Transportation in Kas

Located just three hours from Antalya you will find Kaş, a prospering sea side community and one of the most popular tourist destination in Turkey. With an exquisite blend of the past and present, Kaş exudes a special charm that draws many guests every year.

Kaş is the perfect place to recharge your batteries. Many people arrive in Kaş for just one day, and leave a week later!

Our Kaş transportation guide below will give you all the transport advice you will need for your holiday to Kaş. A tour around Kaş might be a good idea to familiarise yourself with the city. We also have more transport information about Turkey to help you plan your trip.

Kaş Transportation Guide

Getting to Kaş

By Air

Kaş is situated on the Lycian coast in the south of Turkey, popularly called the Turkish Riviera. There is no airport in Kaş, though there are two airports at the nearby towns of Dalaman and Antalya. The distance from Antalya airport to Kaş is 200 km and the journey by car takes 2.5 to 3 hours. The Dalaman airport is closer and is 140 km from Kaş and takes 2 to 2.5 hours by car. However, the Dalaman airport is open only during the main season, namely from April to October. All airlines provide their services to Turkey.

Getting around Kaş

By Bus/Dolmuş

The Kaş bus station is located on the north west side of the town, next to the Friday market site. All the roads from the bus station take you towards the harbour. There are six chief bus companies which operate in Kaş. There are buses every half hour to places such as Kinik, Kaputaş, Patara, Kalkan, and Letoon. Kaş buses also take you to Saklikent, Demre, Myra, Gömbe and Kekova.

Commuting between Kalkan and Kaş is very easy and takes only 25 minutes by the local dolmuş, costing approximately 3TL each way. The dolmuş is the local minibus or a collective taxi unique to Turkey. Each follows a specific route and can be recognised by its yellow band. The tickets vary according to the distance travelled by the passenger. Do not buy a return ticket, so that you have the flexibility of time on your hands. You may also want to use another bus company for the return journey. There are several bus companies in Kaş, but each company tries to sell a return ticket to gain more business. Dolmuş services also operate within Kaş.

By Car

If you want to explore the country side and its historic sites, one way to do so is by renting a car or a bike, available at the market square.

By Sea

There are local boat companies in Kaş which offer full day trips to places like Kekova and Patara. They depart at 10 am and return by 6 pm and charge $10 per person. An additional $ 4 is charged if you want lunch from them. There are also customised trips available, which accommodate 10 to 12 people and are more expensive than normal trips. A boat tour also takes you to the Greek island of Meis (Kastellorizo) from Kas. These trips are undertaken only on demand, probably only twice a week. For this trip you will need to take your passport with you.

The Kaş of today is a small and lovely coastal resort town and its safe harbour has many sailing boats anchored. The Kaş yacht harbour has a breakwater which protects it from the winds which blow from the west and south west. The harbour also has a lighthouse at one end. The safest place where boats can be anchored is in the south east end of the marina in front of the rocky beach. It is quite easy to enter the harbour and here you can replenish supplies of diesel oil, water and ice. You can also spend a night at the harbour of Bayindir which is close to Kaş.

Getting to Turkey

By Air

The primary international gateway to Turkey is through Istanbul's Atatürk International Airport. The Esenboga Airport at Ankara operates a limited number of international flights. There are also direct charters to hot spots like Antalya during peak tourist seasons during summer and winter. In 2005, the rules at Istanbul international airport were changed and the directive now says that tourists and visitors have to first enter Turkey through Istanbul and go through the customs there, instead of going first to the desired destination in Turkey. While luggage gets through to the final destination, it may be well worth going through the trouble to mention it to the airport officials. While information about onward journeys are provided by flight attendants, until the above mentioned procedure is changed (the rule is supposed to be only temporary), it would be wise to enquire at the airport once again. Since you have to go through security once again for any onward journey, do keep track of time.

By Train

Another way to travel to Turkey from Europe is by train. Although this may not be the fastest or the most practical way to travel, it may be interesting for historical and romantic reasons. The well known Orient Express now does not go beyond Vienna. However, you can take the Trans Balkan train, which runs daily from Budapest (Hungary) via Bucharest (Romania). This journey takes two nights with a three hour stop in Bucharest. The train has first and second class sleepers or couchettes, but the train does not have a restaurant car, so you may need to carry enough food with you to last the trip. There are two services to and from Greece. One is from Istanbul to Pythion every morning and the other is on every night from Istanbul to Thessaloniki. Daily trains also run from Sophia (Bulgaria) to Istanbul and back. Turkey falls in the Zone G of Inter Rail along with Italy, Slovenia and Greece.