Ephesus day trip from Istanbul by plane

See Ephesus without leaving your Istanbul hotel for the night. We fly you to Izmir and back on the same day, meet you at both airports and give you a licensed private guide for the visit.

The tour is for your group only, so you spend as long as you like at each site.

Our driver collects you from your hotel between 04:00 and 05:00 for the morning flight to Izmir. We send you the flight details as soon as you book, so you can check in yourself at the airport. Our team waits for you at the domestic arrivals exit in Izmir with a sign bearing your name, and the drive to Ephesus takes about an hour.

You start early, ahead of the crowds, at the ancient city of Ephesus, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the great port cities of the Roman world. Next is the Ephesus Archaeological Museum, with the finest finds from the excavations. After a break for lunch (not included) you see the site of the Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the Isa Bey Mosque, one of the oldest mosques in Anatolia. If you would like to see local crafts, your guide can suggest a few workshops; the stop is up to you.

At the end of the day you are driven back to Izmir Airport for your evening flight. Our team meets you at the arrivals exit in Istanbul and takes you back to your hotel.