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Bursa - Uludag
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18 Sep 2007 Tue 01:27 pm |
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Hello! Can someone please tell me how Bursa is? How many km is it away from Isanbul and from Canakkale. If i get by plane to Istanbul, what can i take in order to get to Bursa? Which is the shortest way?
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18 Sep 2007 Tue 01:34 pm |
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Quoting Lady_A: Hello! Can someone please tell me how Bursa is? How many km is it away from Isanbul and from Canakkale. If i get by plane to Istanbul, what can i take in order to get to Bursa? Which is the shortest way? |
If you want the easiest way... i would recommend you to go to bus station (Otogar) in Esenler, then take a bus from there... i would choose one of the companies from ULUSOY or VARAN, the chance of the workers there now english are higher than the others then approximately you are in Bursa in 3-4 hours. and they probably have services to uludag but i am not sure... there are a few more options but i think this is the simplest one have a nice trip
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18 Sep 2007 Tue 01:45 pm |
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Thank you very much but i would really want to know the distance in km from Istanbul to Bursa.
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18 Sep 2007 Tue 01:49 pm |
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İSTANBUL
ile
BURSA
arasındaki mesafe
243 Km
resource: http://www.kgm.gov.tr/il1.asp
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18 Sep 2007 Tue 01:51 pm |
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Got it, thank you.
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18 Sep 2007 Tue 01:57 pm |
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I went there by taking the ferry from Istanbul to Yalova(just more than one hour travel time). Then you can get on shuttle bus to get to the Terminal(otogar) where there are buses going to Bursa. The total travelling time is about 3 hours.
To me, Bursa is a small city which I didn't see too much difference from Istanbul, only it is not that busy. The most famous place is the snowy mountains for skiing. There is cable car service taking people uphills.
But if you come from a country having skiing sites and winter snowy sceneries, I don't think this is too spectacular a tourist place for visit.
Hotels are quite expensive during the cooler seasons as many rich Turkish will go there for holidays.
I planned to spend a week there but then I chose to leave after staying there 4 days. Umm, hope those from Bursa will not get mad with me... 
Anyway hope you enjoyed your trip.
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18 Sep 2007 Tue 02:04 pm |
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I want to go there in december, i come from Romania, and we do have here very nice skiing resorts, but still i want to go to Bursa. I have friends tehere that i want to see. Anyway it seems like a long trip...3 hours to get there and 3 hours to go back to the airport...isn't there a bus that takes you directly from the airport to Bursa??
Anyway thank you for the tips
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18 Sep 2007 Tue 02:13 pm |
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Unfortunately no my friend...
but i wouldnt recommend to go to ferry terminal on december with lots of luggages... or you think about a daily trip?
actually you should count the distance from airport to ferry terminal aswell...
there is direct metro to bus station from airport... another way... maybe abit expensive you should check the rates... fly to Bursa from istanbul
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18 Sep 2007 Tue 02:17 pm |
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Is there a train station in Bursa?
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18 Sep 2007 Tue 02:23 pm |
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Quoting Lady_A: Is there a train station in Bursa? |
i think so... but i wouldnt trust trains in Turkey.. maybe just for going around cities like, Kocaeli,Adapazari, Eskisehir and Ankara...
but have a check please
http://www.tcdd.gov.tr/
modify: just checked no trains unfortunately
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18 Sep 2007 Tue 02:43 pm |
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Yes, i've checked too. Thank you very much anyway.
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19 Sep 2007 Wed 08:59 am |
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Quoting Lady_A: Is there a train station in Bursa? |
If you have money, don't waste time with trains. Turkish trains are not comfortable for now.
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19 Sep 2007 Wed 12:52 pm |
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If i get to Istanbul by plane, do i need to have taken the visa in advance from my country or can i get it there ? I am European citizen.
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19 Sep 2007 Wed 02:13 pm |
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Bursa is on the flight route to Istanbul...
