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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 Malatya

Malatya, which has become virtually a brand city with apricot, is one of the rare centers of the Eastern Anatolia Region for its serenity and nature. Bearing the traces of numerous civilizations it had hosted, the history of this city goes back to circa 6000 B.C. Malatya, which hosts numerous historical structures that are worth seeing, has come to life on a rough terrain between the Euphrates River and the Taurus Mountains.

One of the most unique cities of the Eastern Anatolia Region, Malatya is an ideal travel route with its apricot, rich cuisine, historical texture it has preserved until today, cultural diversity, vast highlands, and dam lakes. Malatya, which is an important commercial center for the Eastern Anatolia Region for its apricot production and continuously increasing export, is one of the cities that must be explored.

How to go to the City Center from Malatya Erhac Airport?

One of the first airports of Turkey, Malatya Erhac Airport has been giving service since 1941. It is possible to find direct or connecting flights to numerous places in Turkey from Malatya Erhac Airport that is 34 km to the city center. There are numerous alternatives to go to the city center from Malatya Erhac Airport.

Taxi

You can select the taxi option to go to the city center from Malatya Erhac Airport rapidly and comfortably. You can go anywhere in the city by taxi you can find easily at the terminal exit of the airport 24 hours a day. Although it may vary by traffic and weather conditions, you can go to the city center in 40 minutes on average.

Havas

You can go to the city center and certain other districts by riding Havas shuttle buses departing from Malatya Erhac Airport terminal exit. With services organized separately for each flight performed at Malatya Erhac Airport, you can go to the city center in 45 minutes on average.

Car Rental

If you want to select a comfortable and private option for going to the city center from Malatya Erhac Airport, you can use the car rental option. There are numerous firms that give car rental service at the airport. You can go to any point in the city and also the neighboring cities with pleasure by selecting a car in any segment you want by utilizing the rent-a-car service. You can ensure that your car is made ready for you before you arrive at the airport by making an online reservation.

What to eat in Malatya?

In Malatya, which offers the local tastes of the Eastern Anatolia Region in its distinguished cuisine, many different types of meals are cooked in the special days like vow-making, celebration, and engagement ceremony. On the “Hidrellez” day especially, the meals called “Hizir kombe” and “sehen kesmesi” are cooked and distributed to minimum seven neighbors. The meals offered to the guests in wedding celebrations are divided into three different groups. The bulgur pilaf with meat, meal with tirit, and the seasonal fruits and salads are most favored ones.

In Malatya cuisine that includes considerable varieties of meatballs and patties, some of the ones most frequently cooked by the local people are as follows: “sikma meatballs”, “polat meatballs”, “cigleme”, “cigkofte (steak tartar a la turca) with lentil”, “sour meatballs with sumac”, “stuffed meatballs”, “gidirikli meatballs”, “pumpkin patty with yogurt”, “cigkofte with meat”, “pat meatballs”, “cabbage patty”, “yavandan patlicanli meatballs”, “bulama meatballs”, “yumru meatballs”, “kursungeçmez meatballs”. When you are in Malatya, you must taste minimum four or five of them. Malatya also has numerous famous meals other than meatballs and patties. “Sour bread”, “tandoor bread”, “bazlama”, “gendime soup”, “pirpirim soup”, “dogme soup”, and “anali kizli” top the list of the meals you must try absolutely.

Malatya, which is Turkey’s most important apricot production center, is called the matchless land for its delicious apricots. The apricot gardens you can see everywhere in Malatya satisfy the visitors in terms of both visuality and taste. You can also eat this delicious fruit in its homeland by timing your Malatya visit to the ripening period of apricots. Besides, you can also try a delicious match by inserting walnut, almond, hazelnut, or the other dried nuts in dried apricot.

Where to stay in Malatya?

Composed of 13 districts called Arapgir, Arguvan, Battalgazi, Akcadag, Darende, Dogansehir, Doganyol, Hekimhan, Kale, Kuluncak, Puturge, Yazihan and Yesilyurt, Malatya province is suitable for visits in certain periods of the year only, as it has harsh continental climate. The visitors who want to travel and have a holiday here are suggested to stay in the city center, Darende, and Yesilyurt, which are more touristic. In Malatya that has rather busy seasons in terms of visitors, there are numerous different hotel or guest house options for accommodation.

Must-Do's in Malatya

After booking your Istanbul-Malatya flight ticket, a unique travel experience awaits you, because Malatya has many places you should see from lush green forests to bazaars smelling apricot. In Malatya, the city of Battalgazi, you can both make a journey into history and relax your spirit with the natural beauties of the city. When you are in this city, you can explore totally different beauties. From its impressive museums in the city center to its old buildings reflecting the spirit of history, a unique exploration tour awaits you in Malatya. If you are ready, let’s have a look at the things you must make sure to do in Malatya before you go to the city.

• Visit Aslantepe Ruins to experience history in the present day.
• Visit Malatya Museum to feel the historical texture of the city and know Malatya culture better.
• Visit the Grand Mosque, which is one of the icons of Malatya.
• Go to Turgut Ozal Natural Park and have some private time in nature.
• If you want to have a pleasant and interesting experience, visit Malatya Camera Museum.
• Tour Arapgir district in the streets of which you can feel the history of Malatya.
• Go to Sanat Sokagi (Art Street) and meet the most colorful face of Malatya.
• Go to Kernek Waterfall to witness a miracle of nature and also enjoy the view of the city.
• Go to Silahtar Mustafa Pasha Caravanserai and explore the most beautiful historical building of the city.
• Go to Malatya Fortress and explore the deep-rooted history of the city.
• Go to Tohma Creek Canyon and relax your spirit in this natural beauty.