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District and municipality in Sakarya, Turkey
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Adapazarı is a city in the Eastern Marmara region of Turkey, 160 km east of Istanbul, and with a population in 2020 of 279,127.
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About the best you'll find in town for trad Turkish cuisine. Make sure you leave room for the desserts.
Good place right by the bus station, but not for late arrivals.
Clean central hotel, spacious rooms.
Simple but well-run place 1 km south of centre.
Decent mid-price chain hotel, some way from centre but convenient for motorists with free parking.
Smart mid-price hotel near transport facilities in Arifiye.
Comfy hotel west edge of city.
By train
YHT fast trains run six times a day from Ankara and three times from Konya, via Eskişehir to Arifiye.
By car
Follow O-7 east out of Istanbul (toll). From Ankara follow E89 north then E80 west.
By bus
Buses operated by Metroturizm ply hourly from Istanbul Samandira station, taking 90 min.
This is a sprawling city, so you'll probably need a taxi or dolmuş to get anywhere.
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Pendik, Istanbul · International · SAW
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