Airline Information -- Turkish Airlines has an office both in downtown Kayseri, at Sahabiye Mahallesi Yildirim Cad. 1 (tel. 0352/222-3858), and at Kayseri's Erkilet Airport (tel. 0352/338-3353). Within the Cappadocian triangle, the official representative for Turkish Airlines is Argeus, located at Istiklal Cad. 13, Ürgüp (tel. 0384/341-4688 or 341-5207). Pegasus has an office at the airport (tel. 0352/339-9791).
Airport -- Kayseri's Erkilet Airport general number is tel. 0352/337-5494. The main number at Nevsehir Airport is tel. 0384/421-4455.
Bus Companies -- The main bus companies in the region are: Nevsehir (tel. 0212/444-5050), with local offices in Ürgüp (tel. 0384/0341-4302), Uçhisar (tel. 0384/219-2221), and at the otogar (tel. 0384/213-1171). Metro (tel. 0212/444-3455) has offices in Göreme (tel. 0384/271-2411), Ürgüp (tel. 0384/341-5950), and at the otogar (tel. 0384/214-2020). Kent can be reached via their national number (tel. 0212/444-3838).
Car Rental -- Europcar, Istiklal Cad. 10 (tel. 0384/341-8855), and Decar, Istiklal Cad. 3 (tel. 0384/341-6760), have locations in the center of Ürgüp. Avis has a location in Nevsehir, at Istiklal Cad. Belediye Pasaji 10 (tel. 0384/341-2177).
Festivals -- Celebrating Cappadocia's optimal weather and soil conditions for viniculture, Ürgüp puts on both a Grape Harvest Festival at the beginning of October and an International Wine Festival at the end of October. If you can't make it to Cappadocia in October, free wine tastings are a regular attraction in Cappadocia. There's also a Tourism and Handicrafts Festival in Avanos (Aug 31-Sept), when the red clay of the Kizilirmak comes to life in the local pottery.
Hospitals -- The nearest private hospitals are the Özel Versa Hastanesi in Nevsehir (43 Ürgüp Cad., Esentepe; tel. 0384/214-3232) and the Özel Kapadokya Hastanesi, also in Nevsehir (Güzelyurt Mah. Vefa Küçük Cad. 9; tel. 0384/212-1550). There is also a state hospital in Ürgüp, Ürgüp Devlet Hastanesi, at tel. 0384/341-4031.
Post Office -- PTTs are located in Avanos, Göreme, Nevsehir, Ortahisar, Uçhisar, and Ürgüp. The national toll-free number is tel. 444-1PTT (1788).
Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.
