Car hire and driving in Esenyurt
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
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 Esenyurt
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esenyurt to Şişli | Turkey | 26 km (16 mi) | about 24 min |
| Esenyurt to Üsküdar | Turkey | 28 km (18 mi) | about 26 min |
| Esenyurt to Ataşehir | Turkey | 37 km (23 mi) | about 34 min |
| Esenyurt to Umraniye | Turkey | 38 km (23 mi) | about 34 min |
| Esenyurt to Maltepe | Turkey | 41 km (26 mi) | about 38 min |
| Esenyurt to Sancaktepe | Turkey | 47 km (29 mi) | about 43 min |
| Esenyurt to Sultanbeyli | Turkey | 50 km (31 mi) | about 46 min |
| Esenyurt to Gebze | Turkey | 68 km (42 mi) | about 1 h 2 min |
| Esenyurt to Çorlu | Turkey | 75 km (47 mi) | about 1 h 9 min |
| Esenyurt to Nilüfer | Turkey | 93 km (58 mi) | about 1 h 25 min |
| Esenyurt to Bandırma | Turkey | 95 km (59 mi) | about 1 h 27 min |
| Esenyurt to Bursa | Turkey | 98 km (61 mi) | about 1 h 30 min |
| Esenyurt to Ankara | Turkey | 374 km (232 mi) | about 5 h 42 min |
| Esenyurt to Berlin | Germany | 1,721 km (1,069 mi) | about 26 h 15 min |
| Esenyurt to Kyiv | Ukraine | 1,058 km (657 mi) | about 16 h 8 min |
| Esenyurt to İzmir | Turkey | 319 km (198 mi) | about 4 h 52 min |
| Esenyurt to Rome | Italy | 1,349 km (838 mi) | about 20 h 34 min |
| Esenyurt to Gaziantep | Turkey | 871 km (541 mi) | about 13 h 17 min |
| Esenyurt to Bucharest | Romania | 433 km (269 mi) | about 6 h 36 min |
| Esenyurt to Diyarbakır | Turkey | 1,048 km (651 mi) | about 15 h 59 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Esenyurt?
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.