Cheap İzmir to House of the Virgin Mary (Meryemana) Transfer — €58 Fixed
Getting from your hotel in İzmir 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 ~74 km privately for a fixed €58 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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İzmir → House of the Virgin Mary (Meryemana) transfer price
| Vehicle | Passengers | Fixed price |
|---|---|---|
| Eco Van | up to 6 | €58 |
| Mercedes Vito | up to 7 | €68 |
| Mercedes V-Class | up to 6 | €73 |
| Mercedes Sprinter | up to 16 | €88 |
One way, hotel pickup included: €58 per vehicle in an Eco Van (1–6 passengers, 6 bags). Mercedes Vito (up to 7): €68. V-Class executive: €73. Sprinter for larger groups (up to 16): €88. The price is per car, not per person — a family of four rides for the same €58.
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.
Cheap for the group, still fully private
The €58 fare covers the whole car — up to 6 passengers ride for the price of one shared-tour ticket or two, with no strangers, no fixed timetable and no per-person maths. That is what makes the cheap option cheap: you split one fixed fare, not buy six seats.
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 İzmir and your preferred pickup time. You get the driver's name, the car's plate and the locked €58 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 İzmir to House of the Virgin Mary (Meryemana)?
€58 fixed per vehicle one way (up to 6 passengers), hotel-door pickup included. Vito €68, V-Class €73, Sprinter €88.
How long is the drive from İzmir?
About 93 minutes for the ~74 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 €58 — 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 cheap price a shared shuttle?
No — every SooTransfer booking is a private vehicle for your party only. The €58 fare covers the whole car, which is what makes it cheap per seat without sharing.
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