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Smyrna
Ancient Greek city, currently İzmir, Turkey

Smyrna

Smyrna was an Ancient Greek city located at a strategic point on the Aegean coast of Anatolia.

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Due to its advantageous port conditions, its ease of defence, and its good inland connections, Smyrna rose to prominence. Since 1930, the city's official name has been İzmir.

How locals move

Getting around Smyrna the local way

Share-taxi routes mapped nearby
  • Buca-Gıda Çarşısı

OpenStreetMap contributors.

  • Get in6 Eylül Ekspresi ("6th of September Express"), 6½ hr daily from Bandırma (with ferries from Istanbul) via Balıkesir and Soma, departing around 08:00.
  • Get inAs of 2024 there are no ferries to Izmir beyond local services round the bay; no blame attaches to Scylla or Charybdis.
  • Get inSee Çeşme#By boat for the ferry from Chios.
  • Get aroundİzmirim Kart is the contactless smart card used for all modes of public transport, available from multiple locations including the airport, ferry piers, and railway and metro stations.
  • Get aroundIZBAN railway (shown in green) runs north-south: South Line runs from Tepeköy (for Torbali) in the south via the airport and Menderes town to Hilal (for Metro) and Alsancak (for trams, city ferries and the North Line).
  • Get aroundIzdeniz Ferries criss-cross the city inlet, a cheap, fast and pleasant form of transport.

From Wikivoyage: Izmir, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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