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Share For those of you who have not yet taken the plunge and registered as a member of KTLN, we thought we would give you a peek at some of the things you are missing. In this Local News article we show you an example of one of our Knowledge Bank articles. This one comes from the Transport section, and tells you about bus and coach services in the Kalkan area.
Kalkan bus station (the otogar) is positioned slightly out of the town centre, below the petrol station. It can be accessed from two roads - Kaş Road and Şehitler Cadessi (the main road in and out of Kalkan). See our interactive map of Kalkan, which can be accessed from the Main Menu.
The main service providers are Kamil Koç, Batı Antalya and Pamukkale, plus of course the local dolmuş operator KTT. It is also possible to hire local, independently owned buses and coaches in Kalkan. Services operate 7 days a week.
We provide below information about these main service providers, including how you can find out their published schedules. However, please note that whatever it says on their websites or any locally produced schedules, timings can change at short notice. You are advised to always check 24 hours before departure.
Dolmuş service (KTT - Kalkan Tourism Transport)
You will find many dolmuş buses operating out of Kalkan bus station serving local destinations, including Akbel, Islamlar, Üzümlü, Patara and Kaş. Here are some details we picked up from the bus station in May 2009: - Kapıtaş & Kaş Service - departures daily 0900, 1000, 1100, 1200, 1300, 1400. Return service leaves at 1500, 1600, 1700.
- Patara Service - departures daily 1000, 10.30, 1100, 1130, 1200, 1300, 1400. Return service leaves at 1600, 1700, 1800.
- Xanthos & Saklikent Service - departures Wednesday & Sunday 1030, and return at 1600.
- Letoon, Xanthos & Patara Service - departure Sunday 1030, and return at 1700.
- Fethiye Service - departure Tuesday 1000, and return 1700.
Currently there is no dolmuş service to Kalamar, Kızıltaş or Kışla. The KTT website is www.kalkantourismtransport.com Be prepared for the music when their website has loaded! Kamil Koç
This company specialises in long distance travel and you can find regular services to places such as Ankara, Istanbul and Izmir (via Fethiye). Their telephone numbers are 0242 844 1212 (local) and 444 0562 (national).
You can find their schedules on the internet: www.kamilkoc.com.tr. You can even book online and obtain a small discount. Whilst the site is in Turkish only, it is not too hard to work things out if you follow our guide below.
In the Online Bilet section you can plan a journey, selecting your start point, destination and choosing a date of travel. There is an option to specify a return journey. The site will tell you when coaches are scheduled, the cost, and will tell you the stations you will stop at and at what time.
Useful translations for this website - Sefer Güzergahı = Journey Route
- Kalkış = Starting From
- Varış = Destination
- Gidiş Tarihi = Date Going
- Dönüş Tarihi = Return Date
- Sadece Gidiş = One Way Only
- Gidiş Dönüş = Return Trip
- Bilet Satin Al = Buy a Ticket
- Reservasyon Yap = Make a Reservation
- Sefer Sorgula = Journey Enquiry
Batı Antalya
Batı Antalya is a major carrier in this part of Turkey. You can reach them at the Kalkan bus station by phone on 0242 844 24 66 or mobile 0541 602 79 79.
Whilst they do appear to have an English option for their website, there is currently (April 2009) no content, so the only information is in Turkish. Their website is: http://batiantalyatur.com.tr/tr/index.php. With our guide you should be able to find details of their schedules.
Useful translations for this website
- Sefer Bilgileri = Journey Information
- Zaman Tarifesi = Schedule (Times)
- Fiyat Tarifesi = Price List
- Kalkış Yere = Starting Place
- Varış Yere= Destination
- Kalkış Saati = Starting Time
- Varış Saati = Arrival Time
- Ücret (YTL) = Fare
The schedule and price list web pages show a scanned in document, which is not the best quality. You may need to zoom in your web browser.
Batı Antalya operate a regular service to Antalya at 0725, 0825, 0920, 1020, 1120, 1200, 1300, 1400, 1500, 1620, 1720, 1820 & 1950. These buses go via Kaş, Demre, Finike, Olimpos and Kemer. The last bus from Antalya to Kalkan leaves at 1800.
The above Antalya service is supplemented by half hourly service to Kaş, which means that you have to wait no more than 30 minutes if you are only going as far as Kaş. They go to Patara every 30 minutes from 0915 to 1800. The buses to Fethiye leave at 0800, 0930, 1115, 1245, 1345, 1445, 1545, 1645, 1745, 1845. The last bus back from Fethiye departs at 1830. The fare to Fethiye is 10 TRY one way. (April 2009).
Pamukkale
Pamukkale Tourism operates many routes in this part of Turkey. You can reach them at the Kalkan bus station by phone on 0242 844 27 77 or mobile 0530 546 0715.
Their website is: www.pamukkaleturizm.com.tr. You can check times and destinations and even book online (Online Bilet) and obtain a small discount. There is no option to see the website in English, but it is possible to work out the local schedules if you follow our guide below.
For journey information, from the main page, click on Sefer Sorgulama, or alternatively just go to this page to plan your journey: www.pamukkaleturizm.com.tr/WebBusAutomation/sorgula1.aspx
Useful translations for this website - Sefer Sorgulama = Journey Route
- Hareket Yeri = Starting Place
- Varış Yeri = Destination
- Hareket Tarihi = Date Going
- Sefer Listele = List Journey Details
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