Erzurum Airport (ERZ) → Erzurum City Centre Transfer

On an Erzurum airport transfer the driver waits at the exit of the arrivals hall holding a sign with your name, and the meeting point is directly in front of the terminal exit. He follows your flight number, so if the plane lands late the pick up time shifts automatically at no extra charge, and 60 minutes of waiting after landing are free on airport arrivals.

The service runs 24 hours a day as a private VIP transfer: no shared shuttle, no extra stops and no waiting for other passengers. GET4S is a TÜRSAB licensed travel agency (document no 14225) and the drivers speak English, which makes the 11.9 km run into Erzurum city centre simple even on a first visit.

Erzurum Airport (ERZ) sits in Aziziye district north west of the city at an altitude of 1,757 m, about 12 km from the centre, and the transfer takes roughly 23 minutes in normal conditions. The airport has Türkiye's second longest runway at 3,810 m and stays open 24 hours, served by Turkish Airlines from Istanbul, AJet and Pegasus from Sabiha Gökçen and Ankara, and SunExpress from Antalya and Izmir.

Erzurum is one of Türkiye's highest large cities at 1,850 m, and winters here are long and harsh, so snow and ice can add time to the 23 minute figure between November and April. Winter tyres are mandatory for intercity commercial passenger vehicles in Türkiye from 15 November to 15 April, and GET4S vehicles run on winter tyres with chains in that period. The stated duration is a dry road average; in heavy snowfall you should add 20 to 40 minutes, and on snow days the gendarmerie checks chains on mountain roads.

The Erzurum airport transfer price starts at 40 EUR per vehicle, not per person, and the fixed rate already includes motorway and toll charges, luggage and the driver's waiting time. The base class is a 6 seat Mercedes Vito; larger groups are quoted a minibus. Payment can be made online by card in advance or in cash to the driver in EUR, USD, GBP or TL, and bookings can be cancelled free of charge up to 24 hours before pickup.

A 20 percent night tariff applies to pickups between 22:00 and 06:00, and a 5 percent discount applies to round trip bookings. Child seats are free on request. Ski and snowboard bags fit in the Mercedes Vito luggage area at no extra charge: one Vito is enough for up to 4 passengers travelling with ski bags, while bigger groups are better off with a minibus.

Erzurum city centre is a historic eastern Anatolian district known for the Çifte Minareli Medrese, the Yakutiye Medresesi, Erzurum Castle and the Üç Kümbetler, all within a short distance of the central hotels. City hotels are in the centre, while the Palandöken hotel area lies 7 km south west of the centre and about 16 km, roughly 25 minutes, from the airport. The ski season in the region runs from about early December to early April, with January and February the snowiest months and the mid term school holiday at the end of January plus weekends the busiest dates for hotels.

Public transport is limited for this route: the Havaş service and the municipal bus both run to the city centre, but there is no direct service from the airport to the Palandöken hotels, so you first go to the centre and then change to the hotel area minibus. Airport taxis use the meter, which means the fare varies with traffic and weather, while a private transfer is fixed at 40 EUR for the standard vehicle. For the 11.9 km and 23 minute ride into Erzurum city centre, a pre booked private transfer removes the transfer at the centre and the meter risk on a snowy day.