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How to go to Sabiha Gokcen Airport from the City Center?

Put into service in the year 2001 together with its elegant architecture, functional means of transport, and airport services, Sabiha Gokcen Airport has been named after Sabiha Gokcen, Turkey's first female pilot and the world's first female fighter pilot. Sabiha Gokcen Airport is the only airport of Istanbul Anatolian side and Turkey's second highest capacity airport.

In addition to the easiness of transportation to the centers like Pendik, Kartal, Bostanci, Kadıkoy, Taksim, Besiktas, Levent, it also provides the cities like Kocaeli, Sakarya, Yalova, Duzce, Bolu, and Bursa with transportation opportunity. Having a strategic position in Turkey's air traffic, approximately 30 million domestic and international passenger flights are performed at Sabiha Gokcen Airport every year.

Taxi

Although the factors like traffic density, weather conditions, work start and finish times can be determinant, taxi is a transportation option you can prefer to go to Sabiha Gokcen Airport.

By taxi you can find almost everywhere in Istanbul, you can go up to the departing passenger gate easily. You can use various taxi fare calculation applications to calculate the cost of a taxi journey in Istanbul.

Havabus

Havabus that provides shuttle bus service from certain points in European and Anatolian sides for a direct transfer to Sabiha Gokcen Airport from the city center is one of the alternatives preferred for fast transportation.

Serving from Taksim, Kadıkoy, and Yenisahra, Havabus provides a practical service by departing at brief intervals. For detailed information on Havabus services and fares, please click here.

Marmaray-Metro

You can benefit from the developed public transport system of the city to go to the airport. You can come to Ayrilik Cesmesi by riding the Marmaray trains, where you can change to Kadikoy-Kartal metro. After getting to Kartal, you can get on E-9 buses that go to Sabiha Gokcen Airport.

Bus

There are bus services that will enable you to get to Sabiha Gokcen Airport from numerous points in Anatolian and European sides.

You can ride the buses number E11and E10 departing from Kadıkoy, E9 from Bostanci, E18 from Altunizade and Umraniye and KM20 from Pendik. If you will go to the airport from 4. Levent, the bus number E3 will help you.

Car Rental

You can use the car rental firms that have branches at the airport to go to Sabiha Gokcen Airport.

You can visit the national and international car rental offices in Istanbul. Besides, you can ensure that your car is prepared in advance by booking one online.

General Information on Kayseri

Established at the center of the Central Anatolia Region and the foothills of the Mount Erciyes, Kayseri is one of the largest cities of the region with a population over 1 million. You can follow the traces of history in these lands that have hosted numerous civilizations and cultures throughout its 6000 years of history. Known to be the capital of Cappadocia in the Hellenistic period, Kayseri is nothing less than an outdoor museum with its rich historical heritage. The city that reflects the diversity of its culture in its cuisine has become a brand with its sujuk, pastrami, and manti (Turkish ravioli) in particular. Besides, one of the important industrial and commercial cities of Turkey, Kayseri is a city that stands out in all of the furniture, textile, and food industries simultaneously.

Kayseri is a convenient city for the winter sports as well as the cultural and historical tourism. It is one of Turkey’s prominent cities in winter tourism thanks to Mount Erciyes Ski Center. Kayseri that has urbanized through a planned urbanization has a dynamic city life with its wide avenues and boulevards.

How to go to the City Center from Kayseri Erkilet Airport?

Active since 1998, Kayseri Erkilet Airport is 5 km to the city center. There are many alternatives to go to the city center from Kayseri Erkilet Airport where you can find direct or connecting flights to numerous places in Turkey.

Taxi

You can prefer taxis to go from Kayseri Erkilet Airport to the city center rapidly and comfortably. You can go to the city center or any point you want in the city by taxi you can find 24/7 in front of the terminal exits. Your travel from Kayseri Erkilet Airport to the city center takes 10 minutes on average.

Havas

You can use Havas shuttle buses to go from Kayseri Erkilet Airport to the city center and the other central points. You can go to Kayseri city center or to the bus terminal by Havas shuttle bus that departs 25 minutes after each aircraft that has landed at the airport.

Car Rental

If you want to use a comfortable and private option for going to the city center or any point you want from Kayseri Erkilet Airport, you can also use the car rental services. You can go anywhere in the city or the neighboring cities easily by selecting a car in any segment you want from the car rental offices at the airport.

What to eat in Kayseri?

