رحلات ليومين من إسطنبول 2027: جولات مع المبيت والمسارات والأسعار

The best 2-day trips from Istanbul are Cappadocia, Ephesus with Pamukkale, and Gallipoli with Troy. Göbekli Tepe, Mount Nemrut, Konya, Bodrum, Antalya and Büyükada also fit into two days. Every one of them is an overnight trip: you travel out on day one, sleep near the sights and are back in Istanbul on day two. If you would rather not spend a night away, our guide to day trips from Istanbul compares the single-day options. Our overnight tours start from $289 per person for Gallipoli and Troy by coach and from $394 per person for Cappadocia with return flights. No prepayment needed: pay on the tour day.

2-day trips from Istanbul at a glance

Prices are "from" prices per person in US dollars. On the flying trips, the domestic flights are part of the price.

Which one suits you:

• First trip beyond Istanbul: Cappadocia, for the fairy chimneys and a cave-hotel night.
• Ancient cities: Ephesus and Pamukkale on one set of flights. For one of the two on its own, see Ephesus from Istanbul or Pamukkale from Istanbul.
• No flights, and the First World War: Gallipoli and Troy.
• Prehistoric stone enclosures or mountain-top statues: Göbekli Tepe or Mount Nemrut.
• Rumi and Sufi heritage: Konya.
• The coast: Bodrum, or Antalya with its Roman sites.
• A quiet night without airports: Büyükada.

Cappadocia: one night in a cave hotel

Both Cappadocia options fly you from Istanbul to Kayseri or Nevşehir and back. On the 1-night Cappadocia tour, from $394, you choose a morning, afternoon or evening flight out, sleep in a cave or stone hotel and spend day 2 on the guided Red Tour of the north: Devrent Valley, Paşabağ, a pottery workshop in Avanos, the Göreme viewpoint and Zelve, with lunch. The plan has a 20:15 flight back, landing at about 21:10, though flight times can change. The 2-day flight package, from $599, covers the flights, a night at Medusa Cave Hotel or similar, breakfast and transfers, and leaves the touring to you.

A balloon flight is an extra on both and only goes ahead when the weather allows, so one night means one chance. Compare every length on Cappadocia from Istanbul, and the balloon plans on Cappadocia from Istanbul with a balloon flight.

Ephesus and Pamukkale: two sites, one night

Both 2-day versions fly you to Izmir in the morning and home from Denizli in the evening, so the day starts early: the plan for our $571 tour has a 04:00 hotel pickup for a 07:00 flight. Day 1 covers Ephesus, the House of the Virgin Mary and the Temple of Artemis, with a night in Kuşadası or Selçuk; day 2 is the white terraces of Pamukkale and the ruins of Hierapolis. Two lunches, a licensed English-speaking guide and the entrance fees are included, while a swim in the Antique Pool is paid on site. The $675 version drives on to Pamukkale after Ephesus, so you wake up in Pamukkale. For Pamukkale alone, Istanbul and Pamukkale, from $640, adds a guided walk in Istanbul's old city before the flight. Our page on Ephesus and Pamukkale from Istanbul goes into the order of the two days.

Gallipoli and Troy: the overnight trip by road

This is the long trip that needs no flight. Our 2-day Gallipoli and Troy tour, from $289, collects you from a central Istanbul hotel between 06:00 and 07:00 for a coach ride of about five hours. Day 1 is the Anzac battlefield, from Anzac Cove and Lone Pine to The Nek and Chunuk Bair, with lunch in Eceabat and a night in Çanakkale. Day 2 is a guided half day at Troy before the coach back, due in Istanbul around 22:00. The Troy, Cape Helles and Gallipoli tour, from $430, starts with Troy and gives day 2 to Cape Helles and V Beach as well as the Anzac sites, with two lunches. Gallipoli tours from Istanbul weighs a day trip against a night away; the route is on Gallipoli and Troy in 2 days, and Troy on its own on Troy from Istanbul.

