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Turkey Airports & TravelHOW TO TRAVEL TO TURKEY BY AIR Flight times from the UK to Turkey range from three and a half to four hours. By Scheduled Flight Turkish Airways ( THY ) London Heathrow to Istanbul three times a day. London Stansted to Istanbul daily *Promotional Fares from £55 plus VAT* Manchester to Istanbul five times a week. Plus connections from Istanbul throughout Turkey. British Airways London Heathrow to Istanbul three times a day. London Gatwick to Izmir twice a week. Also services by franchise partners BMED to Ankara and GB Airways to Dalaman. Cyprus Turkish Airlines (CTA) Flights stop in Turkey on the way to Northern Cyprus: Gatwick to Antalya; Stansted to Antalya, Dalaman and Izmir; Heathrow to Antalya and Izmir; Belfast to Antalya; Glasgow to Antalya; and Manchester to Dalaman. By Charter Flight Seats are available with MyTravel Airways, First Choice Airways, Thomas Cook Airlines, Onur Air and Thomson. All operate charters from airports across Britain to the three main holiday gateways of Bodrum, Dalaman and Antalya. There are also flights to Izmir with Thomas Cook Airlines and, less frequently, MyTravel Airways. Useful Information First Choice Airways Thomson Flights Thomas Cook Scottravel Holidays K & S Holidays Easyjet fly from London Luton to Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen Airport. SunExpress fly from London Stansted to Antalya. Onur Air do not have an office in the UK, flight tickets can be purchased through Holidays 4 U and IAH BY TRAIN Train journeys can be made to Istanbul directly from and via some of the major cities in Europe. Example route: The journey from London to Istanbul takes three nights, using Eurostar to Paris, the 'Orient Express' overnight to Vienna, a connecting 'EuroCity' to Budapest. Travel from Budapest to Istanbul on the "Trans Balkan". Useful Information European Train Times Seat61 Turkish Railways BY ROAD Private Car: London-Istanbul, approximately 3,000 km. Northern Route: Belgium, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey. Southern Route: Belgium, Germany, Austria, Italy, with a ferry to Turkey. General: Those who wish to enter the country with their vans, minibuses, automobiles, station wagons, bicycles, motorcycles, motorbikes, sidecars, buses, motor coaches, trailers, caravans or other transport vehicles, will have to provide the following documentation: * Passport. * International driving license. * Car license (document where all details related to the car and the owner's name are registered). If it is somebody else's vehicle a power of attorney should be provided. * International green card (Insurance card). The TR sign should be visible. * Transit book "Carnet de passage" (for those who want to proceed to the Middle East). Period: The vehicle can be brought into Turkey for up to 6 Months. The owner should declare upon arrival, the date of departure at the border gate and should absolutely leave the country by the date declared. If for any important reason the staying period has to be ended, please apply to the following before the end of the period declared: The Turkish Touring and Automobile Club (Türkiye Turing ve Otomobil Kurumu) 1. Sanayi Sitesi Yani 4.Levent Istanbul Tel 090 (212) 282 81 40(7 lines) The General Directorate of Customs (Gümrükler Genel Müdürlügü), Ulus/ Ankara Tel: 090 (312) 310 38 80 Fax: 090 (312) 31113 46 In Case of Accident The accident should be reported to the police or gendarme. That report has to be certified by the nearest local authority. The owner should apply to the customs authority with his passport and report. If the vehicle can be repaired, it is necessary to inform the customs authority first and take the vehicle to a garage. If the vehicle is not repairable and if the owner wishes to leave the country without his vehicle, he has to deliver it to the nearest customs office, and the registration of his vehicle on his passport will be cancelled. (Only after the cancellation can the owner of the vehicle leave the country.) Following an accident, you can telephone: Traffic Police - Tel :154 Gendarme - Tel :156 BY SEA Passenger Ferries: Apart from numerous cruises in the Mediterranean, several foreign shipping companies have regular services to the ports of Trabzon, Samsun, Istanbul, Dikili, Izmir, Cesme, Kusadasi, Bodrum, Marmaris, Antalya, Alanya, Mersin and Iskenderun. Car Ferries: There are several car ferries for tourists who wish to bring their cars while sightseeing. Connections run from Venice to Izmir and from Ancona and Brindisi to Çe?me. Lines between Turkey and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus: Tasucu - Girne Alanya - Girne Ferry lines between Turkey and the Greek Islands: Ayvalik - Midilli (Lesbos) Cesme - Sakiz (Chios) Kusadasi - Sisam (Samos) Bodrum - Istankoy (Kos) Marmaris - Rodos (Rhodes) Fethiye - Rodos (Rhodes) |
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