Turkey Itinerary 14 Days (2027): 3 Two-Week Routes with Real Costs

A Turkey itinerary for 14 days works best on one of three shapes: the classic loop (Istanbul, Cappadocia, Ephesus, Pamukkale, then a beach), a history route through Gallipoli, Troy, Pergamon and Konya, or a slower Istanbul, Cappadocia and Mediterranean plan with fewer moving parts. The fixed-price version of the classic loop is our 15-day Best of Turkey package at $3,980 per person, hotels, domestic flights, guides and entrance tickets included, and the two-week page you can book from is 2 Week Turkey Tour. Below are all three routes day by day, with the transport legs, nights per place and what each costs.

Prices and transport checked on 6 November 2026. Package prices are our "from" prices per person, two people sharing, middle-class hotel included.

Route 1: Istanbul, Cappadocia, Ephesus, Pamukkale and the coast

This is the route most first-time visitors end up wanting, and it is the one our package follows. Day 1 is arrival: a driver meets you at Istanbul Airport and the afternoon is free. Day 2 is the Old City, with Topkapi Palace, the Hippodrome, Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque and the Grand Bazaar. Day 3 is the Bosphorus: a cruise with lunch, a hammam, or the Asian side by private car. Our Istanbul tours list has the single-day options if you want to swap one.

On day 4 you take the evening flight to Cappadocia (about 1 hour 15 minutes, into Nevşehir or Kayseri). Days 5 and 6 are the Green Tour and the Red Tour, with an optional sunrise balloon in between. The balloon is weather-dependent, so three Cappadocia nights give you two mornings to try. Our Cappadocia tours cover balloons, horse rides and valley walks.

Day 7 is a flight to Izmir and a transfer to Kuşadası; day 8 is Ephesus and the House of the Virgin Mary; day 9 is Pamukkale and Hierapolis, about three hours by road each way from the coast, so it is a long day. After Pamukkale the package moves you on to Antalya. Days 10 to 13 are the coast: a boat trip, the Kaleiçi old town, the Düden Waterfalls and at least two days with nothing planned. Day 14 you fly home from Antalya.

Best of Turkey package, 15 days, from $3,980

The package runs 15 days and 14 nights. For a strict 14-day trip you drop one Antalya night, and we quote that cut in writing; the price lands slightly below the package figure. The package covers all domestic flights, airport transfers, lunch on tour days, the Bosphorus lunch cruise, the hammam, the private Old City tour and entrance tickets. Not included: the balloon (from $199 for a standard flight), most dinners, drinks and tips.

Route 2: the history route, Gallipoli to Cappadocia

This route takes the long way round and suits people who read the labels in museums. It follows our private 15-day tour, trimmed by a day. Days 1 to 3 are Istanbul as above. On day 4 your guide drives you to the Gallipoli peninsula, about 300 km and four hours or more with stops; you walk Anzac Cove, Lone Pine and Chunuk Bair and sleep in Eceabat. Our Gallipoli and Troy private tour covers these two days from $235 per person, hotel excluded.

Day 5 is Troy in the morning and Pergamon in the afternoon, ending in the Kuşadası area. Day 6 is Ephesus and Selçuk. Day 7 is Pamukkale and Hierapolis, with a night there. Day 8 goes south to Antalya, a drive of about four hours. Day 9 covers Perge, Aspendos and Side; day 10 is Demre, Myra and the Kekova sunken city. Day 11 is the long road north to Konya, around five hours. Day 12 continues to Cappadocia, about three hours, and day 13 is spent in the valleys. On day 14 you fly from Kayseri to Istanbul for your flight home.

This is the hardest of the three routes. There are six hotel changes, and most days include two to four hours on the road. It rewards you with places most two-week visitors never see: Konya's Mevlana Museum, the theatre at Aspendos still used for performances and Pergamon's acropolis. If you would rather skip Konya and the long road days, take Route 1.

