Travel & Accommodation
From the airport
The ODTÜ Campus is 45 km away from the Esenboga Airport. They are located almost two opposite ends of the greater city of Ankara. However, Ankara municipality offers public bus transports to and from the airport. The company is called ‘BELKO AIR’. The bus stops on multiple locations including Ulus, Kızılay and AŞTİ (Ankara Intercity Bus Terminal). The bus trip from the airport to AŞTİ takes about 45 minutes, and the price is 8 TL (around 3 Euros). For those who may wish to come directly to the campus, taxis are available at the airport and cost about 100 TL (around 35 Euros).
From ASTI
The AŞTİ stop is very close to the ODTÜ Campus. Taxis are available at the ANKARA Main Bus Terminal to take you to the campus. It does not take more than 10 minutes, and the cost should be around 20 TL (around 7 Euros).
From KIZILAY
The newly-opened metro line between Kızılay and Cayyolu has made it quite easy and fast to get to METU campus from different locations. From the main bus station or the train station, you can easily go to Kızılay with direct buses. In Kızılay, you can take the Kızılay-Cayyolu Metro line and get off at ODTU Station, which takes you directly to the A1 gate of the campus. There are many shuttle buses and minibuses regularly running on the campus.
Getting around
The city has a dense public bus network, and a two-line subway called Metro and Ankaray. For tourists, public transportation, especially the metro, is an ideal, easy, quick and cheap way to get around, particularly for longer distances. For shorter distances taxis can be more preferable.
Accommodation
There is limited accommodation on the campus for the participants and presenters. For reservations, please contact Burcin Kagitci Yildiz as soon as possible as the rooms will be available on a first come first served basis.
