Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport to Cesme: Taxi Fare & Transfer Cost
Cesme, the resort at the tip of its own peninsula west of Izmir, is about 85 km from Adnan Menderes Airport (ADB). The drive takes 60 to 80 minutes, almost all of it on the fast O-32 motorway. Alacati, the windsurfing and stone-house village, sits just before it.
Quick answer
A metered taxi from Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport to Cesme costs about €86.2 (₺4630) on the current official tariff. A pre-booked private transfer is €45–70 fixed. The 85 km drive takes 60–80 minutes.
Tariff data updated: 2026-07-10
Estimate your transfer cost
Metered taxi
≈ €86.2
₺4,630 on the meter
Pre-booked private transfer
€45–70
fixed price, meets you at arrivals
Taxi estimate uses the current official tariff. Tolls and traffic can change the final meter amount.
Interactive transfer map
Route at a glance
Where Cesme sits relative to Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport — the 85 km drive at a glance.
Boundary data: Turkey-Maps-GeoJSON (Apache-2.0)
Airport
Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport
Izmir transfer coverage
There is no direct public transport from the airport to Cesme, so it is a private transfer or a taxi. The calculator below shows the live metered taxi estimate against a fixed transfer price for this longer coastal run.
All your options compared
| Option | Duration | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Private transfer (pre-booked) | 60–80 min | €45–70 fixed | door to door on the O-32; covers Alacati too |
| Metered taxi | 60–80 min | see live estimate above | long run; confirm the rough fare first |
| Bus via Izmir | ~120+ min | low-cost | no direct service; change in the city, slow with bags |
| Car rental ↗ | ~75 min | from ~€25/day | desks at arrivals; handy for the peninsula beaches |
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Arriving in Cesme
Cesme spreads from the marina and castle in the town centre out to the beach areas of Ilica and Boyalik, with the thermal hotels and the ferry to the Greek island of Chios. Tell the driver your exact area, as the peninsula is bigger than it looks.
Alacati, a few kilometres before Cesme, is the boutique-hotel and windsurfing hub; many visitors base there instead of the town and it shares the same airport run.
Things to do in Izmir
Popular tours and tickets travellers book alongside their transfer.
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- Summer Friday evenings clog the Izmir-Cesme motorway, so an early or midday transfer is faster than a late-afternoon one.
- Airport taxis are metered and this is a long run, so agree the rough fare to your hotel before you set off.
- A pre-booked transfer holds one fixed price with no night surcharge, useful for the late-summer charters and for surf-gear-heavy Alacati trips.
Frequently asked questions
How much is a transfer from Izmir Airport to Cesme?
A pre-booked private transfer to Cesme is roughly €45-70 fixed for up to four people on this 85 km motorway run. The metered taxi estimate for the distance is shown live in the calculator above.
How long is the drive to Cesme?
About 60 to 80 minutes for the 85 km, almost all on the O-32 motorway across the peninsula. Summer Friday evenings are the slow times as the coast fills up for the weekend.
Is there a bus from Izmir Airport to Cesme?
No direct service. You would take the IZBAN train or a bus into Izmir first and change there, which is slow with luggage, so a private transfer or taxi is the practical way to arrive directly.
Is Alacati the same transfer as Cesme?
Effectively yes. Alacati sits a few kilometres before Cesme on the same motorway, so the distance, time and fixed transfer price are broadly the same; just name Alacati when you book.
Do taxis add a night charge to Cesme?
No. Izmir uses a single 24-hour tariff with no official night surcharge, and a pre-booked transfer is one fixed price at any hour, which helps on this longer late-night motorway run.
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