About Izmir
İzmir, the third biggest city of Türkiye, is a modern and well developed city as well as an important culture, art, tourism and trade center. Aegean Sea, dancing with all shades of blue such as turquoise, lies elegantly like a lacework along the western shore of the region with its bays and beaches.Ephesus, located on the South of İzmir and Pergamon on the North, were two of the biggest and most famous cities of Ancient Era. Containing all the richness of Ionian culture, these cities had a deep influence with their intense cultural, artistic, commercial and religious activities. Ephesus and Pergamon ancient cities are still well known all over the World and they are mesmerizing attraction centers for people who are indulged in history. Tourist information can be found here
The today currency between TL and Euro is 1€ = 31.21 Turkish Lira (TL) (it is not stable, it will be updated before the meeting).
Please don't change your money in the airport exchange office, use bank ATM or bank office in the airport.
It is strongly recommended to use always Turkish Lira (TL) for taxi, restaurant, etc...
All taxis are official in Turkey. You can find three three types of taxi (yellow, turquoise and black). Yellow cap is the cheapest option. For example turquoise one is 15% expensive than yellow one. Black one is the most expensive one.
You can take Turkish Visa on the Adnan Menderes Airport or you can take the visa online. Yo can find more information for Turkish visa in here.
Public Transport in Izmir
Public transport facilities within the city are extremely organized and transportation to all districts can be easily done. Transportation within the city is provided by bus, metro and ferry. Apart from that, transportation is provided via minibuses-dolmushs between central districts such as Bornova-Karşıyaka, Bornova-Buca, Bornova-Gaziemir, Çiğli-Bornova, Balçova-İnciraltı and via taxis-dolmushs between districts in the city center such as Alsancak-Konak, Konak-Yenişehir, Konak-Kahramanlar.
Izmir Public Transportation System (bus-metro-ship/ferry) Izmirim card system is implemented, which provides integrity, card sales and money loading can be done in common dealerships throughout Izmir. Izmirim card can be used when entering Kültürpark by car and during paid pedestrian entrances during the Izmir International Fair period.
There are links below (website addresses) of organizations serving railway/metro, road, sea and air transport in Izmir, as well as city, inter-city and abroad transport services in Izmir. From these links, you can access the day and time of the expedition
SUBWAYS (RAILWAY)
IZMIR METRO :http://www.izmirmetro.com.tr/
IZBAN :http://www.izban.com.tr/
INNER CITY BUS
Municipality ESHOT: http://www.eshot.gov.tr/
SEA ROUTE-SHIP
İZDENİZ: http://www.izdeniz.com.tr/
All public transportation can be paid by Izmirim Card. You can buy it from vending machines on metro/bus/ferry stops or small kiosk, where you can also refill it. It costs 75 TL (~ 2.5 €).
The regular cost is 28 TL (~ 0.80 €) per ride (no time limit and not including bus/metro/ferry changes). The price increases/decreases by distance and type of transportation.
Google maps does a good job with public transport.
Getting from Adnan Menderes Airport to Alsancak/Karşıyaka/Mavişehir:
You can find cheap flights from Europe to Adnan Menderes Airport by Pegasus Airlines, Sunexpress (belong to Lufthansa). Also Anadolu jet and Turkish Airlines has flights from Adnan Menderes Airport.
Adnan Menderes Airport: http://www.adnanmenderesairport.com
Option 1: Take the IZBAN Suburban Line
Arriving Passengers can access the Airport SUBWAY-IZBAN station from the specified routes.
- At the exit of the departures floor of the Domestic Terminal, go crosswise left at the opposite direction.
- At the exit of the arrivals floor of the Domestic Terminal, take the elevators or escalators across the exit.
- At the exit of the arrivals floor of the International Terminal, follow the guiding signs of “Subway-Izban” and take the travelator.
You can take the IZBAN suburban line in the North direction (direction of Menemen/Aliağa), from the station located at the exit of Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport Domestic Terminal. After about half an hour’s journey, you can get off at the “Alsancak/Karşıyaka or Mavişehir” station.
Option 2: With HAVAŞ Shuttles you can travel to and from Adnan Menderes Airport, to Alsancak/Karşıyaka or Mavişehir.
Fees at Havaş shuttle vary according to the destination.
Click here to access the route of Havaş shuttles and the departure/arrival times of the shuttles from/to the airport. The ticket price is 65 TL (~2.5 €) and 80 TL (~3 €) for Alsancak and Karşıyaka/Mavişehir respectively.
Option 3: Take a taxi. It costs approximetly 180 TL (~6 €) , 300 TL(~10 €) , 450 TL(~15 €), 600 TL (~20 €) to the Alsancak, Karşıkaya, Mavişehir and university respectively.
Initial fee: 12 TL
Fee per km: 22 TL
Short distance: 50 TL
IMPORTANT: note that, by COST rules, local transportation costs (eg. taxi, bus, tram or train tickets <100km) are covered by the daily allowance. Reimbursements of local transportation costs by other sources are incompatible with receiving a daily allowance, as they constitute double funding.
