Mardin Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Land

Bus

Most buses leave from outside the bus company ticket offices east of the centre. From around 4pm services start to dry up so it’s best to make an early start. Minibuses depart every hour or so for Diyarbakır (€4, 1¼ hours), and for Midyat (€3, 1¼ hours) and Nusaybin (the Syrian border; €2). There are also four to five daily minibuses to Savur (€2, 45 minutes). Several daily buses connect Mardin with Urfa (€6, three hours) but, heading west, they’re often already full when they arrive in Mardin; you’d be well advised to book a ticket as soon as you arrive. Other useful services for travellers include to Cizre (€4, three hours), the major hub for northern Iraq; to Şirnak (€8, 3½ hours); and to Batman (€4).

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Air

Mardin airport is 20km south of Mardin. There’s no airport shuttle, but any minibus to Kızıltepe can drop you at the entrance (€0.70).

Fly Air (444 4359; www.flyair.com.tr; Yenişehir; 8.30am-7pm Mon-Sat) Has three weekly flights to/from İstanbul (from €43, two hours).

Onur Air (212 4141; www.onurair.com.tr; Cumhuriyet Meydanı; 8am-8pm) Has six weekly flights to/from İstanbul (from €48).

Turkish Airlines (Bilem Turizm ve Seyahat Acentası; 213 3773; www.thy.com; Karayolları Karşısı Yenişehir; 8am-6pm) Near the Bilen Hotel. Has three weekly flights to/from Ankara (from €44).

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