How to reach Konya?

Venue

The Conference will be held at main campus of the Selçuk University which is located in Konya, Türkiye.

About

Konya is a large city in Türkiye and is the 7th most populated. Being a thriving city, it's safe to say that they have all the public transport, which makes it easy to travel in and out of Konya. Konya is the home of the mystic Sufi scholar and poet Rumi, a land of the Whirling Dervises and a city of much cultural importance for Türkiye.

By Plane

Konya has its own airport (Konya Airport) which can easily be reached by air directly from some Europen cities and most of the main cities in Türkiye. Turkish Airlines has several flights every day to Konya, with a flight duration of only about 1 hour. Pegasus Airlines flies between Istanbul and Konya as well.

By the way, you can prefer to reach Istanbul Airport, Ankara Esenboğa Airport or Antalya Airport by plane:

  • In the case of Istanbul Airport (620km to Konya), you can reach to Konya by high speed train or bus,
  • In the case of Ankara Esenboğa Airport (270km to Konya), you can reach to Konya by high speed train or bus,
  • In the case of Antalya Airport (260km to Konya), you can reach to Konya by bus,

By Train

There are high-speed train services between İstanbul-Konya and Ankara-Konya. Konya and İstanbul offers 5 trains daily in each direction taking less than 5 hours to traverse the 620-km distance. Konya and Ankara offers 6 trains daily in each direction taking less than 2 hours to traverse the 270-km distance.

By Bus

You can reach to Konya from each cities of Türkiye. The nearest main cities are Ankara and Antalya.