Arriving at İzmir Airport (ADB)
The first 30 minutes, in order: get online, get cash, get a SIM, then find your ride. Everything a first-timer needs before leaving the terminal.
Quick arrival guide
Yes — İzmir Airport provides free Wi-Fi throughout the domestic and international terminals. Connect to “TAV-FREE-WIFI”, choose the free one-hour option, enter your country code and phone number, then enter the SMS verification code. If you can't receive an SMS, use your ID card to get a password from one of the terminal Wi-Fi kiosks.
ATMs (bankamatik) are in the Arrivals hall — decline the machine's own exchange rate (DCC) and withdraw some lira for taxis and coach tickets that may not take cards.
SIM & eSIM: physical Turkish SIMs are sold at operator desks in Arrivals, or install a Turkey eSIM before you fly and skip the queue entirely.
İZBAN, Havaş, buses and taxis are all signed from the Arrivals forecourt — see the İZBAN train guide, the Havaş shuttle guide and taxis in Turkey for the full walkthrough of each.
Ready to leave the terminal? Compare the train, coach, taxi and transfer for your destination, group size and arrival time.
Choose my transport →Free WiFi
Does İzmir Airport have free WiFi? Yes — here's exactly how to get connected:
- Connect to the “TAV-FREE-WIFI” network.
- On the login page, select the free one-hour option.
- Enter your country code and phone number.
- Enter the verification code you receive by SMS.
- Can't receive an SMS? Use your ID card to get a password from one of the Wi-Fi kiosks located throughout the terminals.
ATMs and cash
ATMs (bankamatik) are in the Arrivals hall. Choose “continue without conversion” / decline the machine's own exchange rate (DCC) — your own bank's rate is almost always better. Withdraw some lira for taxis and coach tickets that may not take cards.
SIM and eSIM options
Physical Turkish SIMs are sold at operator desks in Arrivals (bring your passport) but are pricier at the airport. The fastest option for most travelers is an eSIM you install before you land — you're online the moment you switch your phone off airplane mode.
Solves the "no Turkish SIM on arrival" problem directly.
Buy and install a Turkey eSIM before you fly — no queue, no passport desk. Solves the "no Turkish SIM on arrival" problem the wizard assumes you have.
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Finding the train, shuttle, bus and taxi areas
Everything leaves from the same place: the İZBAN station is directly below Arrivals, and the coach, bus and taxi areas are all on the forecourt immediately outside the doors. For the full walkthrough of any option, see the İZBAN train guide, the Havaş shuttle guide, how the İzmirim Kart pays for İZBAN and buses, or taxis in Turkey. The airport publishes its own transport page and terminal map.
Tell us where you're heading, how many of you there are and when you land, and we'll show what actually runs.
Choose my transport →Late-night arrivals
Less has stopped than most guides claim: the last İZBAN is around 23:50, with a few trains until about 00:54, and Havaş coaches leave at 01:30 and 02:30. The late-night arrivals guide covers what still runs, what a taxi actually costs, and a clear decision tree for the city, the Çeşme peninsula or Selçuk.