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Fez Bus - How it works





How it works

No matter where around the circuit you are staying, the Fez Bus can pick you up every 2nd day at any of our designated pick up points. When you stop at a designated overnight stop (e.g. Gallipoli) you can depart with the same bus to do the next sector the following day. If however, you want to stay longer, then wait for the next bus to come through.

As long as you tell us on the bus, which bus you want to board next - your seat is guaranteed!! If you don't know when you want to be picked up, no problem, you can call our toll-free number and book via our head office. All bookings not made on the Fez Bus however, must be made at least 48 hours beforehand to guarantee a seat. Otherwise your travel on the Fez bus will be on a standby basis and will be dependant upon availability.

Your pass is valid all season, but you can only do each sector once e.g. if you have been on the bus from Istanbul to Gallipoli, you are not able to use your pass again for this part of the circuit.

You have a choice of 28 different places on the Fez Bus circuit that you can hop on or hop off, but remember that our buses have overnight stops at the following places to give our drivers and tour leaders a well deserved rest: -

  • Gallipoli
  • Selcuk / Kusadasi (Ephesus)
  • Koycegiz
  • Fethiye / Oludeniz
  • Olypmos
  • Cappadocia
  • Safranbolu
  • Istanbul


The Fez Bus is a door to door travel network and nearly all the designated stops in each town are at our specially selected and recommended accommodation points. We try to find the best value budget accommodation point in each town, but if budget is not your preference, then your on-board tour leader can just as easily arrange 3, 4 or 5 star accommodation and you can hop off and hop on at that door instead.

Though if you have a friend in town or somewhere special you want to stay, than that is ok as well because the Fez Bus is all about flexibility, you can stay anywhere you want, you just need to make your way from and to the pick up point for your next departure.

Fez Bus hop-on hop-off pick-up schedule


Turkish Delight pass (Sector 1-8)
Silk Trail pass (Sector 3-8)
Turkey Express pass (Sector 1-2, Link, Sector 7-8)

Fez Bus fully optional tours are available for the ANZAC period and throughout April and May.

  Departs every 2nd Day between Depart Time Departure /
Pick Up Place
Arrival Time Arrival /
Overnight Stop
Highlights / Options
Sector
1
June 1 - October 15 07:00 Istanbul 12:30 Eceabat Gallipoli battlefields tour
18:00 Eceabat 18:30 Canakkale
Sector
2
June 2 - October 16 07.30 Eceabat 08:00 Canakkale  
08:00 Canakkale 09:00 Troy Troy tour
10:00 Troy 10:30 Ezine (Bozcaada) Roadside Markets
10:30 Ezine 11:00 Ayvacik (Assos) Carpet Association
11:00 Ayvacik 12:30 Ayvalik (Lesbos) Pergamum Tour
12:30 Ayvalik 14:30 Bergama Pamukkale Tour
17:00 Bergama 19:30 Selcuk Ephesus Tour
19:30 Selcuk 20:00 Kusadasi Kusadasi - Samos Ferry
Sector
3
June 3 - October 17 09:00 Kusadasi 09:30 Selcuk Koycegiz Waterfall
09:30 Selcuk 11:30 Yatagan (for Bodrum) Koycegiz Lake Cruise
11:30 Yatagan 13:30 Marmaris Gulet cruises
13:30 Marmaris 14:30 Koycegiz Marmaris - Rhodes ferry
Sector
4
June 4 - October 18 09:00 Koycegiz 09:45 Dalaman (Airport)  
09:45 Dalaman 13:00 Saklikent Gorge Saklikent Gorge
17:00 Saklikent Gorge 18:30 Oludeniz Paragliding/Diving
18:30 Oludeniz 19:00 Fethiye Gulets/Day Cruises
Sector
5
June 5- October 19 09:00 Fethiye 09:30 Oludeniz Kapatas Beach
09:30 Oludeniz 10:30 Patara Kekova Sea Kayaking
10:30 Patara 11:00 Kalkan Demre (Santa Claus)
11:00 Kalkan 12:30 Kas Adventure Activities
14:30 Kas 17:30 Olympos Chimera Flames
Sector
6
June 6 - October 20 08:00 Olympos 09;30 Antalya Duden Falls
Mevlana Museum
Sultanhani Caravanserai
Turkish Night
Hot Air Balloons
Cappadocia Tours
Mt. Nemrut Tour
09:30 Antalya 14:30 Konya
15;30 Konya 19:00 Cappadocia
Sector
7
June 7 - October 21 09:00 Cappadocia 14:00 Ankara Ancient Civilisations Museum
Ataturk Mausoleum
Salt Lake
15:00 Ankara 19:00 Safranbolu
Sector
8
June 8 - October 22 11:00 Safranbolu 12:30 Amasra Istanbul Tours
Airport Transfers
14:30 Amasra 21:00 Istanbul
Turkey Express Link June 3 - October 20 Mon/ 08:00 Kusadasi 08:30 Selcuk Pamukkale Tour
Thurs/Sat 08:30 Selcuk 11:30 Pamukkale
Daily
Public Bus
19:00 Selcuk 07:00 Cappadocia Turkish Night
Hot Air Balloons
Cappadocia Tours
Mt. Nemrut Tour
21:00 Pamukkale

