Transportation
- Participants will arrive to İznik by their own means.- If a runner stops on course and able to walk, should reach a check point ahead or behind. Organisation will transport the withdrawn runner when ever possible to Iznik. Runner can use own means after reporting to officials.
Public Transportation
- İznik, is 210k (appx 3 hours) away from İstanbul and 87k (1 hour) away from Bursa, there are various alternatives for transportation. Orhangazi, located on Yalova-Bursa highway, is 40k (35 minutes) away. Maps: www.iznik.gov.tr
- Regular IDO sea bus and fast ferry trips available to Yalova from İstanbul Yenikapi and İstanbul Pendik. : www.ido.com.tr
- There is a mini-bus stop for İznik within 40m distance from IDO port in Yalova. Hourly mini – bus services cost app. 3,5 € per person.
-Taxi costs appx 27€ between Yalova and İznik, and minibus transfer fee for groups cost 60€.
- Transportation From Istanbul Airport to Yenikapı Pier
will be updated.
From Yenikapı to Yalova:
Regular ferries are available: www.ido.com.tr
Passenger: 6 €
Each passenger in the car ( except driver ): 6 €
Car: 22 €
(*Prices increase dynamically with reserved tickets, book ahead to get this price or survive upto double).
Duration: 75mins.
Transportation from Sabiha Gökçen Airport to Pendik İDO Pier
Bus Line E-9 www.iett.gov.tr
Price is 2€ per person. To be able to use public transportation in Istanbul, you need to purchase a limited use electronic ticket available at Akbil Dolum Noktası (Akbil Load Point) next to bus stops. If you will stay more than a few days in İstanbul, you might purchase a regular electronic card which you can load and use.
Taxi : Costs around 14€ to Pendik IDO pier.
Rent a Car : Costs between day/18-40€ www.sgairport.com
From Pendik İDO Pier to Yalova
Regular ferries are available: www.ido.com.tr/
Passenger:3,5€
Car: 22€
Each passenger in the car ( except driver ): 3€
(*Prices increase dynamically with reserved tickets, book ahead to get this price or survive upto double).
Duration: 45mins.
From Topçular İDO Pier to Eskihisar (only for car rentals)
Car: 20€
This is a 24-hour-non-stop-ring ferry line. You pay only for the vechile, not per passanger if any. Fixed price depends on vechile size. Driving more, paying less, almost 4 ferries every hour.
From Yalova to İznik
It takes 1 hour by bus from Yalova to Iznik. Hourly busses are available from the bus stop which is in 40m distance from the pier, 200mt to the landing point.
Costs 3,5 €
Driving time:
Yalova – Orhangazi 20km, 15 minutes
Orhangazi – İznik 40km, 35 minutes