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Ephesus Day Tour from Istanbul – Explore Ancient Wonders

Experience a seamless day trip from Istanbul to Ephesus by plane. Explore the ancient city with a professional guide, visit Celsus Library, Great Theater, Temple of Artemis, House of Virgin Mary, and charming Şirince Village. Includes round-trip flights, transfers, entrance fees, and traditional Turkish lunch. Perfect for travelers seeking comfort, history, and culture in one day.

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Ephesus Tour from Istanbul by Plane – Best Day Trip to Ancient Ephesus

Overview:

Discover the ancient wonders of Ephesus on a seamless day trip from Istanbul. Fly to Izmir in just one hour and explore the world-renowned ruins with a professional guide. This fully guided tour includes round-trip flights, airport transfers, entrance fees, and a traditional Turkish lunch. Perfect for travelers wanting to experience Ephesus in a single day without the hassle of long road travel.

Highlights:

  • Round-trip flights Istanbul ↔ Izmir

  • Explore Ephesus Ancient City, Library of Celsus, Great Theater

  • Visit Temple of Artemis & House of Virgin Mary

  • Isa Bey Mosque & Trajan Fountain

  • Traditional Turkish lunch included

  • Explore charming Şirince Village

Itinerary:

Early Morning | 04:00 – 04:30 AM

  • Pickup from your Istanbul hotel or airport.

  • Transfer to Istanbul Airport for domestic flight to Izmir.

Morning | 09:00 – 12:30 PM

  • Arrival in Izmir and transfer to Ephesus site.

  • Guided tour of Ephesus Ancient City, one of the best-preserved Greco-Roman cities.

  • Visit Celsus Library, Temple of Hadrian, Trajan Fountain, and Historical Marble Street.

Afternoon | 12:30 – 16:00 PM

  • Great Theater: Learn about St. Paul’s preaching.

  • Isa Bey Mosque: 14th-century Seljuk craftsmanship.

  • House of Virgin Mary: Sacred pilgrimage site.

  • Temple of Artemis: Explore the remains of this ancient wonder.

  • End the day in Şirince Village, famous for wine, olive oil, and preserved Greek architecture.

  • Traditional Turkish lunch included.

Late Afternoon | 16:00 – 18:30 PM

  • Transfer back to Izmir Airport.

  • Flight from Izmir to Istanbul.

Evening | 22:00 – 23:00 PM

  • Arrival in Istanbul and transfer back to your hotel.

Tips for Travelers:

  • Wear comfortable walking shoes for uneven surfaces.

  • Bring hat, sunscreen, and water, especially in summer.

  • Don’t forget your camera — photo opportunities are everywhere!

  • Light jacket recommended in spring/fall mornings.

Includes

Included in Your Ephesus Day Tour from Istanbul

Land Transportation

  • Airport transfers in Izmir and back to Istanbul.

  • Comfortable transportation during the tour in Izmir.

Flight Tickets

  • Round-trip flights from Istanbul to Izmir.

Tours & Sightseeing

  • Guided tour of Ephesus Ancient City and House of Virgin Mary.

Entrance Fees

  • All museums, monuments, and archaeological sites included in the tour.

Professional Guiding

  • Licensed Turkish and English-speaking guide approved by the Ministry of Tourism.

Meals

  • Traditional Turkish lunch during the tour.

Additional Charges

  • All local taxes and service charges included.

Notes

Additional Information

  • Ephesus Tour has walking and not recommended for the people who has difficulties with walking.
  • When you book the one of Ephesus Tours, the confirmation will be received at time of booking.
  • We kindly request our guests to be ready 10 minutes before pick up time of tours.
  • Under 18 years Children who is going to join to one of Istanbul daily tours, must be accompanied by an adult.
  • Hotel Lobby in Istanbul. (Hotel Transfers (Pick up and Drop offf) are included from the central hotels in District of Fatih, Beyoğlu, Beşiktaş).
  • The flight times can be changed according to the availability the flight from airport of Ataturk or Sabiha with will be suitable time.
  • You may think to do ephesus day tour and when you return to Istanbul continue to home with your next international flight, please let me know the airport that you should arrive accordingly your flight will be arranged to that airport.
  • This is a regular group tour, but if requested at cost can be provided as a private tour.
  • The regular group tour has shopping stop included in the tour.
  • The normal arrival time in Istanbul is between 20:00 – 21:00 pm. If you are planning on reserving your plane back home that same day, we recommend you book a plane ticket from 23:30 pm onwards, to avoid missing your flight.

