If your boat is in İzmir and needs to move, or you have bought a boat that should come to İzmir, we deliver it with a licensed skipper, a route and weather plan and a photo-documented handover. We work from Dikili, so the İzmir coast is home water for us.
1. Routes and distances from İzmir
| Route | Nautical miles | Time under way, motor yacht (18 kn) | Time under way, sailing yacht (7 kn) | Sailing yacht 40 ft | Motor yacht 40 ft (fuel extra) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| İzmir → Foça | 28 NM | 1.6 h | 4.0 h | €150 + VAT | €150 + VAT |
| İzmir → Dikili | 55 NM | 3.1 h | 7.9 h | €150 + VAT | €150 + VAT |
| İzmir → Ayvalık | 70 NM | 3.9 h | 10 h | €550 + VAT | €150 + VAT |
| İzmir → Çeşme | 63 NM | 3.5 h | 9.0 h | €550 + VAT | €150 + VAT |
| İzmir → Kuşadası | 121 NM | 6.7 h | 17 h | €850 + VAT | €150 + VAT |
| İzmir → Didim | 144 NM | 8.0 h | 21 h | €850 + VAT | €150 + VAT |
| İzmir → Bodrum | 170 NM | 9.4 h | 24 h | €1,100 + VAT | €550 + VAT |
| İzmir → Marmaris | 238 NM | 13 h | 34 h | €1,400 + VAT | €550 + VAT |
| İzmir → Göcek | 264 NM | 15 h | 38 h | €1,400 + VAT | €550 + VAT |
| İzmir → Fethiye | 266 NM | 15 h | 38 h | €1,400 + VAT | €550 + VAT |
| İzmir → Çanakkale | 135 NM | 7.5 h | 19 h | €850 + VAT | €150 + VAT |
| İzmir → İstanbul (Ataköy) | 265 NM | 15 h | 38 h | €1,400 + VAT | €550 + VAT |
Fees: 40 ft with skipper, normal season (April-October), excluding VAT, fuel, provisions and marina fees; November-March +20%. Click a route to open it in the delivery calculator.
Distances are marina to marina along the shortest safe sea route around land and shoals. On a real passage weather, choice of shelter and traffic can add around 5 percent. Times are hours under way only; days and cost at 8 hours a day are shown in the delivery cost calculator.
2. Where you leave from changes the distance
A boat leaving from inside the Gulf of İzmir (Levent Marina, Alsancak, Karşıyaka) has to run the length of the gulf and round Karaburun before heading south. That is why İzmir to Bodrum is 170 miles, Çeşme to Bodrum 109 miles, and Teos Marina in Seferihisar to Bodrum only 94 miles.
| Route | Nautical miles | Time under way, motor yacht (18 kn) | Time under way, sailing yacht (7 kn) | Sailing yacht 40 ft | Motor yacht 40 ft (fuel extra) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Çeşme → Teos Marina | 37 NM | 2.1 h | 5.3 h | €150 + VAT | €150 + VAT |
| Çeşme → Kuşadası | 60 NM | 3.3 h | 8.6 h | €550 + VAT | €150 + VAT |
| Çeşme → Bodrum | 109 NM | 6.1 h | 16 h | €550 + VAT | €150 + VAT |
| Çeşme → Marmaris | 178 NM | 9.9 h | 25 h | €1,100 + VAT | €550 + VAT |
| Çeşme → Göcek | 204 NM | 11 h | 29 h | €1,100 + VAT | €550 + VAT |
3. The Gulf of İzmir and the Karaburun passage
Off the Gediz delta on the north side of the gulf the water is shallow; boats keep to the marked deep-water line. On summer afternoons the westerly imbat breeze builds a short, steep sea inside the gulf, so an early morning departure is usually the most comfortable.
Between Cape Karaburun and the Chios Strait the northerly wind and current strengthen together. This leg is timed around the daily wind cycle, with Çeşme and Mordoğan as intermediate shelters in strong weather.
4. Winter lay-up and yard deliveries
In autumn many İzmir boats are moved to Teos Marina or to yards further south to be hauled for the winter, and in spring the launched boat is brought back to its berth. These short legs get the same preparation and photo handover record. Lay-up planning: winter lay-up delivery.
5. Leaving from Foça, Dikili and the north of the gulf
For boats north of İzmir the usual departure point is Oasis Marina in Yeni Foça, which has fuel and a 110 t travel lift, so the boat can be hauled and its bottom cleaned before departure if needed. At the municipal yacht harbour in Eski Foça boats lie on lazy lines; leaving the mooring and calling at Yeni Foça for fuel are planned together.
Heading north to Ayvalık and Çanakkale, Foça and Dikili are the natural stops: Foça to Ayvalık is about 40 nautical miles, Dikili to Ayvalık about 24. If a foreign-flagged boat needs to clear in or out, the port is added to the passage plan; our deliveries stay on the Turkish coast.
6. Departure windows by season
| Period | Leaving İzmir | Planning |
|---|---|---|
| May-June | Mostly light winds; the imbat starts in the afternoon. | Leave the gulf in the morning; long legs can be done in a day. |
| July-August | The northerly can blow hard for days between Karaburun and the Chios Strait. | Heading south the wind is behind but the sea builds; heading north, more stops are needed. |
| September-October | Wind eases; the busy season for lay-up deliveries. | Book the haul-out at Teos or a southern yard before the delivery. |
| November-March | Lodos and poyraz fronts; short days. | Departure waits for a window between fronts; 20% is added to the normal-season fee. |
7. If you have bought a boat in İzmir
Planning the pre-purchase survey and the delivery together means the condition of the boat on survey day is on record before the passage. Survey: yacht survey İzmir.
8. Before departure
- Papers: registration, insurance confirmed to cover the delivery, and the skipper's licence where required.
- Readiness for sea: engine oil and cooling, fuel filters and spares, bilge pumps, navigation lights, VHF and safety gear.
- The day before departure the forecast and the shelters on the route are reviewed one last time; the go/no-go decision is the skipper's.
- A photo-documented report is made at departure and on arrival, from the same angles.
9. How the price is set
The fee depends on the distance, the length and type of the boat, the crew and the season. Fuel, marina costs and the skipper's return travel are separate items in the quote. Pick your route in the delivery cost calculator for an instant estimate.
10. Survey and delivery, marina by marina
Haul-out, sea trials and delivery distances differ from marina to marina in the north and central Aegean. A page for each:
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