İZBAN train from Izmir airport to AlsancakorPre-booked private transfer?

The short answer

For one traveler the İZBAN train from Izmir airport to Alsancak is cheaper by TRY 2,261. That does not change up to 8 travelers.

The İZBAN train from Izmir airport to Alsancak is quicker: 28 min against 30 min.

İZBAN train from Izmir airport to Alsancak: 05:12–00:54. Pre-booked private transfer: Runs all night.

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Whole-party totals · adult fares

What each costs for the whole party, in TRY. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row. The Pre-booked private transfer is charged in euros; its column is converted at the reference rate in its fare note.
Travelers	İZBAN train from Izmir airport to Alsancak	Pre-booked private transfer	Difference
1	TRY 40	about TRY 2,301	TRY 2,261
2	TRY 80	about TRY 2,301	TRY 2,221
3	TRY 120	about TRY 2,301	TRY 2,181
4	TRY 160	about TRY 2,301	TRY 2,141
5	TRY 200	about TRY 2,413	TRY 2,213
6	TRY 240	about TRY 2,413	TRY 2,173
7	TRY 280	about TRY 2,413	TRY 2,133
8	TRY 320	about TRY 4,826	TRY 4,506

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İZBAN · İZBAN, on İzmir Büyükşehir’s İzmirim Kart tariffİZBAN train from Izmir airport to Alsancak

From: The airport’s İZBAN station, beside the Domestic Terminal; from international arrivals, follow the Metro–İZBAN signs to the moving walkway
To: Alsancak station, at the north end of Alsancak, a few streets from the Kordon
Luggage: Bags go through a security scanner after the gates; nothing too large to keep under control is allowed.
Runs: 05:12–00:54
Journey: 28 min

Tap the card on the orange validator as you leave Alsancak station. Without that tap the fare to the end of the line stays charged.

No train leaves the airport between 00:54 and 05:12; bus 202 covers the night.

For Konak Square itself, get off at Hilal or Halkapınar and change to the M1 metro: TRY 35 more on the card (TRY 39 by bank card), with no combined ticket between the two.

The İzmirim Kart app’s Dijital Kart opens the same gates by QR code and carries no card fee, against TRY 200 for a physical card.

İZBAN train from Izmir airport to Alsancak: price for every party size

transfer · KiwitaxiPre-booked private transfer

From: Driver meets you in arrivals with a name board
To: Any address in İzmir
Luggage: The sedan seats four with three bags; the minibus seven with seven. Choose by luggage as well as seats.
Runs: All night
Journey: 30 min

Book at least 16 hours ahead; nearer the day a car is offered only when one is free.

In Türkiye the law may put a minibus in place of the car you book, at the same price.

Pre-booked private transfer: price for every party size

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