Transport in İzmir

The city has highways connecting it to Çeşme, Menemen, Istanbul, Bursa, Aydın and Denizli as well as a beltway.

Mass transportation is operated by four separate public agencies all owned by the İzmir Municipality.

[3] The city is also a rail hub and the headquarters of District 3 of the Turkish State Railways is housed in Alsancak Terminal.

İzmir also has the Turkey's largest commuter railroad; İZBAN, which carries an average 100,000 passengers daily.

The Turkish State Railways operates intercity and regional rail services to and from İzmir.

İZBAN, short for İzmir Banliyö, operates commuter rail service from Alsancak station to Aliağa, via Bayraklı, Karşıyaka, Çiğli and Menemen and Cumaovası via Şirinyer and Gaziemir.

İZBAN started operation on August 30, 2010, and since has carried 840 million people, making it one of the fastest growing commuter railroads in the world.

The İzmir Metro is a developing rapid transit system with the M1 line currently running from Kaymakamlık, through Konak to Evka-3.

Adnan Menderes Airport is located 18 km (11 mi) southwest of the city center in the Gaziemir district .