Private Ephesus Tours from the Port of Kusadasi & Hotels 

Best of Ephesus Tours from Kusadasi

Best of Ephesus Tours from KusadasiMost popular

Highlights : Ephesus Ancient City, Terrace Houses, The House of the Virgin Mary & The Temple of Artemis.

Duration : Approx. 4-6 Hours.

Tour Price : Starts from €19

Tour Standard : Private

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Biblical Ephesus Tour from Kusadasi

Biblical Ephesus Tour from KusadasiFor Christian pilgrims

Highlights : Ancient City of Ephesus, The House of the Virgin Mary, Basilica of St. John & The Temple of Artemis.

Duration : Approx. 4-6 Hours.

Tour Price : Starts from €19

Tour Standard : Private

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Archaeological Private Ephesus Tour

Archaeological Private Ephesus Tour from KusadasiFor history lovers

Highlights : Ancient City of Ephesus, Terrace Houses, The Temple of Artemis, Ephesus Archaeological Museum.

Duration : Approx. 4-6 Hours.

Tour Price : Starts from €19

Tour Standard : Private

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Easy Private Ephesus Tour

Easy Private Ephesus Tour from KusadasiLess walking

Highlights : Ephesus Ancient City, House of the Virgin Mary, Temple of Artemis.

Duration : Approx. 4-5 Hours.

Tour Price : Starts from €19

Tour Standard : Private

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Private Ephesus Tour & Sirince Village

Private Ephesus Sirince Tour from KusadasiEphesus + village visit

Highlights : Ephesus Ancient City, House of the Virgin Mary, Temple of Artemis, Sirince Village.

Duration : Approx. 6 Hours.

Tour Price : Starts from €19

Tour Standard : Private

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Private Ephesus Night Tour

Private Ephesus Evening and Night TourEphesus by night

Highlights : Ephesus Ancient City, Terrace Houses, Ephesus Experience Museum.

Duration : Approx. 4 Hours.

Tour Price : Starts from €21

Tour Standard : Private

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Private Ephesus Tours from Kusadasi Port - Travel Guide

Planning a shore excursion to Ephesus? As a local travel agency based right next to the Ephesus ancient city, we have answered the most frequently asked questions by our cruise guests.

The distance between Kusadasi Cruise Port and the Ancient City of Ephesus is approximately 18 km (11 miles). The drive takes about 20-25 minutes with our private A/C vehicles.

Meeting your guide is simple! Your private guide will be waiting for you at the Starbucks inside Kusadasi Port, holding a sign with your name on it. We deliberately do not wait at the customs exit, where many guides wait and it gets very crowded; meeting at the Starbucks is much easier and more relaxed. After you meet, you leave the Scala Nuova complex together, cross the road, and our private van picks you up on the other side.
From the ship to the Starbucks meeting point inside Kusadasi Port

Since this is a private tour, the duration is completely up to you and your ship's schedule! A standard "Best of Ephesus" tour, including visits to Ephesus Ancient City, the Terrace Houses, the House of the Virgin Mary and the Temple of Artemis, typically takes about 4-6 hours, excluding lunch. If you prefer less walking, we can arrange a 4-5 hour "Easy Ephesus Tour" (Not Rushed), or if you'd like to see more attractions such as Sirince Village, Ephesus Archaeological Museum, or the Basilica of St. John, we can extend the tour to 7-8 hours. We guarantee on-time return to our cruise passengers to their ship in all cases.

First visit? Choose the Best of Ephesus Tour: the Ancient City, the Terrace Houses, the House of the Virgin Mary and the Temple of Artemis.
Christian sites matter most? The Biblical Ephesus Tour adds the Basilica of St. John.
More time among the ruins? The Archaeological Ephesus Tour includes the Ephesus Archaeological Museum.
Prefer less walking? The Easy Ephesus Tour follows a shorter, less strenuous route.
Want to see a village too? The Ephesus & Sirince Village Tour ends in the hillside village of Sirince.
Ephesus after dark? Join the Ephesus Night Tour.
All our tours are private and flexible: you don't have to visit every stop on the tour you choose, and you can add other sites at no extra tour fee. You can decide this with your guide during the tour.

Yes. Ephesus is only about 20-25 minutes from Kusadasi Port, and we plan every tour around your own ship's all-aboard time. When you book, tell us your ship and all-aboard time and we will plan a safe program for your day. We always bring you back to the port with a safe margin before all-aboard time, and we always have a plan B in case of unexpected delays. To this day, none of our guests has ever missed their ship.

We offer skip-the-line tickets at exactly the same price as the official box office tickets, with no mark-up. Your guide has the tickets with them before the tour starts, so you don’t have to wait in the ticket queue, which makes a real difference on busy days. You only pay for the tickets you actually use, in cash to your guide at the end of the tour. Current prices are on our Ephesus entrance fees page.

All our tours are private, so the price per person depends on the size of your group. The €19 per person price applies to groups of 11-14 guests; for smaller groups the price per person is higher. You can see the price for every group size on each tour page.

Tours from Kusadasi Port usually start at the House of the Virgin Mary and then continue to Ephesus. Your guide may change the order on the day, depending on how crowded each site is. Our private van drops you at the Upper Gate of Ephesus and waits for you at the Lower Gate, so you walk downhill through the ancient city without walking back. Your guide walks through Ephesus with you the whole time. We use a Mercedes Vito for 1-4 guests and a Mercedes Sprinter for 5-15 guests.