Getting around Cappadocia: from the airport to your town, and between the towns
From the airports you can take a shuttle, a private transfer, a taxi or a hire car, and Kayseri’s city buses serve its airport. Between the towns, the municipalities’ buses link Göreme and Uçhisar with Nevşehir.
From the airports to your town
Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV)
At Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV), the airport’s own page lists:
- İpek Tur’s shuttle to Nevşehir, timed to the scheduled flights
- a taxi rank run by S.S. 30 Nolu Kapadokya Motorlu Taşıyıcılar Kooperatifi
- car rental desks: Enterprise (Yes Oto Kiralama), Avis (Paslanmaz Oto Kiralama), Garenta (Keleş Oto Kiralama) and ADD Car (Yavuz Rent A Car)
It gives no fares or timetables for them: ask them directly.
Kayseri Airport (ASR)
At Kayseri Airport (ASR), city buses 96, 100, 101 and 271 link the airport and the centre of Kayseri.
- Full fare
- 48 TL with a contactless card
Shared shuttles
Private travel agencies also sell shared shuttles from the airports to the towns, on their own pages (2 companies).
- Per person
- from €12.50 to €15
Private transfers
Private transfers, for your group alone, are sold on the companies’ own pages (one company).
- Per vehicle
- from €70 to €80
We name no company: we have not found them all, so a list would favour the ones we did. Book ahead, and wait for the company to confirm.
Buses between the towns and Nevşehir
Two municipalities publish their bus timetables:
The municipalities’ bus timetables between the towns and Nevşehir
Route | How often | First departure | Regular until | Later departures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Göreme to Nevşehir | every 30 minutes | 07:30 | 20:00 | 21:00 and 22:00 |
Nevşehir to Göreme | every 30 minutes | 07:00 | 19:30 | 22:30 |
Uçhisar to Nevşehir | every 30 minutes | 07:00 | 17:30 | 21:30 |
Nevşehir to Uçhisar | every 30 minutes | 07:30 | Not stated | 22:00 |
We found no published timetable for buses from Ürgüp, Ortahisar and Avanos: ask at your hotel or at the bus station.
Taxis
We found no official taxi tariff for Nevşehir, Göreme or Kayseri, so agree the fare before you set off.
Driving and car hire
With a foreign driving licence, Türkiye’s highway traffic regulation lets you drive for up to six months from the day you enter the country.
The car rental desks at Nevşehir airport are listed above; the ones at Kayseri airport are not in our data yet.
Do you need a car?
Not for Göreme itself: its bus station is in the town, and the buses to Nevşehir run through the day. For the underground cities and the valleys further out, a tour, a taxi or a hire car saves time.
Plan your days in Cappadocia
Choose your month, and the planner builds your days around a balloon morning and a backup.