How to get to EPHESUS from Izmir for less than $2 | TURKEY
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- Although we had a slight hiccup with the train, we were able to get from Karataş, İzmir to Ephesus on a budget-for less than USD $2 each. A massive saving compared to renting a car, taking a taxi or going with a tour group to Ephesus.
Ephesus, known as Efes locally is a magnificent ancient city in Türkiye and it's also a popular tourist destination. It's located very close to the town of Selçuk.
There's this Izmir website for looking up train schedules and has a rail network map although it's not the most user friendly in English unfortunately and we're not sure it's all that up to date either so use with caution.
▸ www.izban.com.tr/
Our lunch spot was in Selcuk (just a short walking distance from the train station) and the Selcuk Bus Station (where you can catch a dolmus to Ephesus) was another short 6 min walk from there.
Ejder Restaurant
Address: Atatürk, Cengiz Topel Cd. 9 E, 35920 Selçuk/İzmir, Turkey
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VLOG DATE: 23 July 2023
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Lost but found.
Sometimes, its okay to get lost but what's important is the destination.
Ephesus is an amazing ruins.
Saw that place from other vloggers.
Really astounding.
Looking forward to you next 🇹🇷 adventures. Thanks Peter & Yen 😎✨
So true! The journey is just as important as the destination. Though we got ridiculously lost it's a fun memory for Yen and I now hahaha 😁
Driving to Ephesus by using public transport only is an interesting experiment. However, the whole city complex enfolds it's magic if you reach it quite early before the arrival of the tour buses - just as you did in Pamukkale. Additional benefits would be escaping the high temperatures of the afternoon hours and accessing the Temple of Artemis. Thank you for taking us with you!
🤔 oooo good point! We didn't mind the big crowds at ephesus cause it helps bring the city to life by imagining how many people used to crowd the streets in classical times too. But having it to yourself would be pretty special too 😯
Such a beautifully historic city Ephesus. Anyone familiar with the scriptures will be reminded of the book of Ephesians.
Thanks for that info John 😊👍ephesus was a beautiful city indeed
Hi Peter Yen, really enjoyed your video, very informative and enjoyable. I am following your route tomorrow to Ephsus, good luck to me. Thank you🎉
All the best and hope you have a great time 😁👍
hahaha Peter's satisfied face! I love how you don't let hiccups spoil your day (also I love how there are cats everywhere in Turkey)
😁 it's just a nice memory to think back on that even though we were hopelessly lost for a while we still managed to get there in the end 😂
Thank you both, love the editing esp @0:43 “you ready?”, followed by the sweetest kitten🐱 🤗
Lunch at 1 pm plus, respect that both of you took time to share. Peter’s chicken wing looks super yummy, right up there💪🏻. Yen’s sizzling mushroom would have gone very well with the wings 😋😋
Going to get myself a proper BLT after this
Details of Library entrance is really nice and grand. The inside would have been spectacular
Thanks for sharing and have a great week yeah
😁 the wings and mushrooms were delicious. We both thoroughly our meals. BLT is my go to meal at our monthly book club Cafe catch up hahaha. What would be your perfect brekky L H?
Ephesus looks absolutely stunning with the reconstructions, and well worth the delays in the journey.
You did very well to see it in that heat too 🥵
Hahaha yes! It was so hot on this day. At the end of all the videoing Yen helped pour ice cold water over my head to cool down a bit 😂
More ancient ruins from the Roman empire. Very interesting. Good video, thanks guys.
Ancient ruins are so cool 😎
Yen is always looking so classy. Be funny if you did skit of when the cameras stopped and Yen puts on a swanni and gumboots cracks a big bot tui and lights a ciggy. 😅🤣😂 all while chewing gum. 🤣😅😂🤣🤪. At the Paps pub! 🤣😅😆😂😂😅.
But don't go to the pub in Paps though it's pretty rough.
😂😂🙏🙏 too funny 🤣 swanni, gumboots and the gum I can do but I'm such a lightweight that a tui and a ciggy would ko me easy for sure 😆🚬🍻
Video showed it nicely 🙂 from hiccup to Ephesus
😁💪💯 got there in the end
Really helpful, I went to Ephesus with izban smoothly last week ❤
Nice 👍 hope you had a great trip 😊
Hi from Florida. It is a very good video. Thanks
Hi Bob glad you enjoyed it 😊💪
You guys are great guides :)
Too kind, thank you! Vlogging helps us to research more about a place than we might've known otherwise so we can share it with others through our videos 😊🩵
Love your vids, beautiful people in beautiful places. And you guys are so natural in front of the cams, I'm jealous 😂 Speaking of cams, your video quality is awesome. I can see so much detail everywhere you go, really adding to the enjoyment of the scenery (and watching Peter eat). Awesome.
Thanks for all the kind words Colin. Took a lot of practice for us to be more comfortable in front of the camera hahaha the early videos we were way less confident.