Although manti, pastrami, and sujuk are the first foodstuffs that spring to mind when it comes to Kayseri, the city has a much richer cuisine culture actually. Dominated by the pastry and meat products, Kayseri cuisine really deserves its fame related to manti with totally 36 different types of manti that are prepared with different fillings and cooking techniques according to the researches made.

The famous representatives of Kayseri cuisine other than its manti are sujuk and pastrami. These foods mentioned together with the name of the city are rather famous not only in the country but also abroad. Pastrami in particular, which originates from the Central Asian Turks, is one of the products that makes the biggest contribution to the exports and economy of Kayseri today with 26 different types and the annual production over 900 tons. Even if you do not like pastrami, we suggest you give it chance in Kayseri and try it in its own place.

Yaglama is one of the important pastries renowned in the cuisine of the city. This meal made of layers of filo and minced meat amazes the ones who eat it with its addictively delicious taste.

The travelers who want to try more local and less known tastes in addition to the famous tastes of Kayseri must make sure to try Cut Soup, Asma-Kama made of noodle and pasta, Arabasi that requires skill both to make and eat, Casserole with Vegetables cooked in earthenware pots, Pehli made of lamb meat, Dugurcuk Soup made of thin bulgur, Stuffed Squash Blossoms, and marvelous Nevzine Dessert made of molasses with tahini.

Where to stay in Kayseri?

In the city, there are numerous accommodation options for different budgets and tastes, depending on the reason of the visit. If you are in the city for the winter tourism, you can prefer the boarding houses and hotels in Erciyes Ski Center. If your travel is more focused on culture, history, and the city, we suggest you stay in the hotels in the city center. You can have an easier and more comfortable holiday with numerous hotel options that are appropriate for different budgets and conditions. Those who want to be in touch with nature during their holidays, and spice their holidays with the activities such as trekking, rafting, mountain biking may camp in the permitted areas in the national park.

Must-Do's in Kayseri

AnadoluJet is beside you on the Istanbul-Kayseri route to explore Kayseri, one of the most beautiful cities of Central Anatolia. With an AnadoluJet Istanbul-Kayseri flight ticket, you can make a great time travel ranging from the ancient ages to the Ottoman Empire. With its cultural heritage, buildings defying the ages, and natural beauties, Kayseri awaits you for a thorough travel. You can get to know the city better with the indispensable activities of any Kayseri travel. Here are the things you must do in your Kayseri visit absolutely:

• Go on a shopping tour in the historical Kapalicarsi (Covered Bazaar) and Kazancilar Bazaar, the heritage of the Ottoman Empire. When you are in Kazancilar Bazaar, do not forget to visit Pastirmacilar Bazaar next to it.
• Explore the history of the city in the Seljuk Civilization Museum and Kayseri Archaeological Museum.
• Visit the famous Kayseri Fortress built in the 3rd century and restored and opened to visit again in the year 2019.
• See the Clock Tower, Kursunlu Mosque, and Burunguz Mosque in Kayseri Cumhuriyet Square.
• Enjoy amusement with the toys in Mazakaland Entertainment Center! Enjoy the cityscape at the top of the ferris wheel.
• Follow the traces of a past going back to before Christ in Agirnas Underground City.
• Go for a shopping tour on Sivas Avenue.
• Eat your fill of flavors by eating meat dumplings in the local restaurants in Kayseri city center.
• Visit Kayseri High School National Struggle Museum, established in the old Kayseri High School 62 students of which were martyred in the Battle of Sakarya, and where Atatürk’s Alphabet Revolution photograph was taken.
• Go on a nature walk around Kapuzbasi Waterfall. Remember to taste the famous Yahyali cherry sold by the villagers on the road.
• Take a pleasant coffee break in the cafés and restaurants in Talas district, which are the favorites of students.
• Go on an exploration tour on the streets of Yukari Talas that is famous for its historical texture. After a tour among the old Talas houses, visit the Greek Panaya Church.
• In Gevher Nesibe Hatun Madrasa and Hospital located in Architect Sinan Park, visit the sections where the mentally ill persons were treated in the Seljuk Era.
• Visit Doner Tomb, Alaca Tomb, Zeynel Abidin Tomb, which are the icons of the city.
• Have a great day in company with white snows in Erciyes Ski Center at the altitude of 3916 meters.
• Paraglide on the slopes of Ali Mountain.
• Observe the historical settlements surviving from the ancient ages and nature in Soganli Valley Archaeological Site.