Transportation

How to Come to Bursa? It's easy...

Bursa is a city located south of the Marmara sea, 2-3 hours drive from Istanbul.

There are a number of ways for coming to Bursa, yet the most convenient one is taking the beautiful ferry from Istanbul to Bursa.

Here are the details :

By Ferry: 

You can take the ferry from Yenikapi or Kabatas terminals from Istanbul. Yenikapi ferry is on morning and evenings (7:30 am & 6:30 pm) and Kabatas ferry leaves approximately every hour (from 06:00 am until 11:00 pm).

Ferry travel lasts around 2hrs, and ferry station at Bursa side is located at 20km from the town center. There’s always public transport buses to the town center, yet please find the Photofest shuttles which are waiting you there. They’re free of charge.

For Yenikapi tickets go to www.ido.com.tr

For Kabatas tickets go to www.idobus.com

You can purchase your tickets from these sites over internet.

By Bus: 

You can take coaches from Esenler Terminal. Normally ride lasts around 4 hours, and from Bursa terminal you can take a taxi or public transport to the town center. There are many companies operating coach lines, yet most popular ones are:

Nilufer Turizm www.nilufer.com.tr

Kamil Koc www.kamilkoc.com.tr

You can purchase your tickets from these sites over internet.

By Car:

Take the O-4 highway and Fatih Sultan Mehmet bridge towards Ankara direction, and take the Sekerpinar exit. Follow the E5 way towards Eskihisar exit and car ferry. After you get off from the ferry, follow the directions to Bursa.

By Plane:

There’s no plane travel between Istanbul and Bursa due to short distance.

This post is also available in: Turkish