Izmir

By train

Izmir has two railway stations: Basmane in the city center serves regional trains and the Metro, and Alsancak in the north serves intercity trains and the IZBAN.

The main intercity services include: Ankara Mavi Tren is the fastest at 14 hours, Denizli 3 express trains daily, 5-6 hours and Isparta 9 hours. Trains for Istanbul connect with a ferry at Bandirma.

Alsancak Station

By train

Basmane station is linked by metro which has a seperate station than the train one to Konak in the west and to Bornova in the east.

By plane

From the airport, you have three public transport options into the city:

Airport shuttles

HAVAŞ meet incoming flights and go to and from the city center for 10 TL be sure to get off the bus in the centre of town, as the bus continues north to Tersane.

Public buses

run by ESHOT, transportation department of city council, are cheaper than Havaş, at 4 TL/passenger.

Recently re-opened in August 2010, renovated and upgraded suburban train line İzban, (http://www.izban.com.tr/) connects the airport with Alsancak Station in city centre, north of Konak Square with intervals of about 15 minutes between 6AM and 11:30PM. It's possible to transfer to the metro in Halkapınar station which is, indeed, the last station for some of the services for trips further into the city centre, e.g. Konak Square.

Adnan Menderes Airport

By plane

Adnan Menderes Airport IATA: ADB, ICAO: LTBJ, 16 km south of the city center, has several daily flights to Istanbul, Ankara, and Antalya. There are also regular flights from many European cities.

Iz Air (http://www.izair.com.tr) is a local carrier operating out of Adnan Menderes and offers many domestic connections.

By bus

The bus station, or otogar, is 6km north east of town although there are plenty of dolmuş that make the journey there from the centre. The bus station is huge and has an internet cafe, plenty of facilities for food and drink and a large number of agencies selling tickets for coaches which, if departing imminently, they will be shouting out the destinations of. It also has pay toilets.

Buses to Istanbul take 9 hours including a brief trip on a ferry and travellers are provided with water, hot drinks, snacks and regular stops for toilets and food all for free on the better services for fares around 50TL per person one way.

Alsancak Yeni Liman (terminal)