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Şanlıurfa · Turkey

Car hire and driving in Şanlıurfa

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 GNY means 32 km (20 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 Şanlıurfa

Car rental from Şanlıurfa: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Şanlıurfa to SuruçTurkey39 km (24 mi)about 36 min
Şanlıurfa to SiverekTurkey80 km (50 mi)about 1 h 13 min
Şanlıurfa to AdıyamanTurkey81 km (50 mi)about 1 h 14 min
Şanlıurfa to ViranşehirTurkey85 km (53 mi)about 1 h 18 min
Şanlıurfa to GaziantepTurkey126 km (78 mi)about 1 h 55 min
Şanlıurfa to MalatyaTurkey138 km (86 mi)about 2 h 6 min
Şanlıurfa to DiyarbakırTurkey150 km (93 mi)about 2 h 18 min
Şanlıurfa to KilisTurkey157 km (98 mi)about 2 h 24 min
Şanlıurfa to KızıltepeTurkey158 km (98 mi)about 2 h 25 min
Şanlıurfa to KahramanmaraşTurkey171 km (107 mi)about 2 h 37 min
Şanlıurfa to ElazığTurkey172 km (107 mi)about 2 h 37 min
Şanlıurfa to MardinTurkey173 km (108 mi)about 2 h 39 min
Şanlıurfa to IstanbulTurkey950 km (591 mi)about 14 h 30 min
Şanlıurfa to AnkaraTurkey600 km (373 mi)about 9 h 9 min
Şanlıurfa to BursaTurkey909 km (565 mi)about 13 h 52 min
Şanlıurfa to KyivUkraine1,617 km (1,005 mi)about 24 h 40 min
Şanlıurfa to İzmirTurkey1,033 km (642 mi)about 15 h 45 min
Şanlıurfa to BucharestRomania1,337 km (830 mi)about 20 h 23 min
Şanlıurfa to AdanaTurkey308 km (192 mi)about 4 h 42 min
Şanlıurfa to KayseriTurkey338 km (210 mi)about 5 h 10 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 Şanlıurfa?

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.