ARRIVAL TO GÖCEK
For those visitors coming to Göcek by road, the distances from the surrounding towns and cities are as follows: Buses and coaches run by companies such as Kamil Koç, Pamukkale, Metro, Ulusoy, etc. have connections between Göcek and other big cities such as İstanbul, İzmir and Ankara.
Charter Airline companies operate flights from many European countries during the summer season and there are also regular scheduled services that run all the year round. With the International Airport at Dalaman only 22 km away from Göcek this makes travelling by air a convenient option.
There is an all-year-round ferry service operating from Marmaris to Rhodes and a summer only service between Fethiye and Rhodes.
Fethiye 10 nm PERMITTED HOURS TO ENTER CITY CENTRE 24:00 - 09:00 Controlled entrance DISTANCES BY ROAD
DISTANCES BY SEA
GÖCEK TUNNEL Göcek ramp was being a real difficulty for the traffic which is also border of Dalaman and Göcek. It was the bad dreams of the driver with curves, slippery ground unprotected cliffs. It was effecting negatively that the tourism increased in this region in latest years. The first step of building Göcek Tunnel was 40 years ago but the government gave up this project because the ground was slippery and rotten. In the past several speculations has made about this project by the politician especially during election but it was not true. The rules have changed in May 2002 as invest, operate and turn over. It is adjudicated in May 2002 but building not started until May 2004. After surround preparation and other preparations finish digging work started in May 2005. Digging work has completed in May 2006 and after 3 months other preparations the tunnel start service on 21st July 2006. The 40 years longing was finished. The tunnel one way is conduct, one ways is coming. The tunnel length is 926m, width is 7m and height is 7.30m.
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Göcek is situated in the South-West of Turkey along the Muğla – Fethiye highway and is surrounded by the tree-covered Taurus Mountains. In earlier times transportation in this area was difficult because of the uneven land, but after the Fethiye – Dalaman highway was enlarged and the Göcek tunnel completed (2006), Göcek became much more accessible. Today the distance between Göcek and the International Airport at Dalaman has been reduced to 22 km.
Dalaman 22 km
There are two public car parks in Göcek, one with a 100 car capacity in front of the town council offices (Belediye) and the other with a 30 car capacity in front of the Gendarmerie building. During the summer season traffic is not allowed to enter the central part of Göcek between 09.00 – 13.00 and 16.00 – 24.00.
Many people who live in the larger cities of Turkey escape to Göcek at the weekends. The flight from İstanbul takes only 50 minutes and there are also facilities for landing a helicopter.
For those who wish to sail to Göcek, they will find six different marinas for yachts and motorboats awaiting their arrival. Distances to Göcek by sea are as follows:
