International
Airports - Ankara (ESB) (Esenboga) is 35km (22 miles) northeast of the city.
THY buses go from the city 90 minutes before domestic flights
and 135 minutes before international flights.
There is a taxi service available into the city. Airport facilities include
incoming and outgoing duty-free shops; bank/bureau de change; restaurant and bar.
Istanbul (IST) (Atatürk, formerly Yesilkoy) is 24km (15 miles) west of the city
(travel time - 30-50 minutes). A coach (THY bus) goes every 15 minutes to
the THY terminal. There are taxi services to the city. Airport facilities
include incoming and outgoing 24-hour duty-free shop; bank/bureau de
change; restaurant; bar and car hire (Avis, Budget, Hertz and Europcar)
Izmir (IZM) (Adnan Menderes). A THY bus leaves from the city 75 minutes
before departure. Airport facilities include bank/bureau de change; restaurant and bar.
Sabiha Gökçen (SAW) is 40km (25 miles) from the city, on the Asian side.
It is Turkey's newest international airport, and opened on January 8 2001.
There are shuttle bus services to the city (journey time - 30-45 minutes) and to
Atatürk International Airport (journey time - 60-70 minutes). Taxis are available
24 hours a day. Facilities include duty-free shops, bank, cash dispensers,
business centre and restaurants/cafés.
There are other international airports at Adana, Trabzon, Dalaman and Antalya.