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The Library of Celsus and the Gate of Mazaeus and Mithridates stand side by side in the morning light at Ephesus, Turkey, their Roman masonry bathed in warm gold under a theatrical blue sky with wispy clouds, the marble forecourt stretching empty before them.

Ephesus Tours

Compare Ephesus tours by start point, ancient-city depth, Terrace Houses, House of Mary, Kusadasi cruise timing and Pamukkale combos.

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Tours to Ephesus (78)

The best-preserved Roman city in the eastern Mediterranean runs from the Library of Celsus to the Great Theatre, and most of our 78 Ephesus trips pair it with the white travertines of Pamukkale. Day trips by flight from Istanbul start at €113. Tours with hotel nights start at €471.

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Ruins and columns of the Temple of Athena in Priene under a clear sky

6 Days Turkey Tour: From Gallipoli to Pamukkale

Flight + Bus

5.0 (11)

  • 5 hotel nights
  • Ancient Troy, Ephesus Ancient City and Priene
  • Meals and entrance fees included

From €1,151/ person

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  1. IstanbulStart & end
  2. Gallipoli1 night
  3. TroyDay visit
  4. Ephesus4 nights
  5. PamukkaleDay visit
  6. PrieneDay visit

Istanbul → Gallipoli → Troy → Ephesus → Pamukkale → Priene → Istanbul

Visitors relax in the landscaped gardens in front of Istanbul's Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque on a sunny afternoon, with a decorative stone fountain and pool in the foreground, palm trees and benches lining the pathway, and the mosque's imposing Byzantine dome and Ottoman minarets rising above the summe
€40 Off / person

6 Days Istanbul, Cappadocia, Ephesus, and Pamukkale Tour

By flight

English · Spanish · Italian

4.9 (10)

  • 5 hotel nights
  • Grand Bazaar and Cleopatra Antique Thermal Pool
  • Meals and entrance fees included

From €1,136€1,096/ person

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  1. IstanbulStart & end
  2. Cappadocia1 night
  3. Ephesus2 nights
  4. PamukkaleDay visit
At blue hour, ground teams inflate hot air balloons against a deep twilight sky while the lights of a Cappadocian town glow below, Turkey, marking the start of the early morning ritual.
€75 Off / person

8 Days Istanbul, Cappadocia, Pamukkale, and Ephesus Tour

By flight

English · Spanish · Italian

4.8 (72)

  • Hotels incl. a cave hotel
  • Topkapi Palace and Ortakoy Mosque
  • Meals and entrance fees included

From €1,377€1,302/ person

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  1. IstanbulStart & end
  2. Cappadocia1 night
  3. Ephesus2 nights
  4. PamukkaleDay visit
A female traveler stands at a panoramic viewpoint overlooking a cave city carved into the cliffs of Cappadocia, Turkey, taking in the vast scale of the ancient rock-hewn settlement.
5% Off

4 Days Cappadocia, Pamukkale, Ephesus Tour from Istanbul

Flight + Bus

English · Spanish · Italian

4.8 (67)

  • Hotels included
  • Rose Valley and Cleopatra Antique Thermal Pool
  • Hotel pick-up

From €769€731/ person

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  1. IstanbulStart & end
  2. Cappadocia1 night
  3. PamukkaleDay visit
  4. Ephesus1 night
Golden sunrays burst through dramatic clouds above the Library of Celsus at Ephesus at sunset, sweeping the marble facade and the Gate of Mazaeus in warm orange light as tourists gather below, near Selçuk, Turkey.
5% Off

Ephesus Day Trip from Istanbul

18 Hours

By flight

English · Spanish · Italian

4.8 (66)

  • The Monumental Fountains and The Great Amphitheatre
  • Lunch and entrance fees included
  • Guaranteed departure

From €402€382/ person

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View across Pigeon Valley toward the volcanic cone formations in Cappadocia, with the characteristic honeycombed cliff walls visible from the Yellow Tour observation deck.
€30 Off / person

5 Days Cappadocia, Ephesus, and Pamukkale Tour from Istanbul

By flight

English · Spanish · Italian

4.8 (64)

  • 4 hotel nights incl. a cave hotel
  • Rose Valley and Temple of Artemis
  • Meals and entrance fees included