Turkey private tour, 15 days, quoted for your group

The private 15-day tour has no fixed "from" price, because it depends on group size, hotels and season. Reference points from our site, per person: Gallipoli and Troy, 2 days, from $235; Ephesus private day from $300; the Pamukkale day trip from Antalya from $180; Istanbul city package, 4 days with hotel, $699. Send us your dates and we price the whole fortnight. You can also look at our multi-day trips list for the history-heavy private tours. See also our page: cost of a 2-week trip to Turkey.

Route 3: the relaxed fortnight, three bases only

Three bases, so only two hotel changes. Days 1 to 4 are Istanbul: Old City, Bosphorus, the Golden Horn and one free day or a day trip to Bursa or the Princes' Islands. On day 5 you fly to Cappadocia and stay three nights, with one tour day, one balloon morning and one day with nothing planned. Day 8 is the awkward leg: direct Cappadocia to Antalya flights are rare, so you usually fly via Istanbul and lose half a day, or you take an overnight bus of about 9 hours, which we do not recommend.

Days 8 to 13 are Antalya: Kaleiçi, a boat trip to Suluada or Kekova, and a day trip to Perge and Aspendos or to Pamukkale if you want one big sight on the coast. Our Antalya tours list has them from $50 to $180 per person. On the last day you fly home via Istanbul.

The first part of this route is our Istanbul and Cappadocia 8-day package, from $2,050 per person with hotels, flights, lunches and guides for seven nights. The coast week is booked separately; we quote it for the hotel level you choose, and it costs much less than the same time in Istanbul. Route 3 skips Ephesus and Pamukkale, which is the trade for the slower pace. If you want them without the long drive, add the two-day Ephesus and Pamukkale tour from Istanbul, from $675.

Flights or buses: the transport legs, with real durations

Turkey is wide: Istanbul to Antalya is about 480 km as the crow flies and 700 km or more by road. Over two weeks, a domestic flight is nearly always worth its fare because it saves most of a day. Times below are typical timetable figures, not guarantees, and the first two lines are cross-checked against several operator guides.

Fares change by the week; domestic flights are cheap if booked early and expensive in July, August and Turkish holidays. On our packages the domestic flights are already in the price, which also means you do not worry about baggage limits and airport transfers at each end.

Costs per person: what each route adds up to

All figures are per person, two sharing a room, for the land part only. Your flight to Turkey is separate. Prices come from our package pages on 6 November 2026.

Hotel prices in the packages follow the middle-class category; luxury hotels add a supplement per night on the tour page. A couple on Route 1 therefore pays $7,960 for the land part before flights, and about $400 more if both take a standard balloon flight. Our 10-day Grand Turkey package at $2,800 is the shorter cousin if two weeks off is not possible; see also Turkey itinerary 12 days and Turkey itinerary 10 days.

Best months, and when to avoid each route

April to early June and September to October suit every route: warm, with Ephesus and Pamukkale walkable and Cappadocia balloons flying often. July and August are hot at midday in Ephesus, Pamukkale and the south, and the coast is full. That is when Route 1 and Route 3 earn their beach days, while Route 2 becomes a march in 38 degree heat. Swimming on the Mediterranean coast is comfortable from about late May to October.

In winter the same circuit works with changes: Cappadocia can be snowy and cold, balloons are cancelled more often, and Antalya is mild but not a beach holiday. Our Istanbul and Cappadocia packages suit that season better than the coast.

Which route to pick, and how to book

Pick Route 1 if it is your first visit and you want the famous sights and a rest. Pick Route 2 if you have already seen Istanbul and want the ruins and the battlefields. Pick Route 3 if you travel with children or want fewer suitcase days. Everything can be rebuilt: add a night, remove the coast, swap Ephesus for Pergamon. If you are still deciding how long to stay, our blog post How many days in Turkey compares 5, 7, 10 and 14 days, and the full list of Turkey tour packages shows every fixed-price option. To book the fortnight, open 2 Week Turkey Tour or message us on WhatsApp with your dates, number of travellers and hotel level. See also our page: 14-day Turkey tour from the USA.

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