Name list
Nilüfer
Nilüfer is the Turkish word for "water lily", also means Precious from Persian nîlûfar (نیلوفر), which is ultimately derived from the Sanskrit word for the blue lotus nīḷōtpaḷa (नीळोत्पळ).
It is a popular feminine given name in Turkey. It may refer to:
How locals move
Getting around Nilüfer the local way
- Get inIts flight connections are global, but you'll have to travel into city centre to find a bus or ferry onward.
- Get inIn any case, given the distance of the airport, and its poor connections with the city, it might be easier to fly to either of Istanbul's airports then take the bus or ferry onward.
- Get inNo point using this route for Istanbul as the ferry or direct bus is quicker.
- Get inYou could save some distance but no time by taking the ferry from Pendik to Yalova.
- Get inA very popular option among locals and tourists alike is to take the ferry across the Marmara Sea from various locations in Istanbul to Mudanya and Güzelyalı, not far from the city of Bursa.
- Get inİDO ferries sail five times a day from Istanbul: they start from Kabataş and pick up from Kadıköy then Yenikapı - this is just south of Sultanahmet and likely to be the most convenient for international travellers.
- Get inBUDO ferries sail five times a day from Istanbul Eminonu pier and take just under two hours to Mudanya (similar fares to İDO).
- Get inSee Yalova for another ferry route from Istanbul.
From Wikivoyage: Bursa, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.
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