Travel planning


You may find our travel planner at Fez Bus Travel Planner helpful in planning your trip.

Remember to check your departure times as well as your departure date. Some of our departure times have been organised to allow you enough time to see the major attractions of the area, without the need to stay extra nights.

If you are sailing on a gulet, then consider the gulet departure dates when planning your trip. You may not necessarily be able to depart on your gulet trip the day after you arrive in Fethiye.

In the following example, the Fez Bus arrives in Fethiye on the Wednesday June 10, however, the next 'Mediterranean Dreaming' gulet departure is not until Saturday June 13, finishing on the Tuesday June 16. So you would need to spend two full days in Fethiye before your cruise departs. Not really a problem as there is plenty to do. Why not try paragliding (Oludeniz is the best place in the world) or diving, just ask your on-board tour leader as they can arrange everything for you. Your cruise will finish in Olympos in the late afternoon of Tuesday June 16. In this case, the next Fez bus to depart from Olympos is Bus No. 7 on Thursday June 18, so you will have one full day in Olympos to check out the flames of Chimera or try one of the adventure activities like canyoning or rock climbing.

  Sectors
Bus Istanbul Gallipoli Ephesus Koycegiz Fethiye Olympos Cappadocia Safranbolu
No Gallipoli Ephesus Koycegiz Fethiye Olympos Cappadocia Safranbolu Istanbul
4 Sun 07/06/2009 Mon 08/06/2009 Tue 09/06/2009 Wed 10/06/2009 Thu 11/06/2009 Fri 12/06/2009 Sat 13/06/2009 Sun 14/06/2009
5 Tue 09/06/2009 Wed 10/06/2009 Thu 11/06/2009 Fri 12/06/2009 Sat 13/06/2009 Sun 14/06/2009 Mon 15/06/2009 Tue 16/06/2009
Gulet --> Sat 13/06- Tues 16/06
6 Thu 11/06/2009 Fri 12/06/2009 Sat 13/06/2009 Sun 14/06/2009 Mon 15/06/2009 Tue 16/06/2009 Wed 17/06/2009 Thu 18/06/2009
7 Sat 13/06/2009 Sun 14/06/2009 Mon 15/06/2009 Tue 16/06/2009 Wed 17/06/2009 Thu 18/06/2009 Fri 19/06/2009 Sat 20/06/2009
8 Mon 15/06/2009 Tue 16/06/2009 Wed 17/06/2009 Thu 18/06/2009 Fri 19/06/2009 Sat 20/06/2009 Sun 21/06/2009 Mon 22/06/2009


Please Note:-
Your departure date AND departure point MUST be advised to Fez at least 48 hours before departure and may be amended any time up until 48 hours before departure.

For more info such as how to get to the Fez office, tips on where to stay and other general Turkey info, check out our online predeparture info.

 
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