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How to go to Ankara Esenboga Airport from the City Center?

One of Turkey's doors opening to the world, Ankara Esenboga Airport has a rather heavy air traffic. At Ankara Esenboga Airport that has been serving since 1955, you can realize your domestic and international travels by the flights of the leading airline companies.

One of Turkey's biggest airports, Ankara Esenboga Airport is also known as our country's most modern and environment-friendly airport. Ankara Esenboga Airport is 28 km to the city center. Located on the border of Akyurt and Cubuk districts, restaurants, cafés, and lounges in Ankara Esenboga Airport give uninterrupted service for 24 hours a day.

Taxi

Taxi is the most comfortable and fastest means of transport to Ankara Esenboga Airport from the city center. You can find the taxis that charge the same price 24 hours a day almost everywhere in the city. Although it may vary by traffic and weather conditions, it takes 40-50 minutes on average to go to Ankara Esenboga Airport from the city center by taxi.

Havas

Havas shuttle buses constitute one of the most preferred alternatives to go to the airport easily. By the services performed for all flights from Ankara Esenboga Airport, the journey to airport takes 60 minutes on average. You can use Havas shuttle buses that depart from points such as ASTI Bus Terminal Arrivals Floor platform no. 129-130, Station Avenue Eryaman High-Speed Train Station, and Pursaklar. For more information, please click here.

Bus

Public transport is one of the alternative means of transport to airport from the city center. Belko Air buses give service under the control of Ankara Metropolitan Municipality. For information on the service times, routes, and fares of the buses number 442K, 442A, and 442B that depart from points such as Kizilay, ASTI, Batikent, please click here.

Car Rental

You can go to the airport through a private travel by benefiting from the options of renting a car meeting your needs from the car rental offices available in Ankara.

General Information on Kahramanmaras

Kahramanmaras, which has hosted numerous civilizations ranging from Assyrians to Persians, Seljuks to Byzantines at the intersection of the Mediterranean, the Eastern Anatolian, and the Southeastern Anatolian lands, is rather rich in terms of history. For the struggle and heroism of the city people during the War of Independence, the city was later granted the title “kahraman (hero)”.

Thanks to its historical buildings remaining from its deep-rooted history, museums, Eshab-i Kehf Complex, Hurman Fortress, Elbistan Grand Mosque, and Kahramanmaras Fortress, this city is one of the ideal routes for a cultural excursion. Kahramanmaras, which adds value to Turkey’s textile industry with its yarns and textile, has also made a name for itself in the world of flavors with its world-renowned ice cream.

How to go to the City Center from Kahramanmaras Airport?

Located 5 km to the city center, Kahramanmaras Airport has been providing Kahramanmaras and the neighboring cities with air transport since 1996. At Kahramanmaras Airport, which is located on Gaziantep-Pazarcik highway of Kahramanmaras, reciprocal flights are performed with Istanbul, Ankara, and numerous other cities. There are many alternatives to get to the city center from Kahramanmaras Airport that also gives outdoor and indoor parking services.

Taxi

You can consider the taxi option to go to the city center from Kahramanmaras Airport. The taxis you can find 24 hours a day give service in front of the exit gate of Kahramanmaras Airport. You can go to the city center from the airport in 10-15 minutes approximately.

Municipality Shuttle Buses

The most practical public transport vehicle to go to the city center from Kahramanmaras Airport is the municipality shuttle buses. The airport services given specially by Kahramanmaras Metropolitan Municipality are for all flights performed at Kahramanmaras Airport. You are required to inform the municipality of your request for shuttle bus service at least 4 hours before your arrival.

Car Rental

If you would like to go to the city center and also travel in the city by private means of transport, you can prefer renting a car. You can receive service from numerous local car rental firms at Kahramanmaras Airport.

What to eat in Kahramanmaras?

Although Maras Tarhana and Maras Ice Cream are the foods most frequently mentioned together with the city, other numerous tastes will also be waiting for you during your city tour. Tarhana Soup, which you can eat as an entree, is a meal made of Maras Tarhana and served in special bowls.

Although it is made in different regions as well, the Stuffed Meatballs prepared with the ingredients peculiar to Kahramanmaras and cooked by frying or boiling, will cheer up your stomach after a tiring tour. This food, which has a tough crust in contrast to soft inside, has a totally different taste thanks to the walnuts in its mixture. The wonderful taste created by flavoring small meatballs and chickpea with a sauce made of natural tomato paste is known as Eksili Aya Sulusu in Kahramanmaras. The meal served together with a pilaf made of yellow rice special to the city appeals to everyone who can never get enough of homemade food.

Yan Yana, or colloquially referred to as Elibogrunde, which you can taste in the butcher-bakeshops you can encounter during your city tour, is a meal even those who are not a big fan of meat dishes can eat with real pleasure. When accompanied with newly baked lavash bread, no one can get enough of it.

Marvelously delicious Maras ice cream made of the sahlep made of the roots of wild orchids growing in Kahramanmaras and the milks of the goats eating the famous geven plants of this city is a taste you can never forget during your travel and afterwards. This dessert, which is globally famous for its peculiar consistency and production technique, can survive long journeys thanks to the containers including dry ice, which are provided by the ice cream sellers. Therefore, you can take some Maras Ice Cream back to home from your travel to this city.

Where to stay in Kahramanmaras?

Kahramanmaras, where every season is peculiarly beautiful, offers a great variety in terms of accommodation facilities. Located next to the Covered Bazaar, “Sular Hotel” may be a good choice for you with its rooms equipped with modern facilities and breakfasts enriched with organic products special to each day. This hotel that also offers transfer to Kahramanmaras Airport for a fee comes to the fore with its meeting, baggage storage, and common lounge facilities.

The hotels in the city center are the accommodation facilities where you can relieve the fatigue of the day in Turkish bath and sauna. In the boutique hotels, you will have pleasant times thanks to their rich tea and coffee options as well as the diversity of their meal menus.

Must-Do's in Kahramanmaras

Ankara-Kahramanmaras flight ticket you will book will take you to a journey in history. The city that has received the title of “Kahraman (Hero)” for its struggle during the War of Independence has a deep-rooted history going back to the Hittites. In Kahramanmaras admired by its visitors for its bazaars reflecting its deep-rooted traditions and its hospitable citizens, you can explore the rich cuisine of the city and experience a travel you will never forget. Here are the things you must do absolutely in Kahramanmaras.

• Go to the Covered Bazaar and explore diverse spices.
• Embark on a brief journey in history by visiting the Ancient City of Germanicia.
• Enjoy the view from the Stone Bridge over Ceyhan River. Remember to take a nice photograph before leaving there.
• Go to the Stone Inn and make some pleasant shopping in this historical building.
• Visit Maras Fortress and feel the historical texture of the region.
• If you want to add some adventure in nature to your Kahramanmaras travel, go to Baskonus Plateau.
• While you are in Kahramanmaras, do not forget to taste the famous Maras ice cream and Persian pilaf.