Most people come to Göreme - Cappadocia in one of the following ways:
1. By plane from İstanbul to Kayseri, then by bus from Kayseri to Göreme (100 km)
After reaching İstanbul you can fly to Kayseri and then take a bus to Göreme. If you'd like to use Turkish Airlines for coming to Kayseri, departure times of the planes are listed below:
From İstanbul To Kayseri
From Kayseri To İstanbul
Flight No: TK 260
At 07:45 am every day
Flight No: TK 261
At 09:55 am every day
*It takes about 1 hour and 25 minutes from Istanbul to Kayseri by plane
2. Directly by bus from İstanbul to Göreme
There are 3 bus companies that you can choose from, Nevtur, Göreme Tur and Kapadokya. All of them have bus services to Göreme.
*It takes about 10 hours from İstanbul to Göreme.
Important:
At Nevşehir Bus Station you will find service buses to Avanos, Göreme, Ürgüp, Uçhisar and elsewhere in Cappadocia. When buying your tickets or making reservations for bus services, do not forget to mention the specific place to which you wish to go.
If you plan to go to Avanos, Göreme, Ürgüp or Uçhisar, you will not need to pay for the service from Nevşehir Bus Station to those places.
ISTANBUL -GOREME
GOREME - ISTANBUL
COMPANY
DEPARTURE TIME
COMPANY
DEPARTURE TIME
NEVTUR
18:30
20:30
21:30
NEVTUR
19:00
20:00
20:30
GOREME TUR
09:00
20:30
21:00
GOREME TUR
19:00
20:00
21:00
KAPADOKYA
20:00
21:00
KAPADOKYA
20:00
21:00
Please note:
Direct bus journeys to Göreme or Nevşehir can be made from most cities and tourist centers in Turkey. The bus companies named above, and others, provide these services. You will need to make inquiries at the bus station from which you wish to travel. Some useful phone numbers follow:
CITY
NEVTUR
GOREME TUR
KAPADOKYA TUR
Adana
-
-
0 322 428 20 43
0 322 428 20 45
Alanya
-
0 242 513 13 19
-
Ankara
0 312 224 01 50
0 312 224 02 50
0 312 224 05 50
0 312 224 06 50
0 312 224 12 50
Antalya
-
0 242 331 10 66
0 242 331 10 07
0 242 331 10 08
Denizli
0 258 263 47 16
-
-
Fethiye
-
0 252 614 14 51
0 252 612 37 37
Goreme
0 384 271 24 35
0 384 271 22 93
0 384 271 22 66
Istanbul / Esenler (Europe)
0 212 658 08 65
0 212 658 08 66
0 212 658 12 13
0 212 658 18 19
0 212 658 34 50
0 212 658 11 10
Istanbul / Harem (Asia)
0 216 492 43 86
0 216 492 43 87
0 216 492 43 87
0 216 333 13 37
0 216 333 34 21
Izmir
0 232 472 03 68
-
-
Kayseri
0 352 336 47 47
0 352 320 61 62
0 352 320 77 68
0 352 330 31 57
Konya
0 332 233 33 90
0 332 233 33 90
0 332 237 31 31
0 332 235 49 29
0 332 235 49 35
Mersin
0 324 233 80 95
-
0 324 238 43 65
0 324 233 24 18
Nevsehir
0 384 213 11 71
0 384 213 12 29
0 384 214 00 91
0 384 213 27 57
0 384 214 02 62
Side
-
0 242 753 11 83
-
Urgup
0 384 341 43 02
0 384 341 33 03
0 384 341 21 11
0 384 341 35 29
0 384 341 62 33
0 384 341 89 33
Note:
You will have to dial 0090 first, when calling from abroad and don't forget to omit the leading '0'.
