Silifke: 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.
Silifke is a city of 132,665 people in Turkey (Mersin), 17 m (56 ft) above sea level.
Key facts
Daylight in Silifke runs from about 9 h 44 min a day in late December to 14 h 42 min in late June (computed for 36.38° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
No airport with scheduled passenger service sits within 100 km of Silifke in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.
Buses to Silifke · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Gaziantep, 317 km — buses · car rental
- Aleppo, 290 km (Syria)
- Beirut, 311 km (Lebanon)
- Adana, 141 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Damascus, 384 km (Syria)
- Kayseri, 295 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Konya, 210 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Antalya, 295 km — tours
- Homs, 312 km (Syria)
- Latakia, 192 km (Syria)
Twin towns and sister cities: Lefka, Haßloch, Bergama, Cihanbeyli.
Common questions
How big is Silifke?
About 132,665 people live in Silifke (GeoNames).
What time zone is Silifke in?
Europe/Istanbul, currently UTC+3.
What currency is used in Silifke?
The Lira (TRY). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Silifke?
Gaziantep (317 km), Aleppo (290 km), Beirut (311 km), Adana (141 km), Damascus (384 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.