DIRECTIONS TO ÇANAKKALE

By car

Ankara - Çanakkale: 654 km (Route: Ankara-Eskişehir-Bursa-Bandırma-Çanakkale)
Bursa - Çanakkale: 272 km (Route: Bursa-Karacabey-Bandırma-Biga-Çanakkale)
Istanbul – Çanakkale: 325 km (Route: İstanbul-Tekirdağ-Gelibolu) From Gelibolu, take the car ferry to Lapseki or Çardak on the Asian side and drive 30 km south to Çanakkale.

Alternatively, after Gelibolu continue south on the European side for approx. 30 minutes and cross the Dardanelles by car ferry at either Eceabat or Kilitbahir, which is a few km further on.

The crossings at Gelibolu-Lapseki and Eceabat-Çanakkale are run by GESTAŞ, the Gelibolu-Çardak and Kilitbahir-Çanakkale ferryboats are run by private operators.

GESTAŞ ferryboats cross the Dardanelles (Çanakkale Boğazı) every two hours at night and once an hour after 07.00 in the morning. The Kilitbahir-Çanakkale ferryboats usually cross every hour between 06.30 and 00.45 and from Çanakkale to Kilitbahir between 07.00 and 01.00.

Another route to Çanakkale is by sea bus from Istanbul-Yenikapı to either Bandırma or Yalova, or from Istanbul-Pendik to Yalova, and then continue by road to Çanakkale.

İzmir-Çanakkale: 320 km (Route: İzmir-Ayvalık-Ayvacık-Ezine-Çanakkale)

The route to Çanakkale on the Anatolian side may be studied in detail by on the General Directorate of Highways Map (http://www.kgm.gov.tr/harita1.asp?resim=14). For details of roads in the North Marmara Region around Thrace (Trakya), Kocaeli, Yalova, and Sakarya, please refer to (http://www.kgm.gov.tr/harita1.asp?resim=1).
 

PLEASE NOTE : To assist Congress participants, there will be two special buses running to-from Çanakkale-Istanbul Atatürk Airport at 10.00 (morning) and 14.00 (afternoon) between 19-25 October 2010.

By Air

Flights to Çanakkale from Istanbul and other cities should be checked on the web prior to your departure. At the time of going to print, Turkish Airlines (THY) run flights from Istanbul to Çanakkale on Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday and return from Çanakkale to Istanbul on the same days.

Flights are from Atatürk Airport in Istanbul, which can be reached by metro. In Çanakkale, the airport is relatively near the city centre.

By Intercity Bus

There are intercity buses throughout the day and intermittently during the night from Istanbul to Çanakkale. The three major operators from Istanbul are Çanakkale Truva Turizm, Kamil Koç or Metro Tourism. All buses leave from the main bus terminal in Istanbul at Esenler. Visitors to the Congress from other cities such as Ankara, Bursa, and Izmir may find other bus companies available.

Useful contact information

Çanakkale Truva Turizm, Çanakkale Office: Tel. (0286) 212 2222 / 444 0017 (www.truvaturizm.com)
Kamil Koç, Çanakkale office: tel. (0286) 213 7500 or 444 05 62 (www.kamilkoc.com.tr)
Metro Tourism, Çanakkale office: tel. (0286) 217 1960 / 444 34 55 (www.metroturizm.com.tr)
Çanakkale Bus Station: (0286) 217 5623
Çanakkale Airport Switchboard: (0 286) 213 10 21
Turkish Airlines reservation and ticket sales: (0212) 444 0 849
THY Ticket Sales: 444 33 87 (www.thy.com)
Istanbul Sea Buses: (0 216) 556 9800