Bodrum/Milas airport has flights arriving from various UK airports including Gatwick, Cardiff, Birmingham, Manchester, Edinburgh and Newcastle. Most charter flights to Bodrum are on a Monday – this is why we start all our courses on Tuesdays. Tickets (May – October) are between £193 and £252. There is a great variation of price throughout the season. Turkish Airlines fly twice daily to Bodrum changing at Istanbul.

BA and EasyJet have cheap flights to Istanbul now and from there you can take an internal flight to Bodrum (Turkish Airlines, Onur Air, Atlasjet, Fly Air, Pegasus). For the more adventurous, British Airways has a flight to Izmir (from £209) and there is an hourly bus service from there to Bodrum (it’s a 3 hour ride).

Most nationalities need a VISA for entry to Turkey, these can be purchased on arrival. (For British citizens it costs £10.)

TRANSFER: From Bodrum/Milas airport to Gölköy is about 45 minutes by road. A safe and reliable taxi service runs from the airport at any hour. You will see a list with a fixed price for Gölköy village just outside the terminal exit doors (about £40). Either show the map or say the name of the village and hotel. We always try to organize people to share a taxi with other course participants. For people staying at the Ece hotel we may be able to send a private car to pick them up - please give us plenty of notice if you want this. We can’t send taxis from Gölköy because the airport taxi drivers’ union objects. During the daytime there is a ‘Havas’ aiport bus service to Bodrum (about £6). Then you would take a minibus to Gölköy.

MONEY: The current exchange rate is 2.44 YTL per pound sterling. There is an exchange office in the baggage hall. There is one cash machine in Gölköy and there are many in Türkbükü. In Bodrum banks are open till 5.30 and exchange offices (Döviz) are open till 1 a.m. in the peak season. Taxi drivers are happy to take foreign currency as well as Turkish money.

Flights to Bodrum
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Airflights Direct	01702 393 939
Tulip Holidays	020 7734 0484
Alternative Travel	020 7241 2687
Turkish Airlines	020 7766 9300