Göbekli Tepe or Mount Nemrut: two days in the south-east

Two packages pair a morning in Istanbul with a flight to south-eastern Turkey, each from $845 per person with the flights, a hotel night with breakfast, a guide and the entrance fees; lunch and dinner are extra. Both begin with a 09:00 guided walk in Istanbul's old city and fly out after it. The Göbekli Tepe tour sleeps in Şanlıurfa and spends day 2 at Göbekli Tepe, the mudbrick village of Harran and the Şanlıurfa bazaar. The Mount Nemrut tour sleeps in Adıyaman, goes up to the summit statues on day 2 and stops at the Roman bridge at Cendere and the Karakuş Tumulus on the way back. Ask us to confirm summit access for your date before you book, especially in winter; our Mount Nemrut guide explains the season, and Karahan Tepe and Göbekli Tepe the two sites near Şanlıurfa.

Konya, Bodrum, Antalya or the Princes' Islands

• Konya, private: the 2-day Konya tour, from $530 per person, flies out early (the plan has a 05:00 pickup for a 07:05 flight), spends the day at the Mevlana Museum, where Rumi is buried, and at the city's Seljuk and Ottoman monuments, and includes a night in a 5-star hotel before a 14:05 flight back. Meals are extra. For the whirling dervish ceremonies, see Şeb-i Arus 2027 in Konya.
• Bodrum: the Bodrum tour, from $845, includes return flights, transfers, a hotel night with breakfast, guiding and entrance fees. Day 1 is Bodrum Castle, the marina and an afternoon on the coast; day 2 is free until the flight back.
• Antalya: Istanbul and Antalya in 48 hours, from $845, starts with a guided walk in Istanbul, flies you to Antalya for the night and spends day 2 at Perge, the theatre of Aspendos, Kurşunlu Waterfall and the old town, Kaleiçi.
• Büyükada: no airport at all. The Büyükada trip for couples, from $440 per person, includes the ferry both ways, an English-speaking guide, an island hotel with a candlelit dinner and breakfast, and Heybeliada on day 2. For the islands without the night, see our Princes' Islands day trip guide.

What the price includes

What each trip includes, from the tour pages:

Dinner is extra on every trip except the Büyükada overnight, drinks with meals are generally extra, and a Cappadocia balloon flight is always an add-on. Several of the flight packages state a baggage allowance of 15 kg checked and 8 kg cabin per person, and many guests leave the big suitcase at their Istanbul hotel and travel with an overnight bag.

Planning for 2027? The prices above are today's "from" prices on each tour page, and we confirm the price for your date in writing before you pay. If you want to know what the state sites themselves will charge, see Turkey museum prices 2027, and if your weekend falls on a Turkish holiday, check Turkey public holidays 2027 and send us your dates early.

Got three days instead?

A third day adds a second night, so the trip is less rushed: two guided days in Cappadocia instead of one, or a midday start instead of a 04:00 pickup for Ephesus and Pamukkale. The 3-day Cappadocia tour, from $463 per person, includes return flights, two nights in a cave or stone hotel and two guided days, the Yellow Tour of the south and the Red Tour of the north, with two lunches. Pamukkale and Ephesus in 3 days costs from $679, with two nights in Selçuk or Kuşadası, and Pamukkale, Ephesus and Cappadocia in 3 days, from $915, links all three with three flights. For longer plans, see Turkey in 3, 4 or 5 days and Cappadocia, Ephesus and Pamukkale from Istanbul, or browse all our multi-day trips.

Tours that cover this

• 1-Night Cappadocia Tour from Istanbul with Flights & Cave Hotel: from $394 per person.
• Ephesus & Pamukkale Tour from Istanbul: 2 Days with Return Flights: from $571 per person.
• 2-Day Gallipoli & Troy Tour from Istanbul with Canakkale Hotel: from $289 per person.
• Istanbul & Gobeklitepe Tour: 2 Days with Harran and Flights: from $845 per person.

No prepayment needed: pay on the tour day.

Send us your dates on WhatsApp at +90 545 307 67 88 and tell us which trip you like, for example the 1-night Cappadocia tour; we check the flights or the coach and send the plan in writing, with times, hotel and inclusions. Only one day to spare? Our Edirne day trip guide covers a single-day alternative, the Selimiye Mosque in Edirne, and the Istanbul tours page and our Istanbul guide cover your days in the city.

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