Getting to Göreme from Kayseri and Nevşehir Airports

Two airports serve travellers flying to Cappadocia: Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV) and Kayseri Erkilet Airport (ASR). This guide collects what could be read in open sources about getting from each airport to Göreme. Routes, timetables and fares change often, so they are not listed here; the official pages are pointed to instead. Sources are listed at the end of the page.

Which airports are closest to Göreme?

Wikipedia’s Göreme article names Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport and Kayseri Airport as the nearest airports. Göreme belongs to the Nevşehir district of Nevşehir Province. The two airports are in different provinces: NAV (ICAO: LTAZ) is in the Gülşehir district of Nevşehir, and ASR (ICAO: LTAU) is at Kayseri. In practice, the airport you can find a flight to shapes the rest of the journey.

How far is Göreme from Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV)?

DHMİ, the State Airports Authority, gives the airport’s address as Tuzköyü, Gülşehir/Nevşehir, and states that flight operations run 24 hours. Its transport page says the airport is 30 km from the city centre. The Online Türkiye Turizm Ansiklopedisi gives the same figure for Nevşehir, and the Wikivoyage guide to Göreme places the airport 30 km north of Nevşehir town. None of these sources gives a separate distance or travel time from NAV to Göreme itself, so this guide does not give one either. For a current route and duration, check a map application or ask your transfer provider.

How far is Göreme from Kayseri Erkilet Airport (ASR)?

According to Wikipedia, Erkilet Airport lies about 5 km north of Kayseri and is a major gateway for travel to Cappadocia. The Wikivoyage guides to Göreme and Cappadocia place Kayseri and its airport roughly 70 km east of Göreme (71 km in the Göreme guide). This is an approximate distance given by the source, not a driving route. The sources we read give no travel time, so none is stated here.

What transport options are there from the airports to Göreme?

• Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport: DHMİ’s transport page lists a city shuttle service, licensed taxis, car rental and private vehicles, and says shuttle times follow scheduled flights. Rental companies and operator contacts are listed on the same page.
• Kayseri Erkilet Airport: Wikipedia notes public buses from just outside the airport gates to Kayseri city centre. It does not describe a direct line to Göreme.
• Bus and dolmuş: according to Wikivoyage, buses run from Kayseri towards Nevşehir, and from Nevşehir’s bus station you change to a dolmuş (shared minibus) for Göreme.
• Rental car: Wikivoyage advises booking ahead, because small regional airports such as Nevşehir have small rental fleets.

Lines, timetables and fares change often. Before you travel, check the DHMİ airport pages (dhmi.gov.tr) and the operators. The distances in this guide are approximate figures taken from the sources, not the hotel’s own measurements, and no separate distance from the hotel to the airports is given.

How does Cratus Stone Palace handle airport transfers?

Cratus Stone Palace offers paid transfers from Kayseri and Nevşehir airports, arranged by reservation. Car rental is arranged at reception. The transfer price is not stated on this page; to ask, contact the hotel through the contact page, by phone on +90 538 271 04 51, on WhatsApp at +90 538 271 04 51, or by e-mail at info@cratusstonepalace.com. Check-in time is 14:00. For more, see the rooms, frequently asked questions and experiences pages. Address: Avcılar Mahallesi Belediye Arkası No:11, Göreme / Nevşehir, Turkey.