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Ankara Castle on its rock above the old city walls, with houses along the ridge and rows of parked buses and cars below

Where to stay in Ankara

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Places to stay in Ankara

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About Ankara

Esenboğa Airport lies 28 km from Ankara, and every area below sits 27 to 34 km from it by road. With a car, the deciding cost is parking: the city council set a higher 2026 street tariff for Kızılay's Necatibey Caddesi, Ulus and the castle quarter.

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Facts and rules

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Airport
Ankara Esenboğa (ESB), 28 km from the city centre; HAVAŞ and Ankara AIR shuttle buses, taxis and rental cars Source
Accommodation tax
Konaklama vergisi, a national tax: 1% of the room price before VAT from 1 May to 31 December 2026, 2% before; shown as a separate line on the invoice Source
Short-term rentals
A flat let for up to 100 days needs a Ministry of Culture and Tourism permit, a plaque at the entrance and the permit number in the listing; every flat owner in the building must agree Source
Guest registration
Hotels and permitted flats record each guest and report to the police at once, and may not house a guest without an identity document Source
Street parking
BELTAŞ, the municipal company, 2026: on Necatibey Caddesi, in Ulus Rüzgârlı and the castle quarter, 15 minutes free, TRY 150 up to 2 hours, TRY 200 up to 8, TRY 250 beyond Source
Municipal car parks
BELTAŞ closed car parks, 2026: TRY 100 for the first hour, rising by band to TRY 250 for 8 to 24 hours; open car parks TRY 100 to TRY 200 Source
Monthly stays
Up to 100 days in one contract, a flat is a tourism rental that needs the permit; a longer contract is an ordinary lease under the Code of Obligations Source
Visas
US and UK ordinary passports: up to 90 days in any 180 without a visa; EU passports visa-free on terms the ministry lists by country, Cyprus excepted Source
Currency
Turkish lira (TRY) Source
Emergency number
112 Source

Areas of Ankara

Kızılay Square in Ankara seen from above, with buses, yellow taxis and crowds on the crossings between office towers
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Kızılay

Kızılay Square, in the Çankaya district, has buses, taxis and a metro entrance on the square, and the Ankara Metro opened between Kızılay and Batıkent in 1997. It suits a short stay that uses the metro more than the car.

Esenboğa Airport (ESB)
about 30 km
Kızılay Square
under 1 km

Car and parking

Necatibey Caddesi is one of three street areas on the higher 2026 tariff: 15 minutes free, TRY 150 up to 2 hours, TRY 200 up to 8 hours and TRY 250 beyond. Ask the hotel or host where the car can stay overnight.

Ulus Square in Ankara on a sunny day, with the equestrian statue on its stone pedestal and office blocks behind the paved square
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Ulus

Ulus Square, in the Altındağ district north of Kızılay, has the equestrian statue on its pedestal and office blocks around a wide paved square. It is the closest of these areas to the airport by road and suits a short stay near the castle.

Esenboğa Airport (ESB)
about 27 km
Kızılay Square
about 3 km

Car and parking

The Ulus Rüzgârlı area is on the same higher 2026 street tariff as Necatibey Caddesi, up to TRY 250 for more than 8 hours. A BELTAŞ closed car park costs TRY 250 for 8 to 24 hours.

Red tiled roofs of old houses below Ankara Castle, with apartment towers and hills across the city behind
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Kale and Hamamönü

The castle quarter on its rock east of Ulus, with old red-roofed houses on the slopes below the walls, and Hamamönü, with its historic houses, to the south. It suits a short stay around the castle on foot.

Esenboğa Airport (ESB)
about 28 km
Kızılay Square
about 3.5 km

Car and parking

The Kale Tarihi Kent Bölgesi, the castle historic quarter, is one of the three street areas on the higher 2026 tariff. Buses and cars park on open ground below the castle walls, but no operator or fee for it was found, so settle parking with the hotel first.

Tunalı Hilmi Caddesi in Ankara with cars parked along the kerb, shops at street level, benches and a bare tree on the pavement
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Kavaklıdere

The streets of Çankaya district south of Kızılay around Tunalı Hilmi Caddesi, with shops at street level below apartment blocks. It suits a week or a month in a flat within reach of Kızılay.

Esenboğa Airport (ESB)
about 31 km
Kızılay Square
about 3 km

Car and parking

Tunalı Hilmi Caddesi is not one of the three higher-tariff street areas, but cars park along the kerb and the street rate for other areas could not be read with certainty. Look for a flat whose listing states parking.

The Atakule tower in Çankaya rising above the trees of the Botanik Park against a blue sky
Photographed in 2019. Photo: Gargarapalvin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Çankaya

The south of the centre around the Atakule tower and the Botanik Park, the farthest of these areas from the airport. It suits a stay with the car used for trips out of the city.

Esenboğa Airport (ESB)
about 34 km
Kızılay Square
about 6 km

Car and parking

No parking source specific to the area was found. The BELTAŞ municipal car parks charge TRY 100 for the first hour and up to TRY 250 for 8 to 24 hours in 2026, so a hotel or flat with its own parking matters here.

Guides

Questions

How far is Esenboğa Airport from central Ankara?

The state airports authority gives 28 km to the city centre. By road it is about 30 km to Kızılay Square and about 27 km to Ulus Square.

How much does street parking cost in Kızılay and Ulus?

Under the 2026 tariff the city council adopted on 12 December 2025, street parking on Necatibey Caddesi, in the Ulus Rüzgârlı area and in the castle quarter is free for 15 minutes, then TRY 150 up to 2 