Cappadocia, located in Central Anatolia, Turkey, is renowned for its unique moon-like landscapes, underground cities, rock-cut churches, and houses carved into the rocks.
The Cappadocia region, situated in the heart of Turkey's Anatolian region, is notable for its valleys, canyons, hills, and unusual rock formations created by thousands of years of rain and wind erosion on the lava-covered plains between the volcanic mountains of Erciyes, Melendiz, and Hasan. This region is also home to troglodyte settlements carved into soft tuff layers and underground cities. The volcanic eruptions from these mountains, which were active in geological times, continued until 2 million years ago, forming a 150-meter thick layer of soft tuff. The rivers, floodwaters running down the valley slopes, and strong winds eroded the geological formations consisting of tuff on the plateau, creating the unique shapes known as fairy chimneys. These formations are categorized into different shapes, such as mushroom, pinnacle, capped, and conical formations.
How can I get there?
Air
The fastest and most comfortable way to reach Cappadocia is by air. There are two main airports you can use to get to this region. The first one is Kayseri Erkilet Airport (ASR), located in Kayseri, about an hour's drive from the center of Cappadocia. Turkish Airlines operates direct (nonstop) flights from Istanbul Atatürk Airport (IST) to Kayseri Erkilet Airport. There are also daily flights from Izmir to Kayseri via Istanbul. It's quite easy to arrange a transfer or shuttle service from Kayseri Airport to Cappadocia.
The other airport is Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV), located in the Gülşehir district of Nevşehir. Turkish Airlines operates direct flights from Istanbul Atatürk Airport to Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport twice a day.
Car
- From Kayseri to Cappadocia, it's about 70 kilometers (km) and can take up to 1 hour by car.
- From Mersin to Cappadocia, it's about 288 kilometers (km) and takes about 3 to 4.5 hours by car.
- From Ankara to Cappadocia, it's about 305 kilometers (km) and can take up to 4 hours by car.
- From Eskişehir to Cappadocia, it's about 528 kilometers (km) and takes about 6 hours by car.
- From Istanbul to Cappadocia, it's about 757 kilometers (km) and takes about 9 hours and 15 minutes by car.
- From Antalya to Cappadocia, it's about 541 kilometers (km) and takes approximately 8 hours and 15 minutes by car.
- From Izmir to Cappadocia, it's about 777 kilometers (km) and takes approximately 11 hours and 15 minutes by car.
- From Konya to Cappadocia, it's about 238 kilometers (km) and takes about 3 hours by car.
- From Bursa to Cappadocia, it's about 679 kilometers (km) and takes approximately 8 hours and 15 minutes by car.
- From Niğde to Cappadocia, it's about 88 kilometers (km) and takes approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes by car.
Train
Kayseri is on a busy railway route. It is possible to find suitable trains to Kayseri from almost all train stations in Turkey. From Kayseri, you can take a bus to Göreme.
Bus
- From Istanbul: 12 hours
- From Ankara: 5 hours
- From Bursa: 11 hours
- From Izmir: 12 hours
- From Konya: 4 hours
- From Antalya: 9 hours
- From Çanakkale: 17 hours
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