Love your videos! I was searching for some Christchurch, NZ video and came across yours then lead me to this one. Just subscribed!
My husband and I was on a cruise last fall and Ephesus was one of the excusion. I must say that was one of my favorites among Jerusalem and Masada National Park. My favorite juice while in Turkey...fresh squeezed prommergranite juice!!
Hello 😁 welcome and thank you for subbing 👍 sounds like you and your hubby had an amazing cruise. Always wanted to visit Jerusalem... one day. 100% agree Pomegranate juice is amazing!
Ephesus is such a stunning ancient ruined city, set in amazing beauty. Being able to wallow in all that history is perfect.
When we entered the villas and looked around at the frescos you could really imagine families living in these homes. If time machines were real it would be so cool to be a fly on the wall for the great battles and umm dinosaurs 🦕 😂
@@PeterandYen and the Flintstones 🤣😉
@@darylmckay 😂😂😂
awwww there are so many cute cats! 😻 what a journey ! We know the feeling being lost 😄 but yeah ask locals is the best in those situations. ohh the chicken kebab after the long train journey must be amazing! Yum! 38 degrees! Jesus...make sure to get hydrated guys!!! but the site looks stunning... 👍
We totally became cat people during our time in Turkey 😆 they're so cute and friendly there! Probably because they're so we'll taken care of by locals and loved that they're very affectionate towards humans. And yes.. such a hot day that even the refrigerated water was warm 🥵
Crazy that you're actually walking in the footsteps of Julius Caesar, he visited Ephesus in 48 AD... 🤯
48 AD?
@@act_sion 48 CE.
I know right! The historical significance of these sights is so incredible. Thinking about all the people that have walked those cobbled paths.
Awesome to see these trains running to Selcuk. We drove there but if we didn't have a car, def a train would have been our option...well, not now with Nala and Simba, but when we first went 😆
We love chicken wings here in Turkiye, never thought they would be such a great meal until we tried them of course. Love them!
Yen, your mantar and peynir dish is making me super hungry and it is past midnight here 🤣🤣
Yeah so handy having the trains.. glad we eventually made it 😂 hahaha those late night hunger pangs.. been having a few of them lately myself too... and giving in 😂
Absolutely love Efes but there are so many other antik cities all over Turkiye, we wonder if one day we would visit them all! Can't wait to catch up with the rest of your videos so we can watch your experiences.
We didn't see the terrace houses there, but it reminds me so much of Zeugma city, near Gaziantep, we just visited a couple of months and it was an incredible place to visit. In Zeugma there are codes that you scan and you can actually see what it looked like in the past.
Yes, Artemis is just a few columns, up and some ruins, it was opened when we went, but I don't think we ever posted it. I can send you some photos if you'd like, just let me know 😊
Thanks guys for catching up on our videos from Türkiye ❤️🙏 Hope you're both doing well! Would be pretty epic if you are able to visit all the antik kenti around the country. Yes please! I'm sure Peter would especially enjoy seeing some photos of Artemis from you guys. Such a shame not much left at all though.
@@PeterandYen yes you guys use imagination and internet images of what it was but it's amazing to see it. For me or was so shocking to see it empty and so abandoned, you know we history lovers want to protect these sites as much as possible
I can total relate when it comes to public transport. I think it happened to us once while we were in Japan but nowhere as long as u guys. I dislike waiting without food or snack 🤣
Hahahaha waiting is definitely more fun with snacks... Japan would have had a vending machine around the corner for sure
@Peter and Yen most of the vending machines are drinks. You'll find snack n hot food in big city I think but not in rural area.
…chicken wings (and mushrooms) looked yummmm…but the real question is did they taste better than mum’s 😁? What an ordeal…but glad you guys made it to Ephesus…at least the long travel time made the food taste that much better😁…. Double bummer the gate was closed for Artemis… but all in all looked like an amazing day exploring…and the hat returns!!! Thanks for the great vid guys! By the way, you guys really don’t have storks in NZ?
Hahahaha don't let mum see this but I have to be honest and I think they might have been 😂 but mums wings have nostalgic significance.
We've got very diff birds here in New Zealand. But we lack birds that are very common overseas 😅 first time seeing a stalk for Yen and I. They are so cool!
*stork 😆
@@PeterandYen wait...if there are no storks in NZ...where do babies in NZ come from???
From kiwi birds of course 😂
@@PeterandYen 🤣🤣🤣 ahhhhh of course!! silly me🤣🤣🤣
zillions of cats in turkey it seems :)
Very common in muslim countries
😁 we converted to cat 🐈 lovers after this trip
@@act_sion Turkiye is not muslim it is secular
@@mhsiec986 With a majority of muslim.
@@act_sion That doesn't mean it's a "Muslim Country".
very helpful tips. we are planning to travel turkey. izmir to Ephesus by train where is the starting station near down town; and can we buy ticket from there. Hafiz, Canada
Hi guys wonderful to see a great historical site through your lense. Is it July 2022 when you visited the place? i guess.. will you visit house of virgin Mary as well?
