Turkey 14 Day Tour from the USA 2027: Day-by-Day Route, Flights and Price

A Turkey 14 day tour from the USA runs Istanbul, Cappadocia, Ephesus, Pamukkale and the Antalya coast, with three internal flights, and our Best of Turkey package is built for it: 15 days and 14 nights from $3,980 per person, with hotels, airport transfers, domestic flights, guides, entrance tickets and lunch on tour days included. The transatlantic flight is not in the price, so you book your own ticket.

Two weeks in Turkey: the route that works

Fourteen days is enough to do Turkey properly without turning it into a bus tour, and the distances decide the route. Istanbul is in the northwest, Cappadocia in the centre, Ephesus and Pamukkale in the Aegean west, and Antalya on the Mediterranean south coast. Moving between them by road would eat days, so the plan flies: Istanbul to Cappadocia, Cappadocia to Izmir, Izmir to Antalya. All three flights are included in our package.

The order matters too. Starting in Istanbul gives you a gentle landing after the long flight from the US. Cappadocia comes second, while you are still fresh for a 05:00 balloon. Ephesus and Pamukkale come next, and the beach days at the end are the rest after nine days of sightseeing. For a one-week version, see our Istanbul and Cappadocia tour from the USA; for ten days, the 10-day Turkey tour package from the USA.

Our 14 to 15 day package

The Best of Turkey package covers 15 days and 14 nights with a middle-class hotel from our selection, confirmed against availability and with your approval, breakfast daily, lunch on tour days and a professional tour guide. If your calendar gives you 14 days instead of 15, the Antalya stay shortens by one free beach day; send us your dates and we confirm the routing in writing.

Also included: a private Istanbul Old City tour, a Bosphorus cruise with lunch, a Turkish hammam, a private Istanbul city tour by car, the Cappadocia Green and Red Tours, a Turkish Night Show with dinner, Ephesus and the House of the Virgin Mary, Pamukkale, an Antalya Old Town tour with the Duden Waterfalls, and an Antalya boat trip with lunch. A travel assistant is reachable on WhatsApp throughout. Optional and not included: the balloon ride and water sports.

Prices vary by season, hotel and what is included, so ask us for today's price for your dates. The other long routes are compared on our 2-week Turkey tour and Turkey itinerary 14 days pages.

Day by day: the 14-day route

• Day 1, Istanbul arrival: your driver meets you at the airport and takes you to the hotel. Keep the evening free.
• Day 2, Old City: a private guided tour of Sultanahmet: Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, the Hippodrome and the Basilica Cistern, with tickets.
• Day 3, Bosphorus and hammam: a cruise with lunch between Europe and Asia, then a Turkish bath and spa session.
• Day 4, city tour and flight to Cappadocia: a morning private city tour by car (Topkapi, bazaars), then the flight to Cappadocia and transfer to your cave or stone hotel.
• Day 5, Green Tour: Ihlara Valley, Derinkuyu underground city and Selime Monastery, with lunch. Evening ATV or horse ride optional.
• Day 6, balloon, Red Tour, Turkish Night: the optional sunrise balloon, then the Red Tour (Pasabag, Zelve, Avanos), and a folk show with dinner in the evening.
• Day 7, flight to Izmir and Kusadasi: a free afternoon on the Aegean coast.
• Day 8, Ephesus: the Library of Celsus, the Great Theatre and the House of the Virgin Mary.
• Day 9, Pamukkale: the white travertine terraces and Hierapolis. It is a long day by road.
• Day 10, flight to Antalya: transfer to the coast and a free evening.
• Days 11 to 13, Antalya: a free beach day, a boat trip with lunch on the Mediterranean, and the Old Town and Duden Waterfalls tour.
• Day 14, Antalya departure (day 15 on the full package with an extra free day): transfer to Antalya Airport for your flight home.

Istanbul: three nights and the Old City

Three nights is the minimum for Istanbul, and this is where the trip starts, so use the first full day for the Old City when you are most awake. Our Istanbul tours can add a food tour, the Princes' Islands or a dinner cruise to the free hours. A Bosphorus dinner cruise with a show is $90 per person. If you want more Istanbul, there are 4 to 10 day Istanbul packages.

Cappadocia: balloons, valleys and underground cities

Cappadocia is the high point of most 14-day trips. The Red Tour is the valleys and fairy chimneys; the Green Tour is the southern loop with the Ihlara Valley, a canyon walk, and the Derinkuyu underground city. Both are in the package. The balloon ride is optional and booked separately: a standard sunrise balloon flight is $199 per person, comfortable $275, premium $399. Flights cancel in strong wind, which is why three nights are better than two.

Pasabag, the Monks Valley near Göreme, is on the Red Tour, and Goreme Open Air Museum with its rock-cut churches is the best single stop for history. For the full range of options, see our Cappadocia tours page and the sister site Get Turkiye Tours.

Ephesus and Pamukkale from Kusadasi

You land at Izmir and move to Kusadasi for three nights. Ephesus is 30 minutes from the town, and an early start beats the heat and the cruise-ship crowds. The Library of Celsus, the Great Theatre and the Terrace Houses are the highlights; the House of the Virgin Mary is on the same morning. Our Ephesus and Kusadasi tours show the options if you want more time at the site.

Pamukkale is about three hours by road from Kusadasi, so the day is long, but the terraces and the ancient pools of Hierapolis are worth it. Back in Kusadasi, keep the evening easy; the village of Sirince is a short drive if you want a slow afternoon.

Antalya: beach days at the end

The last stretch is on the Mediterranean. Kaleiçi, the old town, sits above the harbour; the Duden Waterfalls drop into the sea; a boat trip gives a swim stop. These are the days to switch off. Our Antalya tours include day trips to Perge and Aspendos, the Kekova sunken city and Pamukkale from Antalya, if you want more than the beach. Our sister site Get Turkiye Tours covers Turkey-wide packages as well.

Cost: what a 14-day Turkey trip adds up to

To reach 14 days from the 10-day Grand Turkey package, add three or four nights in Istanbul or extend in Antalya. We price that combination on request. On top of the package, plan for the international flight, dinners, the balloon, tips and shopping. Flight prices from the US swing with the season, so we do not quote one. More budgets are in Turkey trip cost from the USA.

Flights from the USA and when to go

Turkish Airlines is the only carrier with nonstop flights from the US to Istanbul, from 14 cities; scheduled times run from about 9 hours 20 minutes from Boston to roughly 13 hours from Los Angeles. The package starts at Istanbul Airport and ends at Antalya, so a multi-city ticket (into Istanbul, home from Antalya, usually through Istanbul) saves backtracking. Check the flights to Istanbul from the USA page for the city list.

The best months are April to early June and September to October. July and August are hot at Ephesus and Pamukkale. Beach days are warm from May to October. The Turkey trip from the USA guide and our Turkey tour packages from the USA page have the full seasonal view, and the 12-day version fits shorter trips.

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