Search Flights from Bursa to Thessaloniki

Bursa, which is one of the biggest industrial cities in Turkey, is a city that offers alternatives in transportation. Yenişehir Airport in the city serves for airport transportation. At the airport, there are connecting flights to other cities of Turkey through Ankara.

In addition, urban transportation is provided by Bursaray and Burtram rail systems operated by BURULAŞ and other public transportation vehicles like buses; you can go to nearby cities such as Istanbul by taking the advantage of sea bus, seaplane and helitaxi. Train or tramway can be preferred for urban transportation.

Bus

You can take the bus number 80 which departs from Bursa city center and follows a route through Ankara highway. The departure times of this bus line are not so frequent. You can find out information about the departure times of the buses through the transportation website of Bursa Metropolitan Municipality.

Minibus (Dolmush)

You can also get to the airport by boarding a minibus departing from Bursa Doğu Garajı (East Terminal).

Taxi

There are the taxi ranks at nearly every part of Bursa and you can easily reach the airport by taking a taxi. Please keep the traffic density in mind.

Airport Information

Bursa Yenişehir Airport, which is 50 kilometers from the city center, was firstly opened as a military airport in Yunuseli neighborhood and then, the airport served for cargo planes. The airport has been opened to civil air traffic in 2001.

At the airport, it is possible to fly to Ankara as well as you can reach other cities of Turkey through Ankara. International flights are also arranged at the airport to get to Dusseldorf (Germany), Kuwait and Nicosia (Cyprus). The airport, which was built on 5.600-squaremeter area, has a capacity of 2 million 250 thousand passengers.  

Thessaloniki, which has the most crowded population after the capital Athens in Greece, bears the traces of hosting three great civilizations throughout the history. It is possible to come across the traces the Roman Era on a street and see the magnificent Byzantine churches on another street as well as you can come across the historical artifacts of the Ottoman period in the city.

The city, which has become one of the most important attraction centers of the world today with the historical heritage, attracts people with its nightlife as well. The airport of the city was named as Macedonia Airport since the city is known as "Macedonia of Greece". Located in the southern part of the city, this international airport is only 14 kilometers away from the city center. In addition, compared to other airports, Thessaloniki Airport is preferred by many passengers since affordable flight tickets are available for transportation to Europe from the airport. Thessaloniki offers very limited alternatives in terms of public transportation options. You can reach nearly 80 points in the city only by bus.

In addition to the regular bus services, a bus allocated to tourists offers one-hour free sightseeing. Apart from the bus option, another transportation option in the city is to take a taxi. Other than the buses that depart in front of the terminal buildings of the airport, you can go on your journey by taking a taxi or renting a car from the offices in the terminal building.

Taxi

You can prefer to take a taxi if you don’t want to lose time and enjoy a comfortable journey in Thessaloniki that has limited transportation options. You can reach the city center after a taxi journey that takes about half an hour. It is also possible to book a taxi in advance through the website of Yattaxi, which is the contracted taxi company that provides taxi services at the airport.

Bus

Macedonia (Thessaloniki) Airport provides 24-hour uninterrupted bus services every day for the passengers it hosts at the airport. The buses 78, 78A and 78N, which you can take to reach the city center, run at different departure times. The bus number 78A departs once a day at 5 a.m.

The bus number 78 departs every 45 minutes between 5 am and 10 pm. The bus number 78N provides transportation to the city center between 22:30 and 04:30 from the night until the morning. Your journey by these bus lines that allow you to get to the city center and the railway station directly takes about 45 minutes.

Rent a car

The car rental option, which is not preferred so frequently compared to other options for transportation from Macedonia (Thessaloniki) Airport to the city center, is provided inside the terminal buildings. The car rental companies providing this service are Sixt, Europcar, Hertz, Cardelmar and Figame.