--- title: "Bodrum – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "Bodrum, Turkey: Bodrum historically known as Halicarnassus is a town and district of Muğla Province in Turkey. Nearby: Ancient Theatre of Halicarnassus…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/bodrum" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/bodrum.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Sunset_over_Bodrum_I.jpg/3840px-Sunset_over_Bodrum_I.jpg" --- District and municipality in Muğla, Turkey # Bodrum Bodrum historically known as Halicarnassus is a town and district of Muğla Province in Turkey. ![Bodrum](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Sunset_over_Bodrum_I.jpg/3840px-Sunset_over_Bodrum_I.jpg) Bodrum · Wikimedia Commons The place Bodrum historically known as Halicarnassus is a town and district of Muğla Province in Turkey. It is a port town at the entrance to the Gulf of Gökova. Known in ancient times as Halicarnassus, the town was once home to the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, also known as the tomb of Mausolus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodrum), CC BY-SA 4.0. What is there ## Worth seeing in and around Bodrum 2 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name. 1. Ancient Theatre of Halicarnassus The Theatre at Halicarnassus, also known as Bodrum Antique Theatre, is a 4th-century BC Greco-Roman theatre located in Bodrum, Turkey. The theatre is considered to be built in a similar style to Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus. 1.3 km · ancient Greek theatre of Halicarnassos, altered in Roman times, in Bodrum, Turkey · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatre_at_Halicarnassus) 2. Bodrum District Stadium Bodrum Futbol Kulübü, known as Sipay Bodrumspor due to sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional football club based in the resort town of Bodrum, Muğla Province. Established in 1931, the club spent much of its early existence in amateur leagues before gradually rising through the Turkish football pyramid. 800 m · stadium in Bodrum, Turkey · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodrum_District_Stadium) Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0. Do ## Things to do Beaches in town are pebble but good for swimming. For sandy beaches go further west to Gümbet or Bitez. Hamam or Turkish baths are at Fabrika Sk 48 southeast side of the city bus station. They're segregated by gender with both sides open daily 07:00-23:00. Windsurfing is better on the more exposed west coast around Turgutreis, since the calm sheltered waters of Bodrum are its selling point. 1. Bodrum Aquapark A park with 23 waterslides, a 350-m wave river, a wave pool, a range of other pools, and a disco. 2. Bodrum Golf & Tennis Club This is the closest golf course to Bodrum. From [Wikivoyage: Bodrum](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Bodrum), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Eat ## Where to eat Bodrum catering is aimed at flesh-eating visitors. Most places serve halal as well as alcohol, but vegans and GF-ivores have limited choices. Orfoz at Zeki Müren Cd 13 is extolled in many guide books, but visitors find the food nothing special and the "tasting menu" little more than tapas. 1. Körfez Quality seafood restaurant on the marina front, where they ensure you pay for the view. 2. Umurça Pide Salonu A sfiha restaurant, that's flatbread topped with mincemeat. 3. The Windy Bay 4. Cafe De Colombia Mister Hadi Sk 6, Gümbet. 5. Vira's Small hotel on Yahsi seafront serving good Turkish cuisine. From [Wikivoyage: Bodrum](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Bodrum), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Go there ## Getting to Bodrum **Airports:** Milas Bodrum (BJV), 32 km · Kos "Ippokratis" (KGS), 40 km · Rhodes "Diagoras" (RHO), 91 km\ - Dalaman → Bodrum 126 km · quickest by road, 2h 53m · ₺355–475 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/dalaman-to-bodrum) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Dalaman&to=Bodrum) - Gaziemir → Bodrum 145 km · quickest by road, 3h 8m · ₺400–530 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/gaziemir-to-bodrum) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Gaziemir&to=Bodrum) - Edremit → Bodrum 287 km · quickest by road, 5h 30m · ₺770–1,030 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/edremit-to-bodrum) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Edremit&to=Bodrum) - From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. [Plan a trip](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Bodrum) Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds. Not yet researched ## No local-transport research exists yet for Bodrum Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Bodrum. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more. What Wikivoyage says about moving around - Get in {{go | name | url | address 37.2506 | long 35 km northeast of Bodrum | phone | hours | wikipedia Q766860 | lastedit=2023-03-08 | content=The international (dış hatlar) terminal east side has many charter flights from Europe in summer, but is a very quiet place in winter. - Get in The dolmuş transfer into town should be included in your inter-city ticket; check when buying. - Get in It's also the pier for the Sky Marine ferry, which doesn't use the marina. - Get in Ferries no longer sail direct between Bodrum and Rhodes. - Get in Travel via Kos, which is connected to the extensive Greek ferry network. From [Wikivoyage: Bodrum](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Bodrum), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09. The nearest places where the work is done 1. [Naxos](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/naxos) GR 12 ways of moving, 17 sources 174 km 2. [Mykonos](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/mykonos) GR 12 ways of moving, 23 sources 192 km 3. [Kastellorizo](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/kastellorizo) GR 8 ways of moving, 27 sources 216 km 4. [Gökçeada](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/gokceada) TR 11 ways of moving, 39 sources 374 km 5. [Mount Athos](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/mount-athos) GR 9 ways of moving, 21 sources 440 km If you know how people move in Bodrum – the stand, the rule, the fare – [tell us](https://www.mixroutes.com/report?key=blog%7Cbodrum&title=Bodrum&sub=Field+notes&back=%2Fnotes%2Fbodrum), and the note gets an entry. Around it ## Next door to Bodrum - [Halicarnassus](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/halicarnassus) ancient Greek city in Caria, present day Bodrum in Turkey 1.4 km - [Pedasa](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/pedasa) ancient city of Caria in modern-day Turkey 3 km [The place page for Bodrum](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/bodrum) [All the notes](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes) [Every note on Turkey](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes#c-TR) --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/bodrum, for search crawlers and AI assistants. The HTML page is the canonical copy. Mixroutes is made by Lascade LLC, Sharjah Media City, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Index of every page: https://www.mixroutes.com/llms.txt