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[[User:Looking for Stu|Looking for Stu]] found that you simply take the train to the airport.  From there you can find road signs to whichever direction you want to travel.  It might be a bit of a walk to an 'on ramp', but you'll be picked up in no time; everyone seems to be heading South out of the city.
 
[[User:Looking for Stu|Looking for Stu]] found that you simply take the train to the airport.  From there you can find road signs to whichever direction you want to travel.  It might be a bit of a walk to an 'on ramp', but you'll be picked up in no time; everyone seems to be heading South out of the city.
  
=== East towards [[Afyon]], [[Ankara]] ===
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=== East towards [[Afyon]], [[Ankara]], [[Konya]] ===
  
Take the metro to reach Bornova station. Here you can either walk on the road towards Turgutlu and Ankara (it will take a while) or take a bus (#317) to Kavaklidere (outskirts of the city).
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Take the metro to reach '''''Evka 3''''' station. Here you can either walk on the road towards Turgutlu and Ankara (it will take a while) or take a bus (#317) to Kavaklıdere (outskirts of the city).
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Used this exit in September 2018. Correction: the bus 317 leaves not from ''Bornova'' metro, but from '''''Evka 3''''' metro station nearby (GPS: 38°27′57.07″N 27°13′42.45″E). There is a big Carrefour shop here to stock up, and if you need you can top up your İzmirim Kart downstairs at the metro lobby, then take the bus 317.
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We left the bus in Yeşilçam before it exits ''Kemalpaşa Caddesi'' (exactly here: 38°27′57.07″N 27°13′42.45″E), then walked to the highway D300.
  
 
== Public Transport ==
 
== Public Transport ==
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Find out a bus stop on a map on a web-map then go to the nearest bus stop and ask people which bus goes there. Or ask directly from drivers.
 
Find out a bus stop on a map on a web-map then go to the nearest bus stop and ask people which bus goes there. Or ask directly from drivers.
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September 2018: one empty İzmirim Kart costed 6.50 TL, sold in convenience shops (ask for ''büfe'' / ''tekel''). In machines e.g. in metro stations you can only put money on your card but not purchase a new card. We were told we can't use one card for 2 passengers, but not sure.
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One full fare is 3.00 TL and you will have free transfers for next 90 min from your first beep, this includes ferries.
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Note that for ''İZBAN'' (fast train) your card will be charged 8 TL so you have to have at least that much in your card (because this train also goes to suburbs far outside of İzmir), but if you just go a few stops inside İzmir, most money will return to your card when exiting the station (fare is calculated by distance you traveled). So don't forget to beep also at exiting.
  
 
== Sleeping ==
 
== Sleeping ==

Revision as of 22:05, 18 September 2018

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Izmir is the third biggest city in Turkey, situated on Aegean (western) coast.


Hitchhiking in

From the north, Çanakkale

From the Aliağa and Menemen ilçes of Izmir (70 and 40 km north of downtown) there is a suburban train (subway actually) to most locations in the center, including Alsancak. You need to ask somebody who has a kentkart to pay for you and give him the money. The price may vary, however full ticket is like 1.95 TL. Otherwise you can buy a ticket for 3 passes for 6.5 TL.

Hitchhiking out

Konak Meydanı Square is the most central part of the city, known for its iconic clock tower. Following descriptions take it as the start point.

Northeast towards Manisa, Balikesir, Bursa, Istanbul

Take the metro from Konak Square. Ride it until Bornova, the last station on the line. Upon exiting the station, you'll come across a street with an overpass on, which is the ring road around the city. You'll see an access road to that near the station. After following the ringroad about two-three hundred metres or so down the motorway, you'll come across a junction. The left side, as can also be seen from Manisa-Istanbul signs, is heading northeast. Shortly after the junction, there is a nice spot to hitch.

Update (2017): The metro has been extended now until a station called Evka 3. From here, you can walk a few minutes until you reach Istanbul caddesi, with an overpass. Turn right and you'll find a petrol station. After the petrol station, where the overpass ends, is a hitchhiking spot also very much used by students going to Manisa.

North towards Bulgaria

If you are going from Izmir to Bulgaria, crossing the Bosphorus at Çanakkale could save four google map hours and the hassle of Istanbul.

North towards Çanakkale

  • Option 1

From Konak take a ferry to Karşıyaka and from there take a metro to "Aliağa" - the last stop on the line. That town is directly at the road to Çanakkale - almost 60 km north of Izmir already - and the road to Çanakkale passes very close to the metro station. cyclebear hitched from here in may 2013 and found it very easy to get a lift.

South towards Selcuk (Efes), Kuşadası, Bodrum, Muğla, Marmaris, Fethiye

Taylor tried to hitch south of Izmir from the metro at Bornova. Walked out to the freeway to find a mess of on ramps and exits. Managed to find a way to Bodrum but do not recommend going this way. Find a better access to the motorway than from Bornova.

Another way to head southern outskirts of the city is to take public bus (ESHOT) #887 (Konak-Sarniç line). It departs from the bus stops at Konak Square in the city centre (from the clock tower, walk past the metro station entrance and the cactus garden on the side of the square, then cross the street. You'll arrive at bus stops, #887 departs from the stop that is the furthest one, you can also see which line departs from which stop on the signs located around stops), and heads for the town of Menderes past the airport, about 20 km south of downtown Izmir on the motorway to Kuşadası. It costs 3.75 TL/ride (~EUR 1.50) You must buy a ticket beforehand at a kiosk near the bus stops. They will sell you a minimum of a 2-ride ticket (7.5 TL). It takes about 40 minutes to get to Menderes. Once in Menderes, bus will quit the motorway and will turn left into the town centre, get off at the first stop and walk back to the motorway (which is not far). There is a junction with traffic lights (from which bus turns left), and a wide-enough shoulder. You'll be picked up almost in no time.

If you want to go Antalya use the road through Aydın en Denizli. You will go faster and you will change fewer cars.

Looking for Stu found that you simply take the train to the airport. From there you can find road signs to whichever direction you want to travel. It might be a bit of a walk to an 'on ramp', but you'll be picked up in no time; everyone seems to be heading South out of the city.

East towards Afyon, Ankara, Konya

Take the metro to reach Evka 3 station. Here you can either walk on the road towards Turgutlu and Ankara (it will take a while) or take a bus (#317) to Kavaklıdere (outskirts of the city).

Used this exit in September 2018. Correction: the bus 317 leaves not from Bornova metro, but from Evka 3 metro station nearby (GPS: 38°27′57.07″N 27°13′42.45″E). There is a big Carrefour shop here to stock up, and if you need you can top up your İzmirim Kart downstairs at the metro lobby, then take the bus 317.

We left the bus in Yeşilçam before it exits Kemalpaşa Caddesi (exactly here: 38°27′57.07″N 27°13′42.45″E), then walked to the highway D300.

Public Transport

Check Izmir website for more details: http://www.izmir.bel.tr/en/Ulasim.asp

Find out a bus stop on a map on a web-map then go to the nearest bus stop and ask people which bus goes there. Or ask directly from drivers.

September 2018: one empty İzmirim Kart costed 6.50 TL, sold in convenience shops (ask for büfe / tekel). In machines e.g. in metro stations you can only put money on your card but not purchase a new card. We were told we can't use one card for 2 passengers, but not sure.

One full fare is 3.00 TL and you will have free transfers for next 90 min from your first beep, this includes ferries.

Note that for İZBAN (fast train) your card will be charged 8 TL so you have to have at least that much in your card (because this train also goes to suburbs far outside of İzmir), but if you just go a few stops inside İzmir, most money will return to your card when exiting the station (fare is calculated by distance you traveled). So don't forget to beep also at exiting.

Sleeping

Ege University has a large campus in Bornova. Either try the benches or put up a tent in a discrete spot hidden with bushes. Also, there are many members of hospitality networks. trash:Izmir