Ankara & the Anatolia Region - Turkey with Your Family: From Bustling Bazaars to Historic Sites - page 200

region, will arrive via Istanbul or
Izmir. Daily flights from Istanbul
fly to Kayseri's Erkilet Airport .
The main airlines that operate
the route are Turkish Airlines
( www.thy.com ), Onur Air and
Pegasus Airlines ( www.pegasus
airlines.com ). From Izmir , there
are three flights a week operated
by Sun Express ( b + 90 232 444 07
97 ; www.sunexpress.com.tr ), to
Nevsehir Airport , which is
around 30 minutes or so
from Ürgüp in the heart of
Cappadocia. Several other air-
ports are dotted around the area,
such as at Konya and Isparta ,
with regular flights from Istanbul.
By Road and Rail As the
Anatolia region is so vast your
best bet is to arrive by air; how-
ever, Ankara and Istanbul are
also linked by long-distance bus
and train services. The main
highway from Istanbul to
Ankara is a six-lane toll road,
with dual-lane link roads that go
from this main artery to other
towns and cities. The three
largest bus companies are
Ulusoy, Kâmil Koç and Varan
(see p. 35 (Chapter 2)), while
train services are operated by the
Turkish State Railway (TCDD .
www.tcdd.gov.tr ).

information network and as such
there are offices dotted through-
out this part of the country.
Knowledgeable and helpful, the
staff will always try to help with
a query. They generally have a
good selection of leaflets and
maps that not only give you
information but up-to-date
opening hours and directions.
Contact the information office
closest to where you are staying.
Adiyaman
Atatürk Boulevard No 84,
Adiyaman, b [phone]
Aksaray
Ta @ pazar Mah., Kadio g lu Sok.,
No 1, Aksaray b [phone]
Amasya
Pirinççi Mah., Atatürk Caddesi
No. 39, Amasya b [phone]
50 02

Ankara
Esenbo g a Airport, Ankara b +90
312 398 03 48 .
Gazi Mustafa Kemal Boulevard
No 121, Ankara b [phone]
55 72 .
Anafartalar Caddesi No 67,
Ankara b [phone] .
Atatürk Boulevard No 29, Opera,
Ankara b [phone] .
Ismet Inönü Bulvari No 5, Emek,
Ankara b [phone] .
Avanos
Atatürk Caddesi, Avanos b +90
384 511 43 60 .
Çankiri
Atatürk Boulevard No 100, Yil
Kültür Merkezi, Çankiri b +90
376 213 40 47 .

VISITOR
INFORMATION

Tourist Information
Offices
Ankara and the Anatolia region
are well served by the tourist

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