Kayseri Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Land

Train

The Vangölü/Güney Ekspresi (between İstanbul and Tatvan or Diyarbakır, depending on the day), the Doğu Ekspresi (between İstanbul and Kars), the Erzurum Ekspresi (between Ankara and Kars) and the 4 Eylül Mavi Train (between Ankara and Malatya) all stop at Kayseri. Departures for İstanbul (€10, 18 hours) are at 4am and 4.40am daily; depart­ures for Kars (€12, 21 hours) are at 1.30am and 8.20pm daily; departures for Ankara (€10, 6½ hours) are at midnight and 4.19am daily; departures for Tatvan (€13, 22 hours) are at 2.48pm on Monday and Friday; departures to Kurtalan (€12, 20 hours) are at 2.48pm on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday; departures to Diyarbakır (€12, 20 hours) are at 2.48am on Thursday; and departures to Malatya (€6, 8½ hours) are at 2.52am daily.

To reach the centre from the train station, walk out of the station, cross the big avenue (Çevre Yol) and board any bus heading down Atatürk Bulvarı to Düvenönü Meydanı.

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Air

Turkish Airlines (222 3858; Tekin Sokak Hukuk Plaza 6C; 8.30am-5.30pm Mon-Fri, 8.30am-1pm Sat) has three daily flights (€44 to €94 one way, 1¼ hours) to/from İstanbul. Sun Express, a Turkish Airlines subsidiary, offers twice-weekly morning flights from İzmir on Thursdays and Sundays (€39 to €72 one way).

There is no shuttle bus to meet Turkish Airlines or Sun Express passengers and take them into the centre of town.

Onur Air (231 5551; Ahmetpaşa Caddesi) has two daily flights to/from İstanbul (€38 to €77 one way). A free shuttle bus meets both flights and brings Onur Air passengers into the centre of town.

To get to the airport, a shuttle leaves from a stop near the Sahabiye Medresesi at 7.30am and 8.30pm (€2). At all other times you’ll need to grab a taxi (around €8.50).

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