Balikesir

By plane

Nearest airport is Edremit Körfez Airport IATA: EDO, ICAO: LTFD located near Edremit, about 90-100 km west.

Edremit Körfez Airport

Flights from Istanbul-Atatürk by Atlasjet (http://www.atlasjet.com/A...)

Coach station

By bus

Buses arriving from destinations around Turkey come into a new bus terminal Otogar on Bandirma Caddesi the old highway to Bursa and Istanbul, just inside the ringroad Çevre Yolu at the extreme northern end of the city. Just outside the terminal building is a bus stop where buses 1.35 TL go every half hour or so into the city. To get to the sites listed on this page, take the bus to its terminal about 15-20 min, the old bus terminal Eski Garaj at Republic Square Cumhuriyet Meydanı.

By ship

Although Balıkesir is an inland city away from the sea, you can take fast ferries (http://www.ido.com.tr/en/...) from Istanbul to Bandirma and then take the train or the bus for the rest.

By train

Balıkesir lies on the junction of railroads stretching to north Marmara coast and to east Central Anatolia from Izmir. And as such, trains to Balıkesir are available from:

Ankara İzmir Mavi Treni, 9 Eylül Express, Karesi Express

Eskişehir, Kütahya İzmir Mavi Treni, 9 Eylül Express, Karesi Express, Ege Express

Manisa, Izmir İzmir Mavi Treni, 9 Eylül Express, Karesi Express, Ege Express, 6 Eylül Express

Bandirma 6 Eylül Express

For more info, see Turkish State Railways TCDD webpage (http://www.tcdd.gov.tr).

The station is located at Republic Square Cumhuriyet Meydanı on the eastern edge of downtown. Across the highway from the station is the old bus terminal, Eski Garaj.

By car

Balıkesir lies on the main highway between Istanbul and Izmir D565, with connections to D200/E90, which leads to Bursa in the east, and Çanakkale in the west.