Simply ask the pilot to drop you in Bursa ....
Absolute care is recommended to avoid Uludag peak...
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19 Sep 2007 Wed 02:22 pm |
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There are no flights from Romania to Bursa directly.
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19 Sep 2007 Wed 11:10 pm |
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Quoting Lady_A: If i get to Istanbul by plane, do i need to have taken the visa in advance from my country or can i get it there ? I am European citizen. |
yeap Lady,
you need visa to enter Turkey, i guess you can get it at the passport check in Airport by 15 euros... but if i were you i would get details about this at Turkish Embassy in Romania...
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19 Sep 2007 Wed 11:32 pm |
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Thank you Chantal, the problem for me is to get there; afterwards i have friends there that will show me around. I find your information very useful in order to get there because i want to know all my options.
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20 Sep 2007 Thu 12:07 am |
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hi, I am a Romanian lady living in Turkey sooo
I really think u should take SuiGeneris advises!
no train, no boat on winter time especially!
buses are ok,
visa u get on the Ataturk Airport, as long as u dont have in ur luggage anything forbidden...
12 $ on June..
Drum bun si vacanta frumoasa!
Oana
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27 Sep 2007 Thu 09:43 am |
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Quote: The probem for Lady is to reach Yenikapi...
she need to take the taxi, which will cost aroud 20YTL i guess if the taxi driver doesnt try to steal her, to reach easy or she should use the complex ways of public transportation which would be hard for her...
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I took a bus from Taksim square to Yenikapi. It wasn't that hard actually! You have a mouth to ask where the bus is leaving from right? I had to ask about 4 times, and then I got right one! (I can even tell you from here where it is if you want to know ).
I think the public transport in istanbul is not that difficult actually. People are very helpful if you're a tourist, which makes it easier to find places .
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27 Sep 2007 Thu 10:34 am |
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Quoting Chantal: Quote: The probem for Lady is to reach Yenikapi...
she need to take the taxi, which will cost aroud 20YTL i guess if the taxi driver doesnt try to steal her, to reach easy or she should use the complex ways of public transportation which would be hard for her...
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I took a bus from Taksim square to Yenikapi. It wasn't that hard actually! You have a mouth to ask where the bus is leaving from right? I had to ask about 4 times, and then I got right one! (I can even tell you from here where it is if you want to know ).
I think the public transport in istanbul is not that difficult actually. People are very helpful if you're a tourist, which makes it easier to find places . |
I am the citizen of Istanbul dear you can believe me i know much more alternative ways to reach Bursa but it must be simplest and the easiest for her...
In winter travel with a ship... and to go Taksim first with Havas... then walking through the square and going to the bus stations on right... or also crossing the street and waiting at the station opposite to where you land... waiting for buses for Yenikapi... and reaching there... and you cant imagine how crowded are the public busses in winter... and think also about what time she will arrive... its all sth to add into account...
what i say is so simple:
Land from plane.... take a metro...(1,5YTL) and there you are in otogar... and take a bus... around 30-40 YTL... also you will be in a warm bus... with service all the time and also you will have ship tour too where you can feed seaguls
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27 Sep 2007 Thu 11:53 am |
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Agree with Sui.
Why struggle? You will spend almost as much, if not more. PLUS the ferry from Yenikapı to Mudanya goes very infrequently (it was only once a day last month, I don't know the timetable for December).
If you get on a bus from a company like Uludağ they even have service buses that will take you from Bursa bus station up the mountain to the ski resort, or into the centre of town if you want to stay there (as the ski resort hotels are more expensive).
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27 Sep 2007 Thu 01:19 pm |
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Hmm.. yeah if you're not planning to stay in Istanbul then this would be a better way . Personally I don't want to go by bus anymore in Turkey (if I don't have to). But has to do with other things..
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27 Sep 2007 Thu 01:30 pm |
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I would recommend the ferry - it was a fantastic experience.
Bursa - lovely place.
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