The table below lists the 18 most requested delivery routes on the Turkish coast with sea-mile distances and estimated passage times. Distances come from the same sea-route network used by our calculator (coastal routing, no shortcuts over land). Times assume eight hours under way per day: motor yachts at about 18 knots, sailing yachts and catamarans at about 7.
Not included in the fee: standard practice is that fuel and provisions sit outside the service fee and are on the owner's account at actual cost. Port, canal and agency charges, and crew day rates during weather waiting, are separate items too. Every one of them is listed separately in the quotation, so you can compare it with other quotations on the same basis.
| Route | Distance | Non-stop | Overnight stops | Passage note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Göcek → Fethiye | 10 NM | 1 day | 1 day | Inside the gulf, sheltered in every season. |
| Bodrum → Datça | 42 NM | 1 day | 2 days | The afternoon meltemi builds; an early departure is preferred. |
| İzmir → İzmir - Çeşme | 63 NM | 1 day | 2 days | One to two days; an intermediate shelter is planned. |
| Göcek → Marmaris | 44 NM | 1 day | 2 days | A single-day leg; a weather window is easy to find. |
| Bodrum → Didim | 34 NM | 1 day | 1 day | A single-day leg; a weather window is easy to find. |
| Dikili → İzmir | 55 NM | 1 day | 2 days | One to two days; an intermediate shelter is planned. |
| Ayvalık → İzmir | 70 NM | 1 day | 2 days | One to two days; an intermediate shelter is planned. |
| İzmir → Kuşadası | 121 NM | 1 day | 3 days | One to two days; an intermediate shelter is planned. |
| Bodrum → Kuşadası | 72 NM | 1 day | 2 days | One to two days; an intermediate shelter is planned. |
| Bodrum → Marmaris | 82 NM | 1 day | 2 days | Northerly wind hardens around the Datça peninsula. |
| Çanakkale → Ayvalık | 77 NM | 1 day | 2 days | One to two days; an intermediate shelter is planned. |
| Bodrum → Göcek | 108 NM | 1 day | 3 days | The classic delivery leg. Current at the Datça passage, afternoon meltemi in Gökova. |
| Bodrum → Fethiye | 110 NM | 1 day | 3 days | One to two days; an intermediate shelter is planned. |
| İstanbul → Çanakkale | 130 NM | 2 days | 3 days | Multi-leg passage; fuel and rest stops are planned. |
| Bodrum → İzmir | 170 NM | 2 days | 5 days | One to two days; an intermediate shelter is planned. |
| Bodrum → Ayvalık | 174 NM | 2 days | 4 days | Multi-leg passage; fuel and rest stops are planned. |
| İstanbul → Ayvalık | 204 NM | 2 days | 5 days | Multi-leg passage; fuel and rest stops are planned. |
| İstanbul → İzmir | 265 NM | 3 days | 6 days | Multi-leg passage; fuel and rest stops are planned. |
| İstanbul → Bodrum | 360 NM | 4 days | 9 days | Dardanelles current and northerlies down the Aegean decide the timetable. |
| İstanbul → Marmaris | 428 NM | 4 days | 10 days | Long passage; watch system, fuel stops and a weather window are required. |
| İstanbul → Göcek | 454 NM | 5 days | 11 days | Long passage; watch system, fuel stops and a weather window are required. |
Distances are computed along a sea corridor that follows the coast and the straits, not a straight line. Times assume 8 knots under power, 5 knots under sail, nine hours of passage a day. Weather waiting is not included.
Route not listed? Every port on the Turkish coast and the wider Mediterranean is covered. Send the route and get an itemised written quote, or run it through the calculator.
How the distances were derived. Not straight lines: shortest path over a sea-corridor network that follows the coast and the straits. Routes marked "charted" are distances established in navigation practice; "computed" routes come from the same network and typically fall within ±10%. The exact figure changes with weather, draft and the passages chosen.
The duration column assumes 7 knots average and 10 hours underway per day. Sailing to windward takes longer; a fast motor yacht is quicker. Night passages cut the day count but raise crew and cost.
From the field
In route planning, distance is the least decisive factor. What decides is the spacing of shelter: how much of an hour's run in that weather does the gap between two harbours consume?
If that sum does not work, you wait, even on a short passage. What delays a delivery is usually not the gale itself but how far away the place to sit it out happens to be.
1. Five Things That Set the Duration
- Hull speed: sailing yacht 5-7 knots, displacement motor yacht 8-10, planing hull 18-22. Same distance, three times the duration.
- Weather window: the Aegean afternoon meltemi reaches 5-6 Bf in summer. Long legs start early.
- Night passages: with a two-watch system the day count halves; it is not possible with a single skipper.
- Fuel range: beyond 400 NM a bunkering stop becomes compulsory and the choice of port changes the timing.
- Paperwork: on a foreign-flagged boat, transit log and marina formalities can take half a day, on top of the passage.
