How To Reach Turkey
Turkey is a country situated on the Mediterranean region. It is actually located in the Anatolian zone of Western Asia with a small portion of its territory in Southeastern Europe divided by the Turkish Straits. Turkey is an important tourist destination due to the presence of innumerable ancient cities as well as places of natural beauty. Thousands of tourists from every corner of the world throng to this nation every year.
Turkey is well connected by air, sea, rail, and road.
By air: - Turkish Airlines (THY) has several regular flights to the major cities of Turkey like Ankara, Istanbul, Izmir, Adana, Antalya, Dalaman, and Trabzon. These flights originate from principal cities and major capitals of the world. Istanbul's Ataturk International Airport and Ankara's Esenboga Airport are Turkey's major international gateways. The latter handles a fewer number of international flights compared to Istanbul's Ataturk International Airport. However, it has direct chartered flights to such Mediterranean region hotspots like Antalya in summer and winter.
Kayseri airport is the closest one to Cappadocia region. This airport is also connected by flights from a few major European cities. Sabiha Gökçen Airport which is located at some 50 km distance from Istanbul's Taksim Square specializes in international low - cost carriers. Some of the airlines serving this airport are Germanwings, EasyJet, Condor, among others.
By sea: - In addition to innumerable passenger lines in the Mediterranean, there are different international shipping companies which have car ferries. These originate from such places as Venice, Ancona, Bari, Brindisi to the ports located in places like Istanbul, Izmir, Kusadasi, Antalya, and Marmaris.
By train: - Traveling from Europe to Turkey by train is another option, though not a very fast or practicable one. Train travel to Turkey is for those who have a historical or romantic interest. There are daily train services from Sofia in Bulgaria to Istanbul. You can also take the TransBalkan from Budapest in Hungary, via Bucharest (Romania) for a two night's journey to Turkey. Istanbul is even connected to Aleppo, Damascus in Syria, Tariz and Tehran in Iran through once- weekly train services.
By road:-You can travel from London to Istanbul which is approximately 3000 km by a private car. The northern route consists of Belgium, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey. The southern route is from Belgium, Germany, Austria and Italy, taking a ferry to Turkey. Several buses ply daily from Bucharest to Istanbul. There is also a direct bus from Tehran. Some of the countries nationals can enter Turkey with only a valid passport, not needing any tourist visa. There are some other countries which require just a sticker visa which can be obtained in the border.
There are two alternatives of reaching Istanbul by road. You can reach the city from Yugoslavia and Bulgaria, gaining entry through the Kapikule Customs. Then you can take the TEM (Trans European Motorway) to Istanbul. Another alternative is to travel from Italy to Greece by ferryboat, and enter Turkey by road from the Ipsala Customs. Istanbul can easily be reached from Ipsala by road.