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Motorcycle Routes in Turkey

15 routes from the Bosphorus to Cappadocia and from the Aegean to the Black Sea. Each route lists distance, duration, difficulty, best season and the recommended motorcycle class. Rental is from the Istanbul and Antalya branches; we have no branch in other cities.

Routes from Istanbul

These routes start in Istanbul; the motorcycle is collected from the Istanbul branch. Istanbul branch website (motorcyclerentalturkey.com)

Bosphorus Coastal Run motorcycle route: Beşiktaş → Bebek → Rumeli Feneri
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Bosphorus Coastal Run

Beşiktaş → Bebek → Rumeli Feneri

Distance
48 km
Duration
1.5 hours
Best season
All year

Istanbul's most iconic coastal ride. Follow the Bosphorus shore north through Bebek's waterfront cafés, past the 15th-century Rumeli Hisarı fortress, and all the way to the Black Sea at Rumeli Feneri. Two continents, one strait, zero rivals.

Highlights:

  • Bebek Marina
  • Rumeli Hisarı
  • Rumeli Feneri Lighthouse
  • Bosphorus Strait Views

Recommended class: Scooter, Manual motorcycle, Adventure motorcycle

Black Sea — Şile & Ağva motorcycle route: Istanbul → Ağva
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Black Sea — Şile & Ağva

Istanbul → Ağva

Distance
110 km
Duration
2.5 hours
Best season
May to October

Escape the city on the winding road to Istanbul's Black Sea coast. Şile is a fishing village with a clifftop lighthouse, sandy beaches, and fish restaurants. Push on to Ağva where two rivers meet the sea — the perfect overnight stop.

Highlights:

  • Şile Lighthouse
  • Şile Beach
  • Ağva River Delta
  • Pine Coastal Road

Recommended class: Scooter, Manual motorcycle, Adventure motorcycle

Routes from Antalya

These routes start in Antalya; the motorcycle is collected from the Antalya branch. Antalya branch website (motorcyclerentalantalya.com)

Kaş & Kalkan motorcycle route: Antalya → Kaş
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Kaş & Kalkan

Antalya → Kaş

Distance
195 km
Duration
3.5 hours
Best season
April to November

One of Turkey's most scenic coastal roads. Twisting clifftop tarmac above the turquoise Mediterranean, through pine forests to the bohemian harbour town of Kaş and the white-washed village of Kalkan.

Highlights:

  • Kaş Harbour
  • Kalkan Village
  • Lycian Coast
  • Mediterranean Cliffs

Recommended class: Manual motorcycle, Adventure motorcycle

Alanya Coastal Road motorcycle route: Antalya → Alanya
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Alanya Coastal Road

Antalya → Alanya

Distance
135 km
Duration
2.5 hours
Best season
March to November

The classic Turkish Riviera run. Wide coastal highway, banana plantations, and the dramatic silhouette of Alanya's Seljuk citadel rising above the sea. Fast, flat and endlessly blue.

Highlights:

  • Alanya Castle
  • Turkish Riviera
  • Banana Plantations
  • Mediterranean Views

Recommended class: Scooter, Manual motorcycle, Adventure motorcycle

Kemer & Olympos motorcycle route: Antalya → Olympos
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Kemer & Olympos

Antalya → Olympos

Distance
80 km
Duration
2 hours
Best season
March to November

Leave Antalya south through the Taurus foothills, past Kemer's marina and into the ancient Lycian valley of Olympos — where Roman ruins sit in a canyon next to the sea.

Highlights:

  • Kemer Marina
  • Olympos Ruins
  • Taurus Mountain Views
  • Lycian Valley

Recommended class: Scooter, Manual motorcycle, Adventure motorcycle

Side & Manavgat motorcycle route: Antalya → Side
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Side & Manavgat

Antalya → Side

Distance
110 km
Duration
2 hours
Best season
All year

East along the Antalya plain to the ancient Roman harbour town of Side — columns and temple ruins standing on a peninsula between two beaches. End at the Manavgat waterfall.

Highlights:

  • Side Temple of Apollo
  • Manavgat Waterfall
  • Antalya Plain
  • Roman Harbour

Recommended class: Scooter, Manual motorcycle, Adventure motorcycle

Antalya Kaleiçi & Düden motorcycle route: Antalya city loop
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Antalya Kaleiçi & Düden

Antalya city loop

Distance
60 km
Duration
1.5 hours
Best season
All year

Antalya's compact city loop. The old Roman harbour of Kaleiçi, the cliffside promenade, and the Düden waterfalls where a river drops straight into the Mediterranean.

