Car hire and driving in İskenderun
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 HTY means 27 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 İskenderun
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| İskenderun to Arsuz | Turkey | 32 km (20 mi) | about 29 min |
| İskenderun to Antakya | Turkey | 42 km (26 mi) | about 39 min |
| İskenderun to Osmaniye | Turkey | 55 km (34 mi) | about 50 min |
| İskenderun to Samandağ | Turkey | 59 km (37 mi) | about 54 min |
| İskenderun to Kilis | Turkey | 85 km (53 mi) | about 1 h 18 min |
| İskenderun to Adana | Turkey | 88 km (54 mi) | about 1 h 20 min |
| İskenderun to Gaziantep | Turkey | 120 km (74 mi) | about 1 h 50 min |
| İskenderun to Tarsus | Turkey | 120 km (74 mi) | about 1 h 50 min |
| İskenderun to Kahramanmaraş | Turkey | 129 km (80 mi) | about 1 h 58 min |
| İskenderun to Mersin | Turkey | 139 km (86 mi) | about 2 h 7 min |
| İskenderun to Silifke | Turkey | 202 km (125 mi) | about 3 h 4 min |
| İskenderun to Suruç | Turkey | 205 km (127 mi) | about 3 h 8 min |
| İskenderun to Istanbul | Turkey | 796 km (495 mi) | about 12 h 8 min |
| İskenderun to Ankara | Turkey | 470 km (292 mi) | about 7 h 10 min |
| İskenderun to Bursa | Turkey | 738 km (459 mi) | about 11 h 15 min |
| İskenderun to Kyiv | Ukraine | 1,607 km (998 mi) | about 24 h 30 min |
| İskenderun to İzmir | Turkey | 822 km (511 mi) | about 12 h 32 min |
| İskenderun to Bucharest | Romania | 1,217 km (756 mi) | about 18 h 33 min |
| İskenderun to Diyarbakır | Turkey | 387 km (241 mi) | about 5 h 54 min |
| İskenderun to Kayseri | Turkey | 246 km (153 mi) | about 3 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 İskenderun?
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.