we spent a week in Istanbul and then a few weeks along the coastlines. As a result we missed we missed Cappadocia (Kapadokya in Turkish). We primarily used the very good buses that were also affordable. During our second trip to Turkey we bussed in to Istanbul from Bulgaria. This time we were not going to miss Cappadocia. We visited a couple of travel agencies in the old part of town in the SultanAhmet area and discovered that we could take an overnight bus from the main otogar to a variety of towns in Cappadocia and be dropped off the next morning at a number of hotels of our pick based on price. In addition, we could also book a variety of tours in Cappadocia that would enable us to get around to see the primary sites. We did exactly that and then continued our trip by bus again.

]]> 38977 170498 2014-08-13 16:14:27 By: Bill in San Diego https://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/travel-in-turkey-bus-rail-air.html#comment-170497 Wed, 13 Aug 2014 16:12:17 +0000 http://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/?p=38977#comment-170497 Hi Kaitlin,

So the bus was direct from Fethiye?

It didn’t make stops in Marmaris, Kusadasi, Izmir, etc.?

Feel like posting a pic of the seat you were in?

Also, did you rent a car while touring the coast?

I’ve just started planning so thanks for this timely article.

Sevgiyle kal?n,

Bill

]]> 38977 170497 2014-08-13 16:12:17 By: Pietro https://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/travel-in-turkey-bus-rail-air.html#comment-170496 Wed, 13 Aug 2014 16:08:55 +0000 http://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/?p=38977#comment-170496 Good, brief report.
Should state that the the comfy buses are actually available on the long distance connections. Shorter stretches can be in small, somewhat dingy affairs.
And although buses are normally safe one should be alert and prepared to a, how to say, distinctive way of driving. I do remember traveling on a night bus from Mersin to Izmir and it was quite an hair raising experience: at one point our driver decided to overtake another big bus that was going at about the same speed! It took at least a couple of kilometers for him to accomplish his feat. I was scared as hell and a young student seating next to me explained that it was all in the hands of Allah, anyway.

]]> 38977 170496 2014-08-13 16:08:55 By: Kate @ Babaganosh.org https://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/travel-in-turkey-bus-rail-air.html#comment-169220 Sun, 10 Aug 2014 02:27:28 +0000 http://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/?p=38977#comment-169220 Interesting! Good to know about the buses for when I plan my trip to Turkey. And such a great point about not having to pay for a hotel if traveling overnight, that’s a great budget-friendly travel tip. Thanks for this post 🙂

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