When Should I Book The Tour?

  • Booking is recommend as soon as possible to guarantee availability, especially during public holidays and festivities.
  • This is a group tour and the group tours has limited places (10 to 15 participants may join to the group tours)
  • At least, It is available to book two (2) days before (local time) if there are still places available.
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Reviews

Good Job: Ephesus day tour from Istanbul

the most beautiful and enjoyable day, we made the Ephesus day tour from Istanbul by air plane, we got lots of memoris. our guide explained history of each places, kind and knowledgeable person. Good job thanks to every one especially, mr. senol who made our all needs, our day unforgetable.

Jessica Amerce | 5.0/5 | 28 January 2025

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I made the Ephesus day trip from istanbul, for a day it is long but worth to do. I highly recommend to join this amazing trip. Just select the date and join, rest is going to be arranged well.

Johanna Chembers | 5.0/5 | 13 January 2025

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I did ephesus tour from Istanbul and enjoyed lots. It was great experiences for me I am history student and got great service as well with pick up, drop off, guiding was very imformative. Recommend to join.

Bruce Busman | 5.0/5 | 02 January 2025

Ephesus tour: Best historical things to do

Ephesus is amazing, the organization the ephesus day tour from istanbul was great, everthing was amazing. Thanks.

M. Ayorca | 5.0/5 | 25 December 2024

Ephesus Day Tour From Istanbul

Ephesus tour From Istanbul is the best deal for us to visit Ephesus ruins. I would like to thank mr. senol for his interest with us. We've had a lot of fun thanks to your narratives. We spent a greate day in Ephesus and got lots of experiences. Service was excellend from begenning to end. We will recommend your service.

Anna | 5.0/5 | 15 December 2024

Ephesus Day Tour From Istanbul

Touring in Ephesus and Experience the Ephesus Day Tour From Istanbul was excellent, I joined to Ephesus tour group. Tour service was excellent, Visit the Ephesus Ancient City, Virgin Mary House, Sirince Village, Everything was excellent, thank you

Andriana M. | 5.0/5 | 15 December 2024

Excellent tour of Ephesus From Istanbul

We enjoyed our day in Ephesus and visited every important site in ancient city, thanks. It was excellent tour in Turkey.

Mark Matthews | 4.0/5 | 30 January 2020

Excellent Day Trip to Ephesus and Virgin Mary House

This tour was very good - we booked our ephesus day trip thru ALL TURKEY TOURS online and then we have got our reservation voucher quick, we joined and enjoyed the tour. Guide was very knowledgeable, spoke English well. We also had to visit a couple of local craft (rug and pottery) which was great experience we were concerned that there would be pushy sales while there. That turned out to not be the case. They weren’t pushy and their family-owned businesses were very interesting. The tour was excellent with the informative service and excellent operation for hotel pick up, drop off, transportation, everything was on time. Thank you all who helped us to have a great day.

Doris Chen | 5.0/5 | 15 October 2019

Ephesus Day Tour From Istanbul

"Ephesus Day Tour From Istanbul" Excellent tour of ephesus and organization, we enjoyed everything thank to mr. senol who arranged our day tour to Ephesus and organized our airport transfers, flight, tour, guiding and everything. All the best.

Leonardo Donnie | 5.0/5 | 03 September 2018

Ephesus Day Tour From Istanbul

"Ephesus Day Tour From Istanbul"<br /> Ephesus tour is the best choise for the short time visitor. If you have limited time and want to visit the ancient history while you are in istanbul. i highly recommend you to go Ephesus day tour from istanbul and enjoy your day.

Kyle Werner | 5.0/5 | 16 August 2018

Ephesus Day Tour From Istanbul

Ephesus Day Tour From Istanbul, ephesus was excellent to visit the ancient city of ephesus with a professional tour guide it was about 2 hours, was perfect. Our ephesus tour was started from istanbul early in the morning and ended late in the evening in Istanbul, between those time we enjoyed the transportation and ephesus tour, watching the air, it was great morning and arrival to istanbul was excellent, the ephesus tour was wonderful, me and my friend we wanted to stay in Kusadasi and return to ephesus again next day but, one of us was not agreed with us returned. I highly recommend to everyone to go Ephesus and make the tour of Ephesus even a day then you will have your experiences about the historical ancient world and well understand me. All the best for your ephesus tour.

Puspa Karki | 5.0/5 | 20 January 2018

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