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FEZ BUS (HOP-ON HOP-OFF) - pre departure info
Tour Codes: Turkish Delight, Silk Trail and Turkey Express passes
Congratulations! You have chosen the best way to experience Turkey - with Fez Travel!
Fez Office at 7.00 am
Akbiyik Cad. No:17,
SULTANAHMET, Istanbul
Tel : +90 (0212) 516 90 24
- Tour specific information
- In what area should I stay?
- How do I get to Sultanahmet and the Fez office?
- Fez bus Ticket
- Booking travel sectors
- Fez bus pick up schedule
- Kusadasi / Selcuk - Pamukkale - Cappadocia link information
- Fez bus pick up points
- Sector 1 - Istanbul - Eceabat
- Sector 2 - Eceabat - Kusadasi
- Sector 3 - Kusadasi - Lake Koycegiz
- Kusadasi / Selcuk - Pamukkale - Cappadocia link departures
- Sector 4 - Lake Koycegiz - Fethiye
- Sector 5 - Fethiye - Olympos
- Sector 6 - Olympos - Cappadocia
- Sector 7 - Cappadocia - Istanbul
- Booking Accommodation
- Gulets and Add Ons
- How much will I spend along the way ?
- Popular activities
- Travel planning
- General Turkey information
How do I get to Sultanahmet and the Fez office?
We can book private transfers or shuttles for you, but if you want to do your own thing, a taxi is the easiest but most expensive way to get to Sultanahmet from the airport. A taxi should cost around 40YTL (approx 20Euro) with 'gunduz' (day time rates - from 7 am till midnight). Every 30 seconds the taxi meter should flash 'gunduz'. This means the meter is charging day rates. If the driver sets the meter to night rates, 'gece' (night) flashes up and you will pay double. If this happens, try repeating the word 'gunduz' (goondooz) a few times and hope for the best. If you get a taxi driver that has done the right thing with the meter and helped you with your bags, a tip of 1-2 Euro will be appreciated and hopefully encourage such behaviour.The best way to the Fez office is to take the Metro from the airport. Go out the front doors and you will see signs to the 'light rail system'. Cost is 1.50 YTL (.75 Euro), and there is only 1 line. Once on the metro you have two options:
- You can take this line to the end stop, Aksaray. From Aksaray, you can transfer to the tram and catch it to the Sultanahmet stop or jump in a taxi to your hostel/hotel (in Sultanahmet) which will cost around 10 YTL (5 Euro).
- Or you can change from the light rail to the tram at Zeytinburnu and catch the tram all the way to the Sultanahmet stop.
The Fez Office in Istanbul is located at :-
Akbiyik Cad. No: 17
Sultanahmet
Istanbul.
Your 'Fez Bus' ticket can be collected from either:-
- our tour leader on-board on the Fez bus at the time of departure
OR
- the Istanbul Fez Travel office.
Having provided us with your departure date and departure point you do not need to re-confirm your booking.
Once you are in the Fez bus network you can advise of your subsequent pick up points and dates by using any of the following methods:-
- advising our tour leader on-board on the Fez bus
- using the free phone number provided on you 'Fez Bus' ticket
- fax
| Departs every 2nd Day between | Depart Time | Departure / Pick Up Place |
Arrival Time | Arrival / Overnight Stop |
Highlights / Options | ||
| Sector 1 |
July 1 - October 1 | 07:00 | Istanbul | 12:30 | Eceabat | Gallipoli battlefields tour | |
| Sector 2 |
July 2 - October 2 | 07.30 | Eceabat | 08:30 | Canakkale |
Troy tour Roadside Markets Carpet Association Pergamum Tour Pamukkale Tour Ephesus Tour Kusadasi - Samos Ferry |
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| 08:30 | Canakkale | 09:30 | Troy | ||||
| 11:00 | Troy | 11:30 | Ezine (*Bozcaada) | ||||
| 11:30 | Ezine | 12:00 | Ayvacik (*Assos) | ||||
| 12:00 | Ayvacik | 13:00 | Ayvalik (*Lesbos) | ||||
| 13:00 | Ayvalik | 14:30 | Bergama | ||||
| 17:00 | Bergama | 20:00 | Selcuk | ||||
| 20:00 | Selcuk | 20:30 | Kusadasi | ||||
| Sector 3 |
July 3 - October 3 | 09:00 | Kusadasi | 09:30 | Selcuk |
Koycegiz Waterfall Koycegiz Lake Cruise Gulet cruises Marmaris - Rhodes ferry |
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| 11:30 | Selcuk | 14:00 | Yatagan (*Bodrum) | ||||
| 14:00 | Yatagan | 15:00 | Marmaris | ||||
| 15:00 | Marmaris | 16:30 | Koycegiz | ||||
| Sector 4 |
July 4 - October 4 | 09:00 | Koycegiz | 09:45 | Dalaman (*Airport) |
Saklikent Gorge Gulets Cruises Paragliding/Diving Day Cruises |
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| 09:45 | Dalaman | 13:00 | Saklikent Gorge | ||||
| 17:00 | Saklikent Gorge | 18:30 | Oludeniz | ||||
| 18:30 | Oludeniz | 19:00 | Fethiye | ||||
| Sector 5 |
July 5- October 5 | 09:00 | Fethiye | 09:30 | Oludeniz |
Kapatas Beach Kekova Sea Kayaking Demre (Santa Claus) Adventure Activities Chimera Flames |
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| 09:30 | Oludeniz | 10:30 | Patara | ||||
| 10:30 | Patara | 11:00 | Kalkan | ||||
| 11:00 | Kalkan | 12:30 | Kas | ||||
| 14:30 | Kas | 17:30 | Olympos | ||||
| Sector 6 Overnight Bus |
July 6 - October 6 | 21:00 | Olympos | 22:30 | Antalya (*Airport) |
Antalya Day Tours
Turkish Night Hot Air Balloons Cappadocia Tours Mt. Nemrut Tour |
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| 22:30 | Antalya | 03:00 | Konya | ||||
| 03:00 | Konya | 07:00 | Cappadocia | ||||
| Sector 7 |
July 8 - October 8 | 09:00 | Cappadocia | 12:30 | Ankara |
Salt Lake Ancient Civilisations Museum Ataturk Mausoleum Istanbul Tours Airport transfers |
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| 14:30 | Ankara | 20:30 | Istanbul | ||||
| Turkey Express Link | July 3 - October 7 | Mon/ | 08:00 | Kusadasi | 08:30 | Selcuk | Pamukkale Tour |
| Thurs/Sat | 08:30 | Selcuk | 12:00 | Pamukkale | |||
| **Daily Public Bus |
19:00 | Selcuk | 07:00 | Cappadocia |
Turkish Night Hot Air Balloons Cappadocia Tours Mt. Nemrut Tour |
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| 20:00 | Pamukkale | ||||||
