Izmir Shore Excursions from Alsancak Port

Ephesus is 80 km from Alsancak Cruise Port in Izmir, a 65–75 minute drive. Your guide meets you at the terminal exit; entrance tickets for the sites in your itinerary can be added when you book or paid at each site. Ephesus costs €40 per adult in 2026, and it opens 08:30–20:00 from May 1 to October 1.

Choose Ephesus for an 8.5-hour-or-longer call, or Pergamon for a call of 9 hours or more. Ephesus is 80 km away and takes 65–75 minutes; Pergamon is 112 km away and takes 90–100 minutes. Both trips return with the 60-minute pier buffer.

If your ship is late in Izmir, your guide waits and reorders or shortens the tour at no extra charge. The plan returns you to Alsancak Cruise Port at least 60 minutes before all-aboard. Your guide tracks the ship’s schedule during the day and adjusts the stops to keep that buffer.

An Izmir shore excursion is private for your party and includes a licensed English-speaking guide and a private air-conditioned vehicle and driver. Tickets are optional: add them when booking or pay at the gate. Lunch is included only when the itinerary says so. Ephesus entry is €40 per adult in 2026; Terrace Houses need an extra ticket unless named.

We recommend staying in Izmir for calls under 8 hours; Ephesus fits calls of 8.5 hours or more. Ephesus is 80 km away, a 65–75 minute drive each way. A qualifying tour is planned to return to Alsancak at least 60 minutes before all-aboard.

At Alsancak Cruise Port, your guide meets you at the terminal exit holding a sign with your name. Ships dock alongside at Izmir’s working commercial port, so the meeting point is the exit rather than a tender landing. If your ship anchors instead, meet at the tender landing.