Turkey Tour Packages from Sweden 2027: Round Trips (Rundresa) from 4 to 15 Days

Our Turkey tour packages for Swedish travellers run from 4 to 15 days, and most people choose between the 8-day Istanbul and Cappadocia round trip at $2,400 per person (about 24,000 kronor) and the 10-day Grand Turkey package at $2,800 per person (about 28,000 kronor). Hotels with breakfast, every domestic flight, airport transfers, guides, entrance tickets and lunch on tour days are in the price. The flight from Arlanda or Landvetter is booked separately and takes about 3.5 hours nonstop.

Quick facts: rundresa Turkiet from Sweden

Which package for how many days

Swedish operators usually sell a rundresa as a fixed-date coach tour with a set price list. Ours are private or small-group and start on the day you choose. The table lists the current prices on our site (checked 12 November 2026); kronor are approximate at about 10 SEK per USD (Wise mid-market, 11 November 2026). See also our page: Turkey holidays from Norway.

The 6-day Istanbul and Cappadocia package is listed on the site in US dollars at $1,800 per person. The full range, including those that combine Greece, is on our packages page.

For a first week the 8-day Istanbul and Cappadocia package is the safest choice: six days squeezes both places, while eight lets you see the old city properly, fly to Cappadocia and do the Red and Green tours without rushing. For two weeks Swedish travellers who want a rundresa usually take the 10-day Grand Turkey package and add a few beach days, or the 15-day Best of Turkey that ends on the Antalya coast. Our 2-week Turkey tour page lays out the days.

What is in the price and what is not

The inclusions on each package page vary a little. The pattern is the same: hotel nights with breakfast (a mid-range hotel chosen from our selection and confirmed with you), every domestic flight, airport transfers, a licensed guide on tour days, entrance tickets to the listed sights, transport during tours and lunch on tour days. The 8-day Istanbul and Cappadocia package adds a Bosphorus dinner cruise and a Turkish night show; the 10-day Grand Turkey package adds a hammam and spa visit, and the Ephesus routes include a visit to the House of the Virgin Mary.

Not included: the flight to Turkey, drinks with meals, personal expenses and the hot air balloon in Cappadocia, which is optional and priced separately. The standard balloon flight starts at $199 per person, the comfortable one at $275 and the premium at $399; see Cappadocia hot air balloon ride for the difference. Tips for guides and drivers are up to you.

Istanbul: the first three days of every route

Every route except the Cappadocia-only package starts in Istanbul, and the first full day is the Old City: Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, the Hippodrome and the Grand Bazaar with a licensed guide. A second day covers Topkapı Palace and the Bosphorus by boat. Longer packages add a private car tour, a street food walk and a Turkish bath. If you want just the city first, our Istanbul weekend from Stockholm plan shows what fits in three days, and our Istanbul tours page lists every day tour.

Topkapı Palace is closed on Tuesdays and the Grand Bazaar on Sundays, and our planners arrange the order of days around that for your dates. Turkey is on UTC+3 all year, so the clock is two hours ahead of Sweden in winter and one hour ahead in summer.

Cappadocia: two nights is the minimum

Cappadocia is a domestic flight of just over an hour from Istanbul, landing at Kayseri or Nevşehir airport, then about an hour by road to the Göreme area. The Red Tour covers Pasabag, Zelve and Avanos; the Green Tour goes to the Ihlara Valley, the Derinkuyu underground city and Selime Monastery. Two nights lets you do both tours and see the balloons at sunrise from a viewpoint even if you do not fly.

If Cappadocia is the main reason for the trip, our Cappadocia tours cover day tours, balloons and horse riding, and the Istanbul and Cappadocia tour package page compares the lengths. The Green Tour on its own is $80 per person, the Red Tour is $80 per person; both include lunch.

Balloon flights are weather-dependent. In winter the cancellation rate is higher, so keep the second morning free. Our guides keep the balloon day flexible for exactly that reason.

Ephesus, Pamukkale and the Aegean

From the 8-day Private Turkey and the 10-day packages onward the route flies Cappadocia to Izmir and continues to Kuşadası for Ephesus. A guided day at Ephesus takes in the Library of Celsus, the Terrace Houses and the Great Theatre, and the House of the Virgin Mary is on the Ephesus routes. The Ephesus tour from Istanbul page covers the ruins by themselves; our Ephesus and Kuşadası tours are the day tours from the coast.

Pamukkale is an easy addition from the Ephesus area by road. The white terraces and the ancient pools at Hierapolis are best in the late afternoon; the Pamukkale tour from Istanbul page has the details.

For the wider Aegean and Anatolia beyond our packages, our sister site Get Türkiye Tours lists more routes.

Antalya: the coast at the end

The 8-day Istanbul and Antalya package adds the Kaleiçi old town, the Duden waterfalls and a boat trip to Suluada island, with a free day. The 15-day Best of Turkey package ends in Antalya with beach and resort days after the cultural route. See our Antalya tours for day tours, and Turkey tour and beach holiday for how to combine the two.

Flights from Sweden and entry rules

Stockholm Arlanda has nonstop Turkish Airlines flights to Istanbul Airport, about 3 h 25 min to 3 h 45 min in listings; Pegasus has also flown Arlanda to Sabiha Gökçen. Göteborg Landvetter has a Turkish Airlines nonstop to Istanbul Airport. From Malmö the usual route is the train to Copenhagen Kastrup and a nonstop from there. Timetables change by season, so check the airline's site for your dates.

The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs lists Sweden among the countries whose ordinary passport holders need no visa for up to 90 days within any 180 days (mfa.gov.tr, checked 12 November 2026), and the passport must be valid for at least 60 days beyond your stay. A Swedish ID card is not accepted for entry.

Our packages start at Istanbul Airport and, on most routes, end there too, so a plain return is the simplest booking. The 8-day Istanbul and Antalya package and the 15-day Best of Turkey end on the Antalya coast, so for those you fly home from Antalya or fly back to Istanbul.

When to go from Sweden

Swedish school holidays in 2027: sportlov is week 9 (1 to 5 March) in Stockholm and week 7 (15 to 19 February) in Göteborg, and höstlov is week 44 (1 to 5 November) in most municipalities; Malmö's sportlov differs by year, so check your calendar. Ramadan 2027 is expected from 8 February to 8 March, with Eid on 9 March, so a sportlov package falls in a cooler and quieter Turkey where sights stay open but evenings change. Easter is 28 March 2027.

For a rundresa with Cappadocia and Ephesus, April to early June and September to October are the most comfortable; July and August are hot at Ephesus and Pamukkale. Our best time to visit Turkey page has monthly detail. For other lengths see the Turkey itinerary for 7 days, 10 days and 12 days, and for the day-by-day route from Sweden see Turkey itinerary from Sweden.

If you would rather have a route made to measure, our tailor-made Turkey tour page explains how we plan it, and the private Turkey tour packages page covers the private versions.

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