From €986€956/ person

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  1. IstanbulStart & end
  2. Cappadocia2 nights
  3. Ephesus2 nights
  4. PamukkaleDay visit
A Bosphorus ferry sails through Istanbul's sparkling waters while seagulls glide overhead, capturing the lively atmosphere of a classic sightseeing cruise on the famous strait.
10% Off

9 Days Best of Turkey Tour Package

Flight + Bus

English · Spanish · Italian

4.8 (53)

  • Hotels included
  • Cappadocia valleys and Pamukkale travertines
  • Meals and entrance fees included

From €1,159€1,043/ person

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  1. IstanbulStart & end
  2. Cappadocia1 night
  3. PamukkaleDay visit
  4. Ephesus1 night
Wide aerial view of Pamukkale's pink-tinged travertine terraces at pink sunset in Turkey, vivid teal-green thermal pools filling large irregular basins divided by white calcium ledges, the harvested Denizli plain visible under a pink and red sky.
€50 Off / person

5 Days Cappadocia, Pamukkale, Ephesus, Gallipoli Troy Tour from Istanbul

Flight + Bus

English

4.8 (49)

  • Hotels included
  • Cleopatra Antique Thermal Pool and Temple of Artemis
  • Meals and entrance fees included

From €960€910/ person

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  1. IstanbulStart & end
  2. Cappadocia1 night
  3. PamukkaleDay visit
  4. Ephesus1 night
  5. Gallipoli1 night
  6. TroyDay visit

Istanbul → Cappadocia → Pamukkale → Ephesus → Gallipoli → Troy → Istanbul

Close-up view of the eagle head sculpture and a crowned deity head on Mount Nemrut's west terrace at dusk, the eagle's beak and eye deeply carved in weathered limestone, the conical tiara of the deity sharp against a pastel sky at sunset, with the stone tumulus of Antiochus I rising behind in Adıyam
€60 Off / person

8 Days Turkey Heritage Tour: Nemrut Mountain & Gobeklitepe

By flight

English

4.8 (42)

  • 7 hotel nights
  • Cappadocia valleys and Ephesus Ancient City
  • Meals included

From €2,055€1,995/ person

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  1. NemrutStart
  2. Göbeklitepe1 night
  3. Cappadocia4 nights
  4. Ephesus2 nights
  5. PamukkaleDay visit
  6. IstanbulFlight back

Nemrut → Göbeklitepe → Cappadocia → Ephesus → Pamukkale → Istanbul

The full-scale wooden Trojan Horse replica at the entrance of the Troy archaeological site in Çanakkale, Turkey, towers over the forecourt in smooth reddish-brown timber, with a rectangular hollow tower body, open windows, and a staircase accessing its belly.
5% Off

7 Days Gallipoli, Troy, Ephesus, Pamukkale, Cappadocia Tour

Flight + Bus

English

4.8 (39)

  • 6 hotel nights
  • Johnston's Jolly, Trojan Horse Replica and Mevlana Museum
  • Meals and entrance fees included

From €1,336€1,269/ person

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  1. IstanbulStart & end
  2. Gallipoli1 night
  3. TroyDay visit
  4. Ephesus2 nights
  5. Pamukkale1 night
  6. KonyaDay visit
  7. Cappadocia2 nights

Istanbul → Gallipoli → Troy → Ephesus → Pamukkale → Konya → Cappadocia → Istanbul

A fiery red-orange sunset sky blazes above the Library of Celsus and the Gate of Mazaeus at Ephesus, their ancient stone facades turning a deep burnished amber in the last rays of light near Selçuk, Turkey.
10% Off

2 Days Ephesus and Pamukkale Tour From Istanbul

By flight

English · Spanish · Italian

5.0 (33)

  • 1 hotel night
  • The Monumental Fountains, The Roman Baths and Frontinius Gate
  • Meals and entrance fees included

From €564€508/ person

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  1. IstanbulFlight out
  2. Ephesus1 night
  3. PamukkaleDay visit
  4. IstanbulFlight back
A couple poses for a roadtrip photo beside volcanic rock spires in Cappadocia, Turkey, with several bright hot air balloons visible in the blue sky above the rugged terrain.
€70 Off / person

10 Days Istanbul, Ephesus, Pamukkale, Antalya, Cappadocia Tour

Flight + Bus

English · Spanish · Italian

4.8 (29)

  • Hotels included
  • Bosphorus Cruise and Cleopatra Antique Thermal Pool
  • Meals and entrance fees included

From €1,530€1,460/ person

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  1. IstanbulStart & end
  2. Ephesus1 night
  3. PamukkaleDay visit
  4. Antalya3 nights
  5. Cappadocia2 nights

Istanbul → Ephesus → Pamukkale → Antalya → Cappadocia → Istanbul

A woman in a flowing white dress stands barefoot at the edge of a Pamukkale thermal pool in Turkey, looking over the tiered white travertine hillside and the broad green Denizli Valley far below under a bright midday sky.

