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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 Mardin

Mardin, which is a fabulously beautiful city with its narrow streets and golden stones, is the city that attracts the most tourists in the Southeastern Anatolia Region, with its enchanted atmosphere and cultural mosaic. Called “the city that overlooks Mesopotamia”, Mardin has hosted numerous civilizations for centuries.

This place is virtually a paradise of culture and history with its authentic settlement architecture built in cascades over the Mesopotamia Plain, the cultural texture created by numerous beliefs and ethnicities, and local tastes. Regarded as the “Cradle of Civilizations”, this city promises a unique travel experience with its culture-art life, urban life, and delicious cuisine. With its magnificent works of architecture, views that are differently beautiful in day times and night times, and unique handicrafts, Mardin is one of the most important culture-history tourism destinations of Turkey.

How to go to the City Center from Mardin Airport?

Providing civil transportation service since 1999, Mardin Airport is 20 km to the city center. Although its international flights terminal is closed as no international flight is performed at the airport, its domestic flights terminal is very active. When you land at Mardin Airport, you will have lots of options to go to the city center.

Taxi

The taxi option can be preferred to go to the city center and other points in the city from Mardin Airport. You can find taxis departing from the front of the airport 24 hours a day. Mardin Airport is 75 km to Midyat, 66 km to Nusaybin, and 8 km to Kiziltepe.

Minibus

You can also go to the city center from Mardin Airport by minibus, which is a public transport alternative. These vehicles depart from the minibus stops on Kiziltepe-Mardin Highway that is almost 100 meters from the airport. By minibus departing frequently, you can go to the city center, Kirazli, and the bus terminal. Please be informed that the minibus fares vary by destination.

Havas

Another option that will take you to the city center from Mardin Airport is Havas shuttle buses. The shuttle buses available at the domestic flights terminal exit gate depart a certain time after the baggage distribution. After getting on Havas shuttle buses, you can get to the city center in 45 minutes.

Car Rental

You can travel in the city and between cities as you like by selecting the right car for you from the car rental offices at Mardin Airport.

What to eat in Mardin?

Mardin cuisine is a cuisine in which the cultures of the civilizations that have lived on these lands play a determining role and the local people show their skills. You can see the rich diversity of meat and dessert varieties in Mardin cuisine that shows the typical features of the Anatolian cuisine. “Mardin style stuffed grape leaves”, “leg of lamb with garlic” served together with bulgur pilaf with vermicelli, “Mardin style stuffed meatballs (irok)” that is one of the most important meals of the city and cooked frequently for the visitors, “semburek” baked on sheet iron and made in winter months particularly, “bulgur bread” baked in a manner special to Mardin, and “alluciye” that unites the marvelous tastes of lamb meat with various vegetables are the top tastes that are special to the region. “Mardin style stuffed mutton tripe” and “stuffed lamb ribs” that are cooked by the local chefs and you can prefer for both lunch and dinner are two of the marvelous tastes you can try in Vaha and Sahin Tepesi restaurants.

“Maldum” made of roasted eggplant and minced veal, “accin” made of bulgur and resembling cigkofte, “seasoned rice”, “sour stuffed vegetables” are also the meals you can eat the most delicious forms of which in Mardin. Mardin cuisine appeals to very different tastes with not only its meals but also its desserts. “Mardin burma”, “zungul dessert”, “cheese baklava” that is a taste special to this region, “harire” dessert taste of which is enhanced with cinnamon and walnut are some of the desserts you can eat in this region. Besides, the Turkish coffee with cardamom, which is cooked slowly in ember and drunk in the historical mansions of Mardin is one of the tastes you can drink while enjoying Mardin view with pleasure after the meal. The “kilice” and “kahiye” desserts, which are pastries and known as “Mardin cookie”, are marvelous tastes you must try absolutely when you visit the city. The “Assyrian wine” that is made of Mardin grapes and has become famous recently is one of the local drink options.

Where to stay in Mardin?

Since it is a transit point and a cultural heritage, the city is a place that attracts many visitors and offers numerous accommodation options. There are numerous accommodation options for different budgets and tastes. The hotels in the city center and boarding houses most of which are designed with traditional details are the places you can stay during your city tour. Those who want to visit Mardin and be in touch with nature can see the historical surroundings of the city and also enjoy splendid Mardin view from within nature by camping in the permitted areas in the national park near Deyrulzafaran Monastery.

Must-Do's in Mardin

With its thousands of years old historical heritage, ethnic texture, and rich cuisine, Mardin is one of the cities you must explore absolutely. AnadoluJet is beside you with Ankara-Mardin flight ticket for Mardin travel. You may have unforgettable experiences in this travel you will make in company with the enchanting historical texture of Mardin. Even walking around the streets of the city will enable you to feel this texture. However, Mardin has much more. Here are the things you must certainly do in Mardin:

• Visit Deyrulzafaran Monastery that will take you to the past.
• Visit Zinciriye Madrasa that is one of the first buildings when it comes to Mardin and see the light stones there.
• Visit Kasimiye Madrasa that has witnessed the history of Mardin and examine this heritage from the Artuklu era.
• Go on a journey full of history and art in Mardin Museum to learn the city better. While you are at it, visit Virgin Mary Church that is near.
• Explore Sakip Sabanci Mardin City Museum, which is one of the most pleasant activity points of Mardin.
• Visit the Grand Mosque that is one of the most important buildings in Mardin. Feel the historical texture of the building by examining each detail of the mosque.
• Our next stop is Mardin houses. Spend some time in Mardin houses with marvelous views; these houses have contributed to the city’s becoming this famous.
• Go to Emir Turkish Bath and relieve your all tiredness. You will remember this marvelous Turkish bath pleasure for a long time.
• Go to the Mesopotamian Ruins of Dara to explore the oldest settlements of Mardin.
• Explore the wonderful atmosphere of Latifiye Mosque.
• Visit Sitti Radviyye Hatuniye Madrasa and inhale the historical atmosphere there.