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Visa & entry in Mersin

Get in 36°48′0″N 34°37′12″EMap of Mersin By plane Çukurova Airport (COV IATA) 50 km east is the nearest airport, with frequent flights from Istanbul (both IST and SAW), Ankara and Izmir. It opened in 2024 and replaced Adana, which was hemmed in by that city. By train 36.802734.63371 Mersin railway station is the terminus of a railway from Adana and normally has frequent trains, but the line is suspended until 2026 during construction of a tunnel in Tarsus. By bus 36.854134.58972 Mersin Otogar is the bus station, opened in 2015. Three buses a day are direct from Istanbul, taking 14 hours via Gebze, Izmit, Adapazarı, Niğde and Tarsus. Four run daily from Ankara, taking four hours via Aksaray and Tarsus. Buses run along the coast from Antalya via Silifke and continue to Adana. Two buses a day are from Gaziantep, taking 4 hr 30 min via Osmaniye and Adana. Bus lines are Metro Turizm and Flixbus. The station is 8 km northwest of city centre. Take a dolmuş downtown: this may be included in your bus fare, enquire when booking. From Tarsus or Adana a dolmuş is slower than an…

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