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Çeşme → House of the Virgin Mary (Meryemana)

Private Çeşme to House of the Virgin Mary (Meryemana) Taxi — €82 Fixed

Getting from your hotel in Çeşme to House of the Virgin Mary (Meryemana) should not depend on tour-bus timetables or a taxi meter. SooTransfer picks you up at your hotel door and drives the ~126 km privately for a fixed €82 per vehicle (up to 6 passengers) — leave when you want, stay as long as you want, and message the same driver when you are ready to head back.

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Çeşme → House of the Virgin Mary (Meryemana) transfer price

VehiclePassengersFixed price
Eco Vanup to 682
Mercedes Vitoup to 792
Mercedes V-Classup to 697
Mercedes Sprinterup to 16112

One way, hotel pickup included: €82 per vehicle in an Eco Van (1–6 passengers, 6 bags). Mercedes Vito (up to 7): €92. V-Class executive: €97. Sprinter for larger groups (up to 16): €112. The price is per car, not per person — a family of four rides for the same €82.

Planning it as a day out? Book the return leg at the same fixed rate and tell the driver your pickup time — or message us from House of the Virgin Mary (Meryemana) when you are ready and a car comes back for you. No meter, no night surcharge, first child seat free.

What private means on this ride

The car and driver are yours alone from the Çeşme hotel door to House of the Virgin Mary (Meryemana) and back if you wish — leave when you want, stay as long as you want, no other pickups. First child seat free.

Visiting House of the Virgin Mary (Meryemana)

Mary's last home above Ephesus — a candle-lit mountain chapel about 70 minutes from İzmir Airport, private transfer from €63. The House of the Virgin Mary (Meryemana) is a small stone chapel folded into the pine forest of Bülbül Mountain, about 9 km above Selçuk, where many Catholics believe the Virgin Mary spent her final years after St John brought her to Ephesus. Rediscovered in…

Opening hours: Open daily year-round. Summer roughly 08:00 – 18:00 (sometimes later in peak months); winter roughly 08:30 – 17:00, with last entry shortly before closing. Daily mass is celebrated… · Entry: Entry is ticketed, plus a small separate parking fee at the car park below the chapel. Prices are set in Turkish lira and revised regularly, so check the current rate at the gate… · Spring (April–June) and autumn (September–October) are ideal — the mountain is green and the air cooler than the plain below. Arrive at opening (around 08:00–08:30) or after about 15:30: late morning to early afternoon brings the coach…

★ The chapel itself — A humble stone chapel restored over far older foundations — pilgrims file quietly through the small candle-lit interior where Mary is believed to have…

★ An astonishing discovery — The site was located in the 19th century by an expedition following the sickbed visions of Anne Catherine Emmerich, a German nun who never left her…

★ Blessed by three Popes — Paul VI, John Paul II and Benedict XVI all came to pray here — about the strongest endorsement a Catholic pilgrimage site outside Rome can carry.

💡 Dress modestly: This is an active place of worship: cover shoulders and knees, keep voices low, and note that photography is not allowed inside the chapel.

Book the House of the Virgin Mary (Meryemana) ride in 60 seconds

Message +90 551 464 26 32 on WhatsApp with your hotel name in Çeşme and your preferred pickup time. You get the driver's name, the car's plate and the locked €82 price back within minutes. Payment is cash to the driver — EUR, USD, GBP or TRY — after the ride.

Frequently asked questions

How much is a transfer from Çeşme to House of the Virgin Mary (Meryemana)?

€82 fixed per vehicle one way (up to 6 passengers), hotel-door pickup included. Vito €92, V-Class €97, Sprinter €112.

How long is the drive from Çeşme?

About 153 minutes for the ~126 km, traffic depending.

Can the driver wait and bring us back?

Yes — wait-and-return is our most popular option for House of the Virgin Mary (Meryemana). Agree the pickup time with the driver, or WhatsApp us when you are ready; the return runs at the same fixed rate.

Is it per person or per car?

Per car. Up to 6 passengers ride for one fixed €82 — with a child seat free if you need one.

Can you pick us up late at night after the visit?

Yes, at the same price — there is no night surcharge. Evening pickups from House of the Virgin Mary (Meryemana) are routine in summer.

Is the taxi metered?

No meter. The fare is fixed in EUR before you fly and confirmed in writing on WhatsApp.

TÜRSAB licence D-12490 · €100,000 passenger insurance · Pay the driver on arrival
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