3 Days Ephesus and Pamukkale Tour including Hot Air Balloon

By flight

English · Spanish · Italian

4.9 (28)

  • 2 hotel nights
  • Hot air balloon flight
  • The Monumental Fountains, The Roman Baths and Frontinius Gate

From €863/ person

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  1. Ephesus1 night
  2. Pamukkale1 night
  3. IstanbulFlight back
Warm sunrise light bathes the entire two-storey facade of the Library of Celsus at Ephesus in deep amber, turning its marble columns and carved pediments a rich burnt-orange while the Gate of Mazaeus glows behind to the right, near Selçuk, Turkey.

3 Days Troy, Ephesus and Pamukkale Tour from Istanbul

Flight + Bus

English

4.8 (28)

  • 2 hotel nights
  • Sacrificial Altars and The Monumental Fountains
  • Meals and entrance fees included

From €708/ person

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  1. IstanbulStart & end
  2. TroyDay visit
  3. Ephesus2 nights
  4. PamukkaleDay visit
Close-up of Ortahisar Castle's pitted tuff surface and cave openings in Cappadocia, showing the centuries of human habitation carved into this natural rock citadel on the Yellow Tour.
€50 Off / person

5 Days Cappadocia, Pamukkale, Ephesus Tour from Istanbul

Flight + Bus

English · Spanish · Italian

4.8 (24)

  • Hotels included
  • Rose Valley and Cleopatra Antique Thermal Pool
  • Meals and entrance fees included

From €805€755/ person

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  1. IstanbulStart & end
  2. Cappadocia2 nights
  3. PamukkaleDay visit
  4. Ephesus1 night
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How many days in Ephesus?

The most common length is 5 to 7 days: 22 of our 78 tours. Choose a length to see only those tours.

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Ephesus Tours: questions and answers

How much do tours to Ephesus cost?

Prices start from €113 per person. Day tours start from €113 and multi-day tours from €471. The price on each tour card is per person and already includes any current discount.

How long are these tours?

6 one-day tours last 8–18 hours. 72 multi-day tours last 2–34 days.

Are they group or private tours?

74 are group tours and 4 are private tours with your own guide and vehicle.

Which languages do the guides speak?

Guides speak English on 72 tours, Spanish on 49 tours and Italian on 49 tours. You choose the language when you book.

Can I cancel free of charge?

3 tours can be cancelled free of charge up to 24 hours before they start. The other tours follow our standard cancellation policy, shown on each tour page.

Are domestic flights included?

73 of the 78 tours include a domestic flight; the others travel by road.

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Special Tours 17
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Travel Guide

About Ephesus Tours

Quick answer: Ephesus tours should be chosen by start point first: Kusadasi, Selcuk, Izmir airport and Istanbul day-trip versions create very different pacing.

The Ephesus UNESCO property reaches beyond the Library of Celsus: it connects the ancient city with earlier settlement layers, Ayasuluk Hill and pilgrimage context. Good Ephesus planning therefore separates archaeology depth from cruise-port speed. A focused route gives time to understand Curetes Street, Celsus Library, theatre scale and optional Terrace Houses instead of just taking photos.

Cruise passengers should protect return-to-ship timing; Istanbul day trippers should protect flight buffers.

Compare Ephesus Tours options

OptionBest forMain valueCheck before booking
Kusadasi / Selcuk startCruise or local stayMore site time, less transfer timePort timing and terrace-house option
Izmir airport startSame-day flight plansConnects airport timing with guided ruinsArrival buffer and luggage plan
Ephesus + PamukkaleTwo icons in limited timePairs archaeology with thermal terracesLong driving day versus overnight comfort
Private EphesusArchaeology depth or family paceMore control over ruins, museum and religious stopsGuide focus and exact entrance list
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