Ephesus Tour from Izmir – Without Entrance Tickets is a shared small-group day tour (full day). Prices start from €85 per person. Included: Hotel pick-up and drop-off (Izmir hotels), Air-conditioned transport and Professional licensed guide.
Our Ephesus tour from Izmir without entrance tickets offers the full guided day - Ephesus, the House of the Virgin Mary and the Temple of Artemis, with lunch and hotel transfers - while you pay the entrance fees yourself at the gate. It is the best-value choice for holders of the Museum Pass Türkiye.
Entrance fees to Ephesus have risen in recent years and many visitors now travel with the Museum Pass Türkiye, which already covers the ancient city. This version of our small-group tour keeps everything that makes the day easy - the transport, the licensed guide who brings the ruins to life and a sit-down Turkish lunch - while leaving the tickets to you. You still see the Library of Celsus, the Great Theatre, the House of the Virgin Mary and the Temple of Artemis, simply at a lower tour price.
The drive from Izmir to Ephesus takes about 1 hour 15 minutes. Your guide helps you at the ticket office so that the visit starts without delay, and the small group keeps the pace relaxed throughout the day.
| Tour type | Shared small group · day tour |
|---|---|
| Duration | Full Day |
| Price | From €85 per person |
| Departures | Every day |
| Guide | English-speaking licensed guide |
| Stops | 2 |
| Entrance fees | Not included (paid on site) |
| Booking | Instant request online, confirmation within 24 hours · TÜRSAB-licensed operator (A-5751) |
| Last updated | October 2026 |
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Ephesus Day Tour Programme (Entrance Tickets Not Included)You are collected from your hotel in central Izmir in the early morning for the drive south along the motorway. With a licensed guide and a small group you reach Ephesus, the ancient capital of Roman Asia. Tickets are bought at the gate (they are not part of this tour price), and your guide then leads you through the city: the Odeon and the State Agora, Curetes Street with the Temple of Hadrian and Trajan's Fountain, the Library of Celsus and the Great Theatre, explaining how the harbour city lived, traded and worshipped.After a traditional Turkish lunch at a local restaurant, the tour continues to the House of the Virgin Mary on Mount Koressos, a peaceful pilgrimage site in the pine forest, and to the remains of the Temple of Artemis near Selçuk. Entrance fees at the House of the Virgin Mary are paid on site as well. At the end of the day the vehicle takes you back to your hotel in Izmir.
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