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| Gökova is on the south west coast of Turkey. These images are a courtesy of NASA Visible Earth. |
Travel and local info
The conference is held in Akyaka / Gökova. The nearest airport is in Dalaman. The information below
should give you an idea about how to reach Gokova. You should still check for accuracy.
By Plane :
Apart from THY (Turkish Airlines) and major
European airlines, Delta, Northwest-KLM service Turkey. There are
direct flights from either USA or Europe.
If you come by plane the closest airport is DALAMAN airport
(One can fly to Dalaman via Istanbul, there are even direct flights
to Dalaman from some European cities).
From Dalaman airport you can take any bus
going to Akyaka-Dortyol - for example THY (Turkish Airlines) bus
to Marmaris (this bus is called HAVAS) - and proceed as below.
By Bus :
If you come by bus, get out at DÖRTYOL
junction near Gokova, which is the
crossroad of MUGLA-MARMARIS-DALAMAN-GOKOVA/AKYAKA. It is best
to tell the bus driver to let you out
at this junction when boarding the bus. The hotel is 4 km.
away from DORTYOL.
You can find a taxi at least until midnight to Hotel Yucelen.
You can also call Hotel Yucelen to arrange a ride.
(a) If you are coming from IZMIR, ISTANBUL, AYDIN,
or DENIZLI you should take
a bus going to any of the directions :
MARMARIS, FETHIYE, KOYCEGIZ, DALAMAN, or DATCA
(b) If you are coming from the south (e.g. ANTALYA)
you should take the bus which
goes to IZMIR.
Distance to Gokova from some of the major cities in Turkey (1.6 km = 1 mile)
| Distance to AKYAKA/GOKOVA |
| Izmir | 245 km |
| Aydin | 120 km |
| Mugla | 22 km |
| Dalaman | 77 km |
| Ankara | 646 km |
| Istanbul | 813 km |
| Denizli | 172 km |
| Antalya | 316 km |
If you want to stop over in Istanbul
and stay overnight, the following is a sample list of links to hotels.
(the following is the result of random search)
In case you are flying THY
(Turkish Airlines) you may find more information from their flight magazine Skylife
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