Highlights:

  • Kaleiçi Old Harbour
  • Düden Waterfalls
  • Roman Gate
  • Cliffside Promenade

Recommended class: Scooter, Manual motorcycle, Adventure motorcycle

Routes in other regions

We have no branch in the cities where these routes start. Rental is from the Istanbul or Antalya branch. Contact and branches

Fethiye & Ölüdeniz motorcycle route: Fethiye → Ölüdeniz
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Fethiye & Ölüdeniz

Fethiye → Ölüdeniz

Distance
120 km
Duration
2.5 hours
Best season
April to October

The Lycian Coast at its most photogenic. Wind through Fethiye's ancient rock tombs, then drop down to the surreal blue lagoon of Ölüdeniz — one of the most photographed beaches in the world.

Highlights:

  • Ölüdeniz Blue Lagoon
  • Lycian Rock Tombs
  • Butterfly Valley
  • Fethiye Marina

Recommended class: Manual motorcycle, Adventure motorcycle

Bodrum Peninsula Loop motorcycle route: Bodrum loop
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Bodrum Peninsula Loop

Bodrum loop

Distance
120 km
Duration
3 hours
Best season
April to October

Loop the Bodrum Peninsula's dramatic headlands — Türkbükü, Yalıkavak, Gümüşlük, and the windmill ridge back to Bodrum Castle. Turquoise coves at every bend.

Highlights:

  • Bodrum Castle
  • Türkbükü Bay
  • Yalıkavak Marina
  • Gümüşlük Village

Recommended class: Manual motorcycle, Adventure motorcycle

Cappadocia Valley Roads motorcycle route: Göreme → Ürgüp
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Cappadocia Valley Roads

Göreme → Ürgüp

Distance
150 km
Duration
3 hours
Best season
April to October

Ride between the fairy chimneys of Göreme, through the rose and red valleys, past underground cities to Ürgüp's cave-hotel ridge. The most otherworldly road in Turkey.

Highlights:

  • Göreme Fairy Chimneys
  • Rose Valley
  • Underground Cities
  • Ürgüp Cave Hotels

Recommended class: Manual motorcycle, Adventure motorcycle

Ephesus & Selçuk motorcycle route: İzmir → Ephesus
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Ephesus & Selçuk

İzmir → Ephesus

Distance
80 km
Duration
2 hours
Best season
March to November

Ride south from İzmir through the Aegean lowlands to the ancient ruins of Ephesus and the hillside town of Selçuk. One of the best-preserved Roman cities in the world.

Highlights:

  • Ephesus Ancient City
  • Selçuk Citadel
  • Aegean Lowlands
  • Basilica of St. John

Recommended class: Scooter, Manual motorcycle, Adventure motorcycle

Pamukkale & Hierapolis motorcycle route: Denizli → Pamukkale
Easy

Pamukkale & Hierapolis

Denizli → Pamukkale

Distance
70 km
Duration
1.5 hours
Best season
All year

Short and spectacular. Ride through Denizli's cotton fields to the snow-white travertine terraces of Pamukkale and the ruined Roman spa city of Hierapolis above.

Highlights:

  • Pamukkale Travertines
  • Hierapolis Ruins
  • Cotton Castle
  • Thermal Pools

Recommended class: Scooter, Manual motorcycle, Adventure motorcycle

Trabzon & Uzungöl motorcycle route: Trabzon → Uzungöl
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Trabzon & Uzungöl

Trabzon → Uzungöl

Distance
110 km
Duration
2.5 hours
Best season
May to October

The Black Sea mountains at their wildest. Climb through tea plantations and dense hazel forest from Trabzon to the legendary highland lake of Uzungöl. Tight hairpins, low cloud, zero crowds.

Highlights:

  • Uzungöl Lake
  • Black Sea Tea Plantations
  • Hazel Forest Roads
  • Mountain Hairpins

Recommended class: Manual motorcycle, Adventure motorcycle

Safranbolu Old Town motorcycle route: Karabük → Safranbolu
Easy

Safranbolu Old Town

Karabük → Safranbolu

Distance
80 km
Duration
2 hours
Best season
All year

A short ride from Karabük into a UNESCO-listed Ottoman market town frozen in time. Timber-framed mansions, cobbled lanes, and the scent of saffron in the air.

Highlights:

  • UNESCO Old Town
  • Ottoman Mansions
  • Cobbled Bazaar
  • Saffron Market

Recommended class: Scooter, Manual motorcycle, Adventure motorcycle

Çanakkale & Gallipoli motorcycle route: Çanakkale loop
Easy

Çanakkale & Gallipoli

Çanakkale loop

Distance
150 km
Duration
3 hours
Best season
All year

Loop the Gallipoli Peninsula's memorial sites and pine forests, then cross the Dardanelles on the ferry to ancient Troy. History at every kilometre.

Highlights:

  • Gallipoli Memorials
  • Dardanelles Strait
  • Ancient Troy
  • Pine Forests

Recommended class: Scooter, Manual motorcycle, Adventure motorcycle

Choose a motorcycle for the route

Turuncu Motors rents from two branches. For Istanbul see motorcyclerentalturkey.com, for Antalya see motorcyclerentalantalya.com.

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