Erzurum: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Erzurum is a city of 767,848 people in Turkey, 1,914 m (6,280 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Erzurum International Airport (ERZ), 11 km (7 mi) from the centre. Our booking partner lists 53 places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Erzurum runs from about 9 h 23 min a day in late December to 15 h 4 min in late June (computed for 39.91° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Erzurum is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Erzurum International Airport (ERZ), 11 km (7 mi) from the centre, whose 12,500-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft.
Flights to Erzurum: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Erzurum · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 53 places to stay in Erzurum. Of the 19 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (6), and 4 are five-star. Across 14 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.6 out of 10. Guests have left 2,575 reviews in total.
Hotels in Erzurum: the full picture, and book
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Diyarbakır, 240 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Yerevan, 277 km (Armenia)
- Tbilisi, 359 km (Georgia)
- Malatya, 309 km — trains
- Van, 240 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Batman, 225 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Şanlıurfa, 374 km
- Elazığ, 224 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Al Ḩasakah, 382 km (Syria)
- Dihok, 370 km (Iraq)
Twin towns and sister cities: Kemalpaşa.
Common questions
Which airport serves Erzurum?
Erzurum International Airport (ERZ), 11 km (7 mi) from the centre.
How big is Erzurum?
About 767,848 people live in Erzurum, across 24,741 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Erzurum in?
Europe/Istanbul, currently UTC+3.
What currency is used in Erzurum?
The Lira (TRY). Traffic drives on the right.
How many hotels are there in Erzurum?
Our booking partner lists 53 places to stay in Erzurum, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Erzurum?
Diyarbakır (240 km), Yerevan (277 km), Tbilisi (359 km), Malatya (309 km), Van (240 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.