Flights to Bodrum

Which UK airports fly direct?

Jet2 flies to Bodrum from airports including Birmingham, Stansted and Edinburgh, and SunExpress serves the airport from Gatwick and Manchester. TUI adds holiday flights from several regional airports. Direct routes are mostly seasonal, so in winter you'll normally connect in Istanbul, where Turkish Airlines, AJet and Pegasus all fly on to Bodrum.

From the airport to Bodrum and the peninsula

The drive to Bodrum town takes around 40 minutes, and Havaş buses are timed to meet flights. Gümbet and Bitez are a few minutes beyond the town, Turgutreis and Yalıkavak around half an hour further west, and Torba and Türkbükü lie on the north coast. Taxis are metered, but a pre-booked transfer is often simpler for families with luggage, and if you're staying in Turgutreis or Yalıkavak it saves changing buses in Bodrum.

Castle, windmills and ancient Halicarnassus

Bodrum stands on the site of Halicarnassus, home of the Mausoleum, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World; only its foundations remain, but you can visit the site in town. The Castle of St Peter, built by the Knights of St John in the 15th century, now houses the Museum of Underwater Archaeology. Above the town, a row of old stone windmills looks out over Gümbet bay, a popular spot at sunset.

Getting out on the water

Gulets, traditional wooden sailing boats, leave the harbour each morning in summer for swimming stops in the bays around the peninsula. Most day trips include lunch on board, and longer charters of several days follow the coast towards Gökova Bay. Ferries also cross to the Greek island of Kos in under an hour, so pack your passport if you fancy a day in Greece.

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