Unfortunately we ran out of time due to our long train ride 😅 Yup we visited in late July 😁
Visited this place last week not anymore 2 dollars bill anymore. You have to have Izmirim Card with you one card per person with 55 TL balance one way. So If 4 family members travelling 4 cards will be required... insane to me but it happened. Same goes for the return journey back to Izmir
You managed to get a card? I haven’t been able to get one and I have been searching for a card for the last four hours.
Ah yeah good cheap when we convert that to New Zealand dollars once again! Yeah public transport, how would you rate that compared to Auckland? Yeah great to have friendly locals to help on the train journey! Heck even the signs weren't working then yeah a big shame! Oh ha the stalks on the aqueduct there was so cool, great spot and great view for the birds to spy on food or scavenge from humans! Haha! Yes it's a very ancient city written in the bible too, not that I know too much about that, know a little! I just love seeing these old buildings and its histry! Reminds me of the Blowing Up History series on the Sky TV documentary channels! Yeah just so many wonders on this world that's for sure! Oh heck that moron behind you guys right at the end! Always that one person!
Oh public transport in Türkiye is infinitely better than NZ's 😆 it's sooo easy to get around.. we actually talk about it in our very final Türkiye video coming up in 2 weeks time! Yea the historical sites are just incredible there 🤩 feel so fortunate to have seen so many! Hahaha that kid at the end was all good and just having fun 😆👍 thanks for catching up to all our latest videos, epic!! 🙌🙏😃 Have an awesome week ahead!
@@PeterandYen Oh wow that's crazy that the public transport is better there, crazy to know that and looking forward to you speaking about that in your upcoming video! Yeah so many amazing historical buildings there just amazing! Yeah that was hilarious though at the end with that person! Yeah great to be up to date and can't wait for your next video! Keep up the amazing work!
One of the cities where the apostles spread the Gospel!
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Have a nice day!
Hi Thu, hope you have been well. Merry Xmas and a happy new year to you 😊
Thank you Peter. With all good wishes for a brilliant and happy chirstmas season. Hope thíngs are going all right with you.
Yen and I are both well 😊 enjoying time in New Zealand
Dear Pete & Yens.
Thank you make it and do the great Video. Im enjoyed to watch it You & Yens show & you did the very good helpfulness for explain it the information for traveller.
My dreams is for visit to the New Zealand in future. Beauty nature, picture & environmental.
In the New Zealand do mostly the peoples speak in English or do they speak more common to speak in New Zealands own country languages?
My concerning is it difficult to do the communicate in there ? Do many peoples speak in English or does they use the New Zealand countrys own landguage ?
Thank you
From David
Hi David, thanks for the kind words! English is the most predominant language spoken and used in NZ :)
Te Reo Maori is the language of the native people of NZ (Maori) so it is incorporated into everyday life here and there.. for example you might hear people greet "Kia ora" sometimes or a few other common words and phrases might be spoken in Maori and there are some road/town/city names etc in Maori.. but by far and large, English is the main and predominant language used 🙂👍 You might also be surprised at the amount of Chinese and Asians you'll see in cities like Auckland especially (and so there's also no shortage of Asian food 😁).
We can understand your written English no problem so you'll be able to get on fine 🙂 all the best and hope you'll be able to visit one day.
@@PeterandYen Dear Peter & Yens, thank you for do it explan and give the infomaton to that from me.
I was thinking not easy to visit that place because them peoples who in the New Zealund only did the talk in there own countries language.
Im will tell me Mums lets go to visit in there. Make me excite
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You have seen only 20% of the ancient 'city' of Ephesus. 80% is still underground. :)
I remember seeing the sign and thinking wow we don't have enough time to see all this... we need to pick up the pace. But then realized that most of it hasn't been excavated and calmed down hahaha. What an incredible city it would have been in its hay day
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Hi We've been deciding on staying in Kusadasi instead of Izmir to be closer to Ephesus. 😮 Is Izmir more beautiful?
We never went to Kusadasi so can't give a comparison sorry! But we did make another video of İzmir which you might like to check out to try get an idea of what it's like 🙂 czcams.com/video/Ax7BHgq02qg/video.html
@@PeterandYen Thank you ! I will definitely watch your videos .
I am going to rent a moped and just drive myself. I heard driving in Turkey is not that bad.
Explore Golgumvaz
And if anyone need a prof guide , i would be happy to help :))
Ayo, can i have ur contact details pls. watsap, messenger, etc. thanks!
Hi Yen,
Is there any Uber taxi or Buses in Selcuk for visiting Ephesus, St John Basilica and House of virgin Mary??
Me and my family planning to Turkey to visit 5 days in Istanbul, 3 days in Selçuk and then take flight from Izmir to back home instead of going to istanbul and take flight from there. Would it be possible, is Izmir is an international airport ? I'm a bit confused about this planning. Could you please guide and share your experience.