Out for the day
Day Trips from Çanakkale: 3 Places Worth the Ride
The best day trips from Çanakkale are Pergamon, Edirne Palace, and Cyzicus. They are 160 to 214 km away: out after breakfast, back in time for dinner.
1Historic & Cultural · İzmir
Pergamon
164 km away · about 2.5 hours each way
Pergamon or Pergamum, also referred to by its modern Greek form Pergamos, was a rich and powerful ancient Greek city in Aeolis. It is located 26 kilometres from the modern coastline of the Aegean Sea on a promontory on the north side of the river Caicus and northwest of the modern city of Bergama, Turkey. During the Hellenistic period, it became the capital of the Kingdom of Pergamon in 281–133 BC under the Attalid dynasty, who transformed it into one of the major cultural centres of the Greek world.
2Historic & Cultural · Edirne
Edirne Palace
214 km away · about 3 hours each way
Edirne Palace, or formerly New Imperial Palace, is a former palace of the Ottoman sultans in Edirne, built during the era when the city was the capital of the empire. Few of the palace buildings have survived until now, though reconstruction works are underway.
3Historic & Cultural · Balıkesir
Cyzicus
160 km away · about 2.5 hours each way
Kizikos is an ancient city of Mysia, located today near the Erdek district of Balıkesir province, on the coast of the Sea of Marmara. It was located on the southern coastal side of today's Kapıdağ Peninsula, which was originally said to be an island in the Sea of Marmara and formerly connected to the mainland by artificial means, and was named Arctonnesus in the classical period.
Good to know
What is the best day trip from Çanakkale?
Pergamon is the best-known: 164 km away · about 2.5 hours each way.
What is the closest day trip from Çanakkale?
Cyzicus: 160 km away · about 2.5 hours each way.
Do we need a tour for day trips from Çanakkale?
Not necessarily. Most of these places can be reached on our own by bus, train or car; a guided tour simply saves the planning.
Distances and times are road estimates from coordinates; actual travel time depends on traffic and the way we travel.