The plane departs daily from Erzurum to Istanbul and Ankara. THY's office is located at Cumhuriyet Cad., Eren Is Mrkz 88/3, tel./faks: (442) 234 8 5 30, fax: (442) 23310 70. To the airport, distant approx. 8 km west of the city, A company minibus will take us, running according to the flight schedule.

Bus connections to the rest of the country are very good, we can get from here to every major eastern city, central and western Turkey. Erzurum is run by the local company Palandóken. We can get to otogor with a dolmus departing from the stop opposite the Sefer hotel (Station Cad ). There are several offices in the city (m.in. Palandóken i Metro), from where, after buying a ticket, we will be taken to the otogar with a special dolmus. Minibusy do Yusufeli, that is the last place on this route, they depart from the stop or rather the small station located at Ahmet Yesevi Cad., northeast of the city center. The company Artvin Expresi reigns here.

Trains from Erzurum only leave east (to Karsu) or western (to Istanbul via Sivas, Kayseri and Ankara), and that's just two. Dogu Ex. Fr. 17.20 (1,5 USD, 5 time ), and to Istanbul, Fr. 12.00 (8,5 USD, 33 time ). Of course, the train to Istanbul passes through Sivas (3 USD, 12 time ), Kayseri (4,5 USD, 16 at) and Ankara (5,5 USD, 24 time ). The second Erzurum Super Ex train. goes to Ankara (sets off Fr. 13.30).

To the train station, away from the center about 600 m, we arrive on foot or by dolmus departing from Adnan Menderes Cad.

Accommodation

There are even a lot of beds in Erzurum. Their cluster can be found in the vicinity of pl. Asagi Mumcu, where are both more expensive hotels, as well as the cheaper or the cheapest. Due to the lack of tourists, the prices per night are not high, which pleasantly surprises everyone, who will come here.

Gastronomy

Admittedly restaurants (there are few of them) i lokanty (these, in turn, are very numerous) are scattered all over the city, but the cheapest ones (in the case of Erzurum, it does not, that the worst) we will find there, where and hotels, i.e. near pl. Asagi Mumcu.

Bathhouses

There are at least five in the town of Łażni, because the further east, the more men like to look at them (it has to do with religiosity). One of the better ones is Boyahane Hamami at Cennet Cesme Karjsi (next to the indoor bazaar Riistem Paja Bedesten) – a small square with a fountain called Cennet – "Heavenly”. To find a bathhouse easily, just ask the locals, where is the Cennet fountain (Where is Cennet Cesme?), and everyone will show it to us. The bathhouse is situated directly opposite the fountain (let's remember, it's a drinking water fountain, which is actually a street well, and not "phon tanna” in our understanding of the word). Hornom is historic (1566) and still in good condition. A bath costs money 2 USD, person-1 USD, We won't get a massage here. Another possibility is Kirkcesme Hamamlari at Kirkcesme Sok. 5. We'll get to her, walking from the indoor bazaar Rustem Pasha, ul. Ayazpaja Cad. east and take the first right after Pervizoglu Camii (1715). It was prepared to receive foreign visitors, which took away some of her charm. Separate entrances for men and women. The prices are the same as above. The not very original bathhouse is located in the basement of the Fatih hotel, at Kazim Karabekir Cad.

Informant

The tourist information office is at Cemal Gursel Cad., west of the roundabout with the Ata-turka monument and a circular fountain. We'll get a photocopy of a primitive map here, However, it gives some kind of an image of the city. A brochure is better, which contains information about Erzurum and the surrounding area.