By bus
Several bus companies Nevsehirliler, Metro, Goreme Tourism, Suha and Göreme Cappadocia have day-time and overnight buses that run directly from Göreme to Istanbul or directly from Nevshehir, 20 minutes down the road. You can catch a bus from Istanbul by catching a ferry to the Harem ferry port. Make sure you book a couple of days in advance in peak times as buses book out. There are connections to Konya 3½ hours, Denizli 10 hours, Pamukkale 10 hours, Selçuk 12 hours, Kusadasi 12 hours, Marmaris 13 hours, Bodrum 13 hours, Alanya 9 hours, Ãıralı 10 hours, Canakkale 17 hours, Kayseri, Trabzon, Van.
If you book your ticket directly to Göreme, make sure that the bus or a smaller van associated with the bus company will drop you off at the Göreme bus station otogar even if the bus ticket says Goreme. It is a common occurrence for a bus company to sell you a ticket that says Göreme but then drop you off somewhere in Nevshehir, sometimes at a tour office, and hope that the folks at the tour office will help you get to the Goreme bus station.
There are numerous buses from Göreme to other parts of Turkey. The cheapest fare quoted to Istanbul as of July 2010 was 50 TL direct from Sultanahmet Old City, Istanbul by Suha Company with reclining seats and tv-sets at the back of every seat, though this required changing buses at Nevsehir and arriving at Göreme by shuttle most of the times.
