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Esenler · Turkey

Car hire and driving in Esenler

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Turkey traffic drives on the right. Picking up at IST means 28 km (17 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25743529.

Drives from Esenler

Car rental from Esenler: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Esenler to MaltepeTurkey26 km (16 mi)about 24 min
Esenler to SancaktepeTurkey30 km (19 mi)about 28 min
Esenler to SultanbeyliTurkey34 km (21 mi)about 31 min
Esenler to GebzeTurkey54 km (33 mi)about 49 min
Esenler to DerinceTurkey85 km (53 mi)about 1 h 18 min
Esenler to ÇorluTurkey91 km (57 mi)about 1 h 23 min
Esenler to NilüferTurkey92 km (57 mi)about 1 h 24 min
Esenler to İzmitTurkey94 km (58 mi)about 1 h 26 min
Esenler to BursaTurkey96 km (59 mi)about 1 h 27 min
Esenler to BandırmaTurkey108 km (67 mi)about 1 h 39 min
Esenler to TekirdağTurkey115 km (71 mi)about 1 h 45 min
Esenler to MustafakemalpaşaTurkey119 km (74 mi)about 1 h 48 min
Esenler to AnkaraTurkey359 km (223 mi)about 5 h 28 min
Esenler to BerlinGermany1,730 km (1,075 mi)about 26 h 23 min
Esenler to KyivUkraine1,054 km (655 mi)about 16 h 5 min
Esenler to İzmirTurkey328 km (204 mi)about 5 h
Esenler to RomeItaly1,365 km (848 mi)about 20 h 49 min
Esenler to GaziantepTurkey857 km (533 mi)about 13 h 4 min
Esenler to BucharestRomania439 km (273 mi)about 6 h 42 min
Esenler to DiyarbakırTurkey1,033 km (642 mi)about 15 h 45 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Esenler?

The right, as everywhere in Turkey.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

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.