Car hire Erzurum Airport

Erzurum Airport has served this city in the middle of eastern Turkey since 1966. The airport's sprawling public passenger terminal can handle up to two million people and welcomed more than 809,000 visitors in 2011. Up to 200 vehicles can park in the open air facility and car hire in Erzerum – Airport makes accessing the city that much easier. Up to 18 medium-sized aircraft depart for Istanbul, Izmir, and Ankara each day.

Airport Facilities

Avis and local company Evis both offer car rental in Erzurum - Airport, whose other facilities include two ATMs, a restaurant, shops, and a post office. One conveyor handles departure baggage, while two more conveyors take care of baggage from arriving flights. The ancient city of Erzurum lies less than seven miles away.

Car Hire Erzurum Airport

No matter where motorists drive in Erzurum, they can easily see the twin minarets on top of the city's citadel, Erzurum's most important landmark. When they compare car hire, motorists should be aware that Turkey has the world's largest per capita number of motor vehicle accidents and, once here, drive with extra caution. Drivers in Erzurum, like elsewhere in Turkey, tend not to yield or use their turn signals very often.

Things To See and Do

Since at least 4,000 BC, Erzurum has been a major transportation hub for Turkey's eastern Anatolia region. The ski slopes of Mount Palandöken and the plummeting waterfalls of Lake Tortum are Erzurum's most popular day trips. Erzurum is also within driving distance of the communities of Van, Sarikamis, Kars, and Dogubeyazit. Visitors can also easily reach the UNESCO World Heritage site of Divrigi and the Iranian border.

Best Time To Visit

Erzurum's high altitude and long distance from the sea means the city endures one of Turkey's harshest climates. Winters are long and snowy with bitterly cold temperatures rarely rising about -15°C during the day and plummeting as low as -30°C at night. Summer is typically a wet season, but even though summer daytime highs often reach 30°C, evening temperatures sometimes fall below freezing point. Spring and autumn bring more moderate temperatures along with more moderately priced airfares.