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Mardin to Sanliurfa (Gobekli Tepe) by bus or road

About 188 km. The private car is fastest at 2.5 h; the bus is cheapest, from ₹1,600 per person.

Sanliurfa (Gobekli Tepe) to Mardin

Fastest

Private car

Private car, per vehicle

2.5 h door to door

Cheapest

Bus

Bus (Mardin Seyahat, Martur and others)

from ₹1,600 per person

Best value

Bus

Bus (Mardin Seyahat, Martur and others)

cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)

Every option, compared

Door-to-door times (flights include the time at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from the cheapest seat to the premium one.

ModeServiceTimeFareRunsBook
BusBus (Mardin Seyahat, Martur and others)2.6 h₹1,600–₹2,200per personDailyRome2Rio ↗
Private carPrivate car, per vehicle2.5 h₹10,000–₹15,600per car (up to 4)DailyRome2Rio ↗
  • Bus, Bus (Mardin Seyahat, Martur and others): Dozens a day across the plain; a car with driver lets you stop at Harran on the way.

Booking links open the route on the country's transport booking site for trains, buses, boats and transfers, and a flight search for flights, dated about two weeks out; change the date there.

What it costs your group, one way

Fares × people; a private car is priced per car, one car per four people.

Option2 people4 people
Bus · Bus (Mardin Seyahat, Martur and others)₹3,200–₹4,400₹6,400–₹8,800
Private car · Private car, per vehicle₹10,000–₹15,600₹10,000–₹15,600

Once you’re in Sanliurfa (Gobekli Tepe)

  • Best time: March – May, October – November
  • Typical stay: 2 days
  • November: Good month: November is at the end of the recommended season (March – May, October – November).

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