** - Public Bus departure times may vary throughout season.
SELCUK/KUSADASI - PAMUKKALE - CAPPADOCIA LINK INFORMATION
If you wish to visit Pamukkale, our associated Tour agency will transport you to Pamukkale where you can join the optional tour or explore the terraces on your own. Our associated pension in Pamukkale will then provide you with your local bus ticket onwards to Cappadocia. Our pension in Cappadocia can pick you up on arrival if you have booked in advance.
This is a local bus link and at the time of printing there were departures daily - check with Fez for latest timetable.
Fez bus pick up points
- Indicates this hostel is the Fez Bus overnight stop.
Istanbul
Akbiyik Cad. No: 17
Sultanahmet
Istanbul.
Gallipoli is close to 2 towns that we drop off and pick up from; Eceabat, which is on the European side of the Dardenelles and Canakkale, which is on the Asian side of the Dardenelles. The towns are separated by a 20min ferry ride across the Dardenelles and you can stay in either town for your overnight stop but the bus stays in Eceabat.
Cannakale
Ezine
Ayvacik
Ayvalik
Bergama/Pergamum
Ephesus is close to 2 towns that we drop off and pick up from; Kusadasi, which is a port town where the ferries from the Greek Island of Samos arrive and Selcuk, which is 20 kms from Kusadasi and just 2 kms away from Ephesus itself. You can stay in either town for your overnight stop but the bus stays in Kusadasi.
Kusadasi
Selcuk
Yatagan
Marmaris
KUSADASI/SELCUK - PAMUKKALE - CAPPADOCIA LINK DEPARTURES
Kusadasi
Selcuk
Pamukkale
Cappadocia - Goreme
Koycegiz
Dalaman
Saklikent Gorge
Oludeniz
Oludeniz
Fethiye
Patara
Kalkan
Kas
Olympos
Antalya
Konya
Cappadocia - Goreme
Ankara
Each day your on board Fez Bus tour leader can arrange accommodation for you at the hostels/pensions that we stay at; all have private rooms as well as dorms. Alternately you can stay anywhere you want, you just need to make your way from and to the pick up point for your next departure.
We try to find the best value budget accommodation point in each town, but if budget is not your preference, than 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.
Our accommodation points hold rooms for us so there is no need to pre-book but if you prefer to, check out our accommodation page for all of their contact details. The only exception to this rule is Istanbul. We will always be able to get you a bed in Istanbul but private hostel rooms are rare, so if your after a bit of privacy than it is best to prebook a few days in advance.
If you haven't heard about them yet - you will! A Gulet (pronounced goo-let, not gul-et) is a traditional hand-made Turkish boat, which is perfect for cruising the beautiful Aegean and Mediterranean seas. With full board accommodation on the yacht, the gulet trips are unbelievable value.
We only need 3 days notice (72 hours) to make your booking for a particular departure date, allowing you to keep your itinerary as open as possible. Though, if you are travelling with limited time during the peak of the season, we recommend that you book as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
Our gulet trips are a great add on to your hop on hop off pass, but they are not the only ones to consider. If you have a little extra time available in your trip, consider heading out east to see the ancient Hittite heads of Mt Nemrut and the birthplace of Abraham on our "Eastern Explorer" tour. These and many other tours and activities can be arranged by your tour leader on the bus. You just sit back and enjoy the ride.
How much will I spend along the way ?
It is difficult to advise you specifically on how much you will need as it depends on how much you eat, drink and shop, also what activities interest you.As a guide:
Kebab 3-6 TL
Average meal- 10-15 TL
Large Beer - 5-7 TL
Glass of Wine - 6-10 TL
The most popular activities along the way are:
Troy entrance 15 TL
Pergamum entrance 20 TL
Ephesus tour 45 Euro
Pamukkale tour 45 Euro
Koycegiz night cruise 25 TL
Paragliding 95 Euro
Fethiye day cruise 30 TL
4 day Gulet cruise 165-195 Euro
Cappadocia tours 30 Euro
Turkish night 25 Euro
Hot Air Balloons 160 Euro-230 Euro
You may find our travel planner at http://www.feztravel.com/Fez_Bus_Planner.asp 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.
Also don't forget that our last sector is an overnight bus, saving you time and money. Please take a moment to read our 'how it works' page
General Turkey information
Tour Accommodation
Thank you for travelling with Fez Travel - ENJOY YOUR ADVENTURE!