HOW TO GET THERE ?
BY ROAD
Two popular routes reach to Didim from Europe.
Northern Route: Belgium, Germany, Austria, Hungary,
Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey. From Bulgarian border,
Didim is about 600 km south.
Southern Route: Belgium, Germany, Austria, Italy with
ferry to Turkey-Cesme. Cesme is about 150 km north of
Didim. Road to Didim from Cesme is in very good
condition. You may also take the coastal road with a
spectacular scenery, as the second alternative.
Inter-City: Didim has bus connections with all
major cities and touristic resorts of the country.
They generally offer the choice of a day or night trip
and a free transfer from city center to the bus
station. A very comfortable and relaxing way to
discover the different landscapes of the country while
heading for your next stop.
TRANSPORTATION IN Didim
Within Didim, the best way to travel is to take the "dolmus"
(minibuses). From town center, you reach in minutes
any direction you wish: hotels, beaches, neighboring
villages... They are allowed to take up to 15
passengers and their prices are set by each
municipality."SEHIRICI" sign mini buses makes an
internal line starting from ORMANKAMPI to
PARLIAMENTERLER VILLAGES and the routine passes
through 3rd beach, Altinkum City center, Didim City
center, Yenihisar market (on Saturdays), temple of
Apollo, Mavisehir, Club Tarhan, Ormankampi... Another
internal line goes down to Tuntas Beach and Yesilkent,
Spice Aparts, Dolunay Apartments, etc.
"DiDiM SEYAHAT" MIDIBUSES,
Goes up to Soke by passing Ormankampi - Tasburun(harbour
for local fishermen), Akkoy(very old village, bird
watchers area), Akyenikoy - Dalyan(crossroad for
Bodrum - Izmir highway), Jeans Factories - Soke (last
stop). Local market of Soke held on every wednesday.
DiDiM SEYAHAT has got a 10 p.m. and midnight coaches
until the main junction of SÖKE- Bodrum highway during
the summertime in the high season.
DiDiM SEYAHAT" COACHES, GOES TO IZMIR, BODRUM DAILY
A more private way to tour in the area are the taxis
that are all yellow-painted cars, equipped with
taximeters and recognizable to their sign "Taksi".
Prices are also fixed by each municipality. Mind the
day and night tariffs.
AIRWAYS
There
is no airport at the resort. The airports close by are
in Bodrum, Izmir and Dalaman. The distances of
airports are: Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport 150km,
Bodrum Airport 95km. Dalaman Airport 120km.
The nearest airport to Didim, "Bodrum Airport" is
about 95 km south east of Didim which means 60 minutes
of journey by road. The second nearest airport to
Didim, "Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport" - amongst the
most qualified airports of Turkey with its capacity
and facilities, is about 95 km away from Didim.
Including Turkish National Airlines, many accredited
international airlines have regular direct and
connected flights from and to international Izmir
Adnan Menderes Airport.
From the airport, you may reach to
Didim by bus from Izmir central bus station in every
30 minutes. As the airport is located outside the
city, travel to bus station from the airport with
luggage might be tiring. Also, many travel agencies
in Didim organize reasonable transfers from and to
Didim. If you do not have a transfer arranged or come
by a private car, follow the Izmir-Aydin highway
direction Aydin untill Torbali, then follow the Selcuk
road and Ortaklar comes, turn right to Bodrum highway
then after Soke from where you turn right to Didim.
On the way, you will be surprised, during this one and
a half-hour's trip, to discover wild landscapes, a
colorful world of flowers, cotton fields (especially
in August and September).
There are other big coach
companies with organized scheduled transfers to Didim:
BY SEA
Didim
is accessible from the Greek island Samos via
kusadasiand Kos via Bodrum, The cruise ships usually
sail from Venice or Piraeus, daily from April 1st till
October 31st (two-hours' journey). The harbor of
Kusadasi is one of the biggest port of Turkey, visited
by well-known cruise companies. And the harbour of
Bodrum is very famous wit its wooden yacht competition
held on late summer. It is a popular stop of
Mediterranean cruises.
Also, Turkish Maritime Lines makes regular departures
from and to Turkey. For a detailed information you may
contact to Turkish maritime offices in Turkey and the
representatives abroad.
BY RAIL
Turkey
has inter rail connections with many European cities.
If you are coming to Didim by inter-rail, your direct
route will be Istanbul - Izmir, then Izmir - Selcuk.
Selcuk is 20 km away from Soke. There are trains
running 2 times a day. You can easily reach to Didim
with minibuses in every 20 minutes from Soke bus
station. You can learn exact departure times and the
frequency of those routes from the given phone numbers
of Turkish National Railways (TCDD)
Tips
It is not advisable to come to Didim
by taxi. You'd better book it before you come to
resort. There are travel agents
i.e providing airport transfers.
Best way to discover this beautiful
country is to hire a car for one or more days. You can
book excursions for a guided exploration of culture,
history, fun. There are many travel agents organising
guided tours as well as hire cars, minibusses, Jeeps
according to your cohoice and to the number of people
if you are having a group holiday.
If you are late in the evening and
trying to get to Altinkum from Izmir or Bodrum
Direction, you can easily take a coach to Ak-Yenikoy
Dalyani where is a cab station and shops open till
late so you can call a cab (taxi=taksi)
Companies have lesser number of
coaches in winter time which is not as bussy as
summers to Didim.
Summer time table starts at middle of April-May for
more and frequent coaches. In winter coach companies
decrease the number of their coaches doing transfers
to Didim.