2. Aegean and Göcek-Fethiye (18 routes)
| Route | Distance | Underway | Duration | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bozburun → Marmaris | 37 NM | 6 h | 1 day | calculated |
| Bodrum - Milta Marina → Güllük | 39 NM | 7 h | 1 day | calculated |
| Selimiye → Marmaris | 45 NM | 4 h | half a day | calculated |
| Dikili → Ayvalık | 24 NM | 4 h | half a day | calculated |
| Datça - Knidos → Bodrum - Milta Marina | 21 NM | 4 h | half a day | calculated |
| Bodrum - Milta Marina → Datça | 41 NM | 7 h | 1 day | calculated |
| Bodrum - Milta Marina → Didim - Altınkum | 34 NM | 6 h | 1 day | calculated |
| Urla → İzmir - Çeşme | 50 NM | 9 h | 1 day | calculated |
| Foça → İzmir - Alsancak | 28 NM | 5 h | half a day | calculated |
| Datça → Marmaris | 45 NM | 7 h | 1 day | calculated |
| İzmir - Alsancak → İzmir - Çeşme | 63 NM | 10 h | 1 day | calculated |
| Kuşadası → İzmir - Alsancak | 121 NM | 15 h | 2 days | calculated |
| Dikili → İzmir - Alsancak | 55 NM | 8 h | 1 day | calculated |
| Bodrum - Milta Marina → Kuşadası | 72 NM | 10 h | 1 day | calculated |
| Bodrum - Milta Marina → Marmaris | 82 NM | 12 h | 2 days | calculated |
| İzmir - Çeşme → Ayvalık | 67 NM | 11 h | 2 days | calculated |
| İzmir - Alsancak → Bodrum - Milta Marina | 170 NM | 25 h | 3 days | calculated |
| Ölüdeniz → Fethiye | 15 NM | 2 h | half a day | calculated |
3. Long legs between regions (10 routes)
| Route | Distance | Underway | Duration | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marmaris - Netsel Marina → Göcek | 44 NM | 7 h | 1 day | calculated |
| Marmaris - Netsel Marina → Fethiye - Ece Marina | 45 NM | 7 h | 1 day | calculated |
| Ayvalık → Çanakkale | 77 NM | 12 h | 2 days | calculated |
| Bodrum - Milta Marina → Göcek | 108 NM | 17 h | 2 days | calculated |
| Bodrum - Milta Marina → Fethiye | 109 NM | 16 h | 2 days | calculated |
| Çanakkale → İzmir - Alsancak | 135 NM | 21 h | 3 days | calculated |
| İzmir - Alsancak → Göcek | 264 NM | 40 h | 4 days | calculated |
| İstanbul - Kalamış → Bodrum - Milta Marina | 364 NM | 55 h | 6 days | calculated |
| İstanbul - Kalamış → Marmaris | 432 NM | 65 h | 7 days | calculated |
| İstanbul - Kalamış → Göcek | 458 NM | 70 h | 7 days | calculated |
4. Marmara and the Straits (10 routes)
| Route | Distance | Underway | Duration | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gelibolu → Çanakkale | 20 NM | 3 h | half a day | calculated |
| İstanbul - Kalamış → Yalova | 20 NM | 3 h | half a day | calculated |
| İstanbul - Kalamış → Mudanya | 39 NM | 7 h | 1 day | calculated |
| İstanbul - Kalamış → Bursa - Gemlik | 48 NM | 14 h | 2 days | calculated |
| İstanbul - Kalamış → Erdek | 78 NM | 13 h | 2 days | calculated |
| İstanbul - Kalamış → Bandırma | 62 NM | 9 h | 1 day | calculated |
| İstanbul - Kalamış → İzmit - Kocaeli | 44 NM | 7 h | 1 day | calculated |
| İstanbul - Kalamış → Tekirdağ | 71 NM | 10 h | 1 day | calculated |
| Marmara Adası → İstanbul - Kalamış | 72 NM | 11 h | 2 days | calculated |
| İstanbul - Kalamış → Çanakkale | 135 NM | 19 h | 2 days | calculated |
5. Route pages
Istanbul - Bodrum360 NMIstanbul - Göcek454 NMİzmir - Bodrum170 NMBodrum - Göcek108 NMMarmaris - Göcek44 NMWinter Lay-up DeliveryOctober-November
6. Routes by departure area
Frequently Asked Questions
They are sea miles along the usual coastal track, not straight-line distances. Weather, shelter needs or traffic can add a little to the actual passage.
Eight hours under way per day, with motor yachts at about 18 knots and sailing yachts or catamarans at about 7. Night-capable yachts finish sooner; weather waits and clearance extend the total.
Bodrum-Gocek is the busiest domestic route.
About 360 nautical miles: roughly two to three days by motor yacht and six to seven under sail. The Dardanelles transit hour is chosen around current and commercial traffic, which shapes the plan.
Yes, but the weather windows are short. Between November and March the price carries a 20% factor and we ask for a wider date range rather than a single day. The possibility of waiting is stated in the quote.
7. See the exact cost for your route
Pick departure and arrival ports and get captain, fuel, provisions and logistics listed separately.
Related Pages
Göcek Yacht SurveyGöcek and FethiyeIstanbul Yacht SurveyRoutes out of MarmaraYacht Delivery GuideThe complete delivery serviceDelivery Cost CalculatorItemised estimate by routeTransit Log GuideEntry and exit paperworkSurvey TypesWhich survey do you need?
Prepared by SurveyYat, ABYC Professional Member, 149 GT Yacht Captain. Last updated: September 2026.
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