Hi,
Can anyone recommend a good bus company for travel between Istanbul to Cappdocia? What is the frequency of buses departing from Istanbul to Cappadocia? Thanks!

Bus trip to Cappodia is very long about 15 hours.
Goreme buus company is a choice.
What I can recommend is train or bus to Ankara.
spend a night in Ankara or have a break.Visit the Museum.
Proceed to Capadocia which is another 4 hours drive.
another bus firm is Nevtur.
regards

Nejat Ýncedogan
Guide

Thanks! If we were interested in purchasing airplane tickets to Kayseri from Istanbul, should we book them once we arrive in Istanbul? I have tried to look for tickets here in the US, but the prices are really expensive (as much as US$300 roundtrip!) Can you recommend some ticket consolidators in the US for me?

Dear saxa97

If you got $300 from NY to Istanbul or Kayseri you have to buy that ticket because $300 is really good price. BUT if you are talking about Istanbul Kayseri you can pay 218,000,000 Turkish Lira which is $161 (todays rate) Roudtrip

Sinan Akdeniz

It does NOT take 15 hours by bus from Istanbul to Capp. Ist to Ankara is 6 to 6.5 hours if you take Varan bus company direct. Varan and Ulusoy are the two best bus companies in Turkey. They do not operate out of the main bus terminal. Their main office is just off Taksim Square. They take you by minibus from the office to meet the bus outside of the downtown area. You arrive at the Varan terminal in Ankara and take a quick taxi ride to the main bus station for a bus to Capp. A direct bus from Ankara to Capp would be about three hours. Buses from the main bus station in Istanbul would leave for Ankara every 30 minutes to an hour. Seats are reserved on the buses like an airplane...it is not open seating.

If you want to fly Ist to Kayseri wait and book ticket when you first arrive. The airport at Kayseri is a Turkish Air Force Base. You will have to take a minibus from there to downtown and then take a bus from Kayseri to Cappadocia (Urgup or Goreme). Goreme is the backpacker scene. Urgup is maybe best for more mature travelers.

Saxa,
I recommend flying to Cappadocia, especially if you're on a time-limited trip. It's a short flight. And, as Nincedogan says, it's only $161 (today's rate) r/t between Istanbul to Kayseri. Some of the hotels in Cappadocia will send a driver to pick you up, but it is (if I remember correctly) over an hour's drive from the area you'll want to visit.
However, it depends upon what kind of a traveller you are; if you're on a very strict budget, then maybe the bus is the way to go. If your time is short, though, again consider flying.

If you are flying to Turkey on Turkish airlines, also look at purchasing their airpasses. They end up being much less expensive.

Besideds Turkish airlines
soýme charetrs and private airlines are flying to ankara and I hope that they will be flying to Kayseri soon.
If you send me the approximate dates etc I can check and ley tou knowç
they are almost half price of THy.

The other way If you atre flying
by THY Turkish airlines
Usa to Ist and non stop to Ankara it is same fare.
What you have to do is fly to Ankara
Bus to cappadocia
return to Ankara domestic flight or bus trýp.
Your airplane ticket does not permit you for the stoover in Isstanbul thats why you have to use one way local ticket or local transportation.
then fly from Istanbul.
regards

Nejat

What I meant 15 hours includes the stop and waiting for bus in Ankara.
Nonstop Ýst to Ürgüp will be about 12 hours

nejat

Dear Nejat,

If you fly from USA, Turkish Airline is charging for EXTENSION city in Turkey. They were not charging 2 years ago.

Sinan Akdeniz

Thank you for all your replies! Are there bus companies that go straight from Istanbul to Cappadocia? It doesn't look like Varan or Ulusoy go to Cappadocia. Thanks again.

If you go to BUS STATION you can find the bus companies name:
GOREME and NEVTUR both they go to NEVSEHIR or GOREME the place you will go. Touristic name is CAPPADOCIA.

Sinan Akdeniz

It is still free to fly to istanbul
Ankara and Ýzmir if you do not have stopover in istanbul airport.
Nejat

Just Checked with Turkish airlines add of amunt is only 100 Usd for roundtrip which means you fly only for 50 dollars OW.
But there are some restrictions.
regards
Nejat

Nejat,
Wow, US$50 OW is a really good price! I have been in touch with other tour operators in Turkey and they have been quoting me prices of US$105 OW. What kind of restrictions are on the tickets you inquired about?

Hi, I am from Goreme. If you take a direct overnight bus from Istanbul to Goreme it takes about 12 Hours and cost about 25$.Kapadokya,Nevtur,Goreme and Merto are the bus Company names. Or if you wanna fly to Kayseri airport(85 km to Goreme) it takes 1,15 hours, Cost you 105$ with Turkish airlines and 60$ with Onur Air.
Enjoy Your Holiday

Pls check

www.turkishairlines.com
they will be able to tell you all the rferstictions.
Also
the other recommandation you can fly to ankara for 76 Usd Ow by private airlines started recently.
if you are intereted I may check and send you all the info.
regards

Nejat

Hi,
Ephesus guide, ..Inculudes a history of the city and information on the current religious museum. Shore Excursions and Ephesus travel guide - Turkey

http://www.ephesusguide.com

I took the overnight bus directly from Istnabul to Goreme. Easy ride, nice people.

The long-haul buses in Istanbul have a steward, serve drinks and sometimes a snack on board.

Seats are comfortable and you can easily doze or sleep if you like.

The trip was about 12 hours total, including rest stops and included a lovely midnight ferry boat ride.

Don't remember the name of the company, but on the bus ticket that I saved it says "Goreme Turizm". Arranged it through a local travel agent near Aya Sofia: Magnificent Travel
http://www.magnificenttravel.com/
Address : Mimar Mehmet Aga Cd. No:43. Sultanahmet 34400
Istanbul, TURKEY
Tel: +90 212 458 65 65 (pbx)
Fax: +90 212 458 65 70

Have fun!

Can someone tell me if it is approximately the same fare in the reverse from Kayseri to Istanbul? The fares I pulled up were much higher RT on Turkish Airlines and of course I can get nothing on Onur. We just want to go One way Kayseri to Istanbul.