Çesme district is 80 kilometers from the Izmir metropolis and is the furhest point of Turkey in the west. It has a superficial area of 260 sq. kilometers. Çesme is surrounded by Urla in the east, Karaburun in the north and the Aegean Sea in the south and west and is 8 miles awy from the Chios island of Greece. The western side of the Urla peninsula is known as Çesme peninsula. The steep mountains stretching towards the sea from a beautiful and unique nature in the region. Terrain is mosty rocky and covered with sloping hills. There are meadows between the hills and the earth is mostly gravelly, calcareous and sandy.

          One of the biggest advantages of Çeşme is practical transportation facilities. Affiliated to İzmir province, Çeşme,located on the western coasts of Turkey within the borders of the Aegeans Region, is the touristic gate of Turkey opening to Europe in all terms

          Çeşme is situated at the very western end of Urla Peninsula and surrounded by the Aegean Sea in three sides . You can see Karaburun hills in the northeast,and you will be neighbor to the Chios İsland (Greece) opposite of you . that Çeşme is as near to the Chios İsland as one can reach at the end of a voyage for almost one hour gives a geopolitic importanve to it.if I were in your soes I would visit the neighboring Chios İsland one day during the holiday.

          One can arrive in çeşme by all means: by land,sea,and airlines, that is via (İzmir) Adnan Menderes Airport. The departure pointfor Çeşme is İzmir. Ttourists who take land, sea and airlines first arrive in İzmir.if you like, you can take the 90 km long coastline reoad from izmir to Çeşme enjoying the scene of sea until Urla. Or you can take the 70 km long modern Çeşme-İzmir highway. Also you can easily get to Çeşme even in the most crowded times of summer season by buses taking passengers to Çeşme and İldırı. You can get on the buses at (İzmir) Işıkkent Terminal. Have a nice holiday!  

You can get to Çeşme,the most beautiful town of Aegean, in the three ways:

AIR LINES

Flights take place via (İzmir) Adnan Menderes Airport. You can arrive in Çeşme in about 45 minutes and holiday villages after landing in Adnan Menderes Airport. Which is around 91 km further from Çeşme.

SEA LINES

Ferryboat tours and daily environmental tours form Çeşme are among indispensable facilities taking place in the heaven-like town. We promise that you will be fond of daily tours from Çeşme to the surrounding place. Don’t miss especially those to Eşek Adası, Mavi koy and Sıcak su. Tours from Çeşme to Chios are run Island twice a week during the winter times While it is everyday during the summer season. You will be able to enter Çeşme from Greece by sea lines. It takes one hour from The Island to Çeşme. Fot exit from Turkey, especially in summer times, passenger transportation is carried out between Çeşme and Bari, Birindisi, Ancona Ports (Italy).

LAND LINES

İzmir is used as the hub for transportation from /to Çeşme; one can go from İzmir to Çeşme by taking buses departing at Bus Station. During winter season, buses depart from the Intercity Bus Station every two hours and Üçkuyular Station every 30 minutes between 07.00-19:00. In summer times, buses run tours every 20 minutes between 06.00-21:30 to meet the intensive demants. It is also possible to go to Dalyan, Ovacık, Alaçaı, Reisdere, Ilıca, Altınkum beaches from Çeşme town by minibuses. In addition travel agencies in Çeşme arrange tours to Ankara and İstanbul twice a day throughout the summer times.