How To Get To The Butterfly
How To Get To Bodrum
Road Distances to Bodrum
Getting Around Bodrum
Transportation Companies

How To Get To The Butterfly
Should you choose to arrive on your own, or plan to arrive by bus or ferry, taxis are fairly expensive in Bodrum. Taxi stands are located outside airport arrivals, adjacent to the port and at the central bus terminal.

Havas operates an inexpensive airport shuttle service between the airport and the central bus terminal. The schedule follows Turkish Airlines arrivals and departures. You will then take a taxi from the bus terminal to the hotel.

We would be pleased to arrange transfer from Bodrum/Milas International Airport to The Butterfly for an additional cost.

The Butterfly is a 35 minute ride from the airport and 5 minute ride from the bus station or port.

If you are driving, you may download a more detailed map with driving directions (msword doc).



How To Get To Bodrum
By Air
There is an international Airport 32 km from Bodrum and many flight companies operate direct charter flights to Bodrum in Summer season.

There are international airports at Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Bodrum and most Aegean and Mediterranean resorts. Turkish Airlines has direct flights from Istanbul to two dozen European cities and New York, as well as the Middle East, North Africa, Bangkok, Karachi, Singapore and Tokyo.

Turkish Airlines has frequent connections to Bodrum from many countries via Istanbul. We can arrange transfer from Bodrum/Milas International Airport to The Butterfly. There are also convenient buses or taxis (35 minutes from Airport to The Butterfly).

By Road
There are many intercity bus companies which operate bus services to Bodrum from major cities of Turkey such as Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Adana, Bursa, Konya ,etc.... From Istanbul to Bodrum - 12 hours; Izmir to Bodrum - 3.5 hours; Ankara to Bodrum 10 hours.

In Turkey traffic drives on the right. Road signs are international. Where there are no posted speed limits, legal speed limit is 40 km per hour in towns and villages, 90 km per hour on the highways. Seat belts are compulsory and drivers may not use mobile phones while driving.

Road Distances to Bodrum

	km
Bodrum Airport	32
Dalaman Airport	195
Izmir Airport	220
Milas	50
Mugla	110
Marmaris	180
Dalaman	230
Izmir	240
Istanbul	840
Datça	248
Fethiye	272
Söke	136
Bafa Lake	105

By Train or Bus To Turkey
By train, the daily Istanbul Express links Munich, Slovenia, Croatia, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria to Istanbul. Major European cities such as Frankfurt and Vienna are also well serviced by Turkish bus lines. There are daily train and bus connections between Athens and Istanbul via Thessaloniki. The bus is much faster than the train. You can also travel by bus to Syria, Georgia and Iran.

By Sea
Turkish Maritime Lines runs car ferries from Antalya, Marmaris and Izmir to Venice weekly from May to mid-October. Private ferries run between Turkey's Aegean coast and the Greek islands.

Bodrum can be reached by sea from the Greek islands of Kos (hydrofoil in about 20 minutes, the ferry in about 60 minutes) and Rhodes (hydrofoil in approximately 2 hours). Daily ferryboat and hydrofoil services from Kos and Rhodes to Bodrum are available during the summer season.

If you are traveling from the Greek islands of Mykonos or Santorini, you have some alternatives to get to Bodrum. There are now direct flights between Mykonos and Santorini and Istanbul. You may also fly to the Greek island of Rhodes and take a 2 hour ferry ride to Bodrum or fly to Athens and then to Istanbul and Bodrum. Island hopping over to Bodrum is a bit more compicated and time-consuming but can be an adventure!

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Getting Around Bodrum
Minibuses (Dolmus in Turkish) provide services to all villages and beaches. They leave from the central bus station (otogar in Turkish) which is located on Cevat Sakir Street. You can board at the bus station or anywhere along a route by simply signaling the driver to stop for you. Similarly you can get off at any convenient point anywhere along the route. Just tell the driver.


Transportation Companies

Airlines and Airports
Turkish Airlines Bodrum Town Office	+90 2523171203/3171204 FAX 2523171211
Turkish Airlines Bodrum Airport Office	+90 2525230129/5230132 FAX 2525230133
Air Anatolia	+90 2525230196
Gözen Air	+90 2525230193
Pegasus	+90 2525230198
Sancak Air	+90 2525230030
Izmir A. Menderes Airport	+90 2524291410
Dalaman Airport	+90 2526925292
Bodrum Airport	+90 2525366565
Intercity Bus Companies
Asya Tur	+90 2523168821
Kamil Koç	+90 2523130468
Karadeveci	+90 2523165768
Metro	+90 2523132223
Pamukkale	+90 2523166632
Varan	+90 2523167849
Uludag	+90 2523132777
Ulusoy	+90 2523130166
Ferryboat Companies
Bodrum Ferryboat Association	+90 2523160882
Bodrum Express Lines	+90 2523161087

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