Public transportation & Dolmush

In Turkey, public transportation vehicles are called minibuses (tr.dolmuş) and large buses are called municipal buses (tr.belediye otobüsü).

Public transportation in Bodrum consists of minibuses (up to 16 seats), midibuses (up to 27 seats), large buses (up to 45 seats), airport buses (up to 45 seats), sea buses-ferry boat and yellow taxis.

There are no metros, metrobuses, trams, trains or cable cars in Bodrum.

All public transport in Bodrum are connected to Muttaş (Muttash), which is under the control and supervision of Muğla Metropolitan Municipality.

MUTTAŞ : (en : Muttash) is an abbreviation of Muğla Kent Hizmetleri İnşaat Turizm Taşımacılık Ticari İşletmecilik İletişim Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. It is a subsidiary of the Muğla City Council.
It was founded in July 2014.

Dolmush - tr.Dolmuş

The easiest and cheapest way to get around in Turkey is by dolmush. This is the name for a special type of shared taxi or bus here in Turkey and is used by both locals and tourists.

The bus number and the place to which the bus or dolmush is going are written in large letters on the windshield.
They all have a regular schedule and specific lines.

Photo : Public transport at the entrance on the lower floor

Dolmuş - Municipality Bus

City buses that are not private. They are the property of the province of Muğla. Vehicles are light gray with stripes on the side.
On the bus it says: Muğla Büyükşehir Belediyesi

Photo : Municipality Bus in old Bus station

Dolmuş - Private Bus (ÖTTA)

These city buses-dolmuses are private buses. But they are checked and controlled by the Muğla Province Transport Authority. Vehicles are white with stripes on the side.
On the bus it says : Muğla Büyükşehir Belediyesi Özel Toplu Taşıma Aracı

Photo : Private Bus (ÖTTA) in old Bus station

Since March 26, 2020, tickets on public transport can no longer be paid for in cash. Only bank cards, credit cards or prepaid reloadable cards are accepted.

Public transport at the entrance on the lower floor in Bus station

Exception - Only...

Only the dolmushes that go to Torba, Kaynar, Bağla or Akyarlar/Karaincir are not connected to Muttaş.

ONLY IN THESE VEHICLES IS THERE CASH PAYMENT.

Only these dolmushes will continue to operate freely, separately and independently, at their own departure times, in their own colours as before.

Only these dolmushes do not have a stop at the bus station and do not come here or start here.
They have a stop in the old bus station, where Bodrum city center is.

All city bus routes in Bodrum

Payment in city bus-dolmush

1 Prepaid Card - Muğla Kent Kart

As a tourist in Bodrum you cannot get a prepaid card. To do this you would have to have Turkish citizenship.
For more information about Prepaid Card (Muğla Kentkart), please visit our Prepaid reloadable cards page.

2 Credit cards or debit cards

Sometimes it doesn't work. Your bank or credit card would need to be adapted for this.

3 In cash

To make it possible, most of the time the bus drivers use their own Muğla prepaid card and ask you to pay the ticket amount in cash. Or the passengers help with this.
If possible, they also accept euro or USD. The longest journey costs about from 1-€ or $ to 2-€ or USD in Bodrum.

Muttash Vehicles

Suitable for disabled citizens
They have bike racks

What else you should know!

The buses-minibuses, midibuses, city buses, all public transport in Bodrum, do not stop at every stop and they do not pick up passengers at every stop.
That is why you need to know and pay attention to which stop, which buses pick up passengers and which stop they stop at.

FOR YOUR INTEREST

Municipal buses depart from the old and new bus stations to the following destinations outside the Bodrum region :

Bodrum - Meselik = 23 km ,
Bodrum - Dörttepe (Güllük Bus) = 28 km,
Bodrum - Hasanbağı = 30 km,
Bodrum - Boğaziçi = 32 km,
Bodrum - Güllük = 40 km,
Bodrum - Milas Bus Station = 50 km,
Bodrum - Ören = 70 km,
Bodrum - Yatağan Bus Station (Muğla Bus) = 85 km,
Bodrum - Muğla (Menteşe) Bus Station = 110 km.

For other places in Muğla province, you will need to change buses or inquire about intercity buses.

Answer to the most frequently asked questions

You cannot get from Bodrum → → → to Marmaris, to Fethiye, to Didyma, to Pamukkale, to Ephesus, to Dalyan or to Dalaman Airport or to Milas-Bodrum Airport directly without changing buses.

Unfortunately, you will only find the departure times, timetables and bus numbers in Turkish.

Bodrum by Dolmush

The public transport system in Bodrum is called “Muttash” .
This includes buses and the Datça Ferryboat.
Unfortunately, there are no timetables at the stops that show which lines go where and when and how long they take to cover the route. There are a few exceptions.
Most of the time they leave on time.
On Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays they run less frequently than on weekdays.

Cash payment is no longer possible!

But to make it possible for strangers and guests, the bus drivers are happy to help. They accept cash in TL, USA Dolar or Euros. The longest journey costs approximately 1.-USD to 2.-USD in Bodrum.

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