Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Major airlines fly in on a daily
basis. There are many smaller air-
ports dotted around Turkey too,
such as Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen
airport, but these tend to cater
for domestic flights only.
The following fly to Turkey
daily:
American Airlines
(
www.aa.com
)
British Airways
(
www.ba.com
)
KLM
(
www.klm.com
)
Lufthansa Airlines
(
www.lufthansa.com
)
Turkish Airlines
(
www.turkish
airlines.com
)
Turkey's major airports:
Adnan Menderes International
Airport
, Izmir
b
+90 232 455 0000
.
www.adnanmenderesairport.com
By Boat
There are a number of
ferry routes to and from Turkey,
operated by the Turkish
Maritime Lines (TDI.
www.
tdi.com
), and it may be that you
will arrive in Turkey by this
method. There are ferry links
between many ports, including
Brindisi in Italy, Piraeus in
Greece, the Greek Islands and
within Turkey itself. Most arrive
in Istanbul or Çesme.
Getting Around
By Car
By far the best way to
explore Turkey is by car. Most of
the major car-hire companies
offer services from the country's
airports and hotels. Rates are on
a par with what you would
expect to pay in other countries
Avis
,
b
0844 581 0147
;
www.avis.
co.uk
Antalya Airport
b
+90 242 330 36
00
.
www.aytport.com
Bodrum-Milas Havaalani
Airport
, Bodrum
b
+90 252 523
0080
.
www.bodrum-airport.com
Dalaman Havalimani Airport
b
+90 252 792 5555
.
www.atm
airport.aero
Budget
,
b
0844 581 9998
;
www.
budget.co.uk
Europcar
,
b
0870 607 5000
;
www.
europcar.com
Hertz
,
b
0870 846 0003
;
www.
hertz.co.uk
If you run into a problem, have
an accident or breakdown while
in Turkey, you should always fol-
low the advice given to you by
your car-hire company. If you
need further advice, contact the
Touring Automobile Association
of Turkey
(ITOK.
b
+
90 212 282
81 40,
www.turing.org.tr
). In terms
of finding garages selling fuel,
you should have no problem and
most will accept credit cards.
Cars drive on the right in Turkey
Istanbul Atatürk Havalimani
International Airport
b
+90 212
465 5555
.
www.ataturkairport.com
All airports are on the outskirts
of the towns and cities, with
taxis available right outside for
the onward journeys to holiday
accommodation. Allow around
25 minutes to get into the centre
of Bodrum, Izmir, Dalaman and
Antalya respectively. Istanbul is
around 25 kilometres (about 15
minutes) from the city centre.
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