Kusadisi to Ephesus- how we did it diy

[Bedruthen]

This is what we did last week, when a bereavement meant we couldn't do the organised tour.

On arrival in Kusadisi, turn left out of the port buildings and you will see tourist info diagonally opposite across the road. Go and get a map of Kusadisi and ask them to indicate the bus station. It Is not a bus station in the way we think of it, more an area where the small local buses called Dolmuss stop. You want the bus that is heading to SELCUK / EFES. Head off in the direction shown on the map by walking along side the fort, keeping it to your left. You will come to a main shopping road, turn left until you reach another wider road. Go right ( you have a map, so check you are heading in the right direction), walk along for about 200 metres to the crossroad and turn left. You should walk past a small taxi office, take road first left and there is the bus shelter. Wait for next Dolmuss to Selcuk/Efes. We had to ask 2 or 3 times for directions, but it was fine. From the tourist office to the bus stop is about 10-15 minutes. The fare to Ephesus is 5 Turkish lira. Strongly suggest you use lira as otherwise the cost is 5 euro ! The bus takes about 20/25 minutes and the driver will indicate the stop ( it comes a mile or two after the water park area)

When you get off the bus you will see a layby with taxis waiting in it, who will take you to the other end of the site if you want to cut some of the walking. If you don't, then walk past the taxi rank and turn down the lane on the right. When the path splits, go right and after about 10 minutes you will reach the car parking area. Walk through and there is the entrance to the site, note, they don't accept euros so you will need either lira or a credit card to pay the entry fee.

 

To return, go back to your start point, but you will need to cross the road to wait on the other side. When we did this last week, there was a man with a walkie talkie, who will sort out seats for you on the next Dolmuss. We had to wait about 15 minutes. Get on and you will be dropped off back at the start point.

Edited May 19, 2015 by Bedruthen

[maryann ns]

Good for you. You had a bit of an adventure. Did the Dolmus take you to the top or bottom of Ephesus?

 

Did you have a guide in Ephesus or did you use a guidebook?

[Bedruthen]

The Dolmus takes you to the bottom end, nearest the theatre. We didn't have a guide but we did purchase an excellent guidebook, with overlays, in the shop on site before we started to walk the site. We always recommend that you buy a good guide book if you DIY and it makes a great souvenir when you get home.

[roysmith99]

well done its good to know that this is possible and practical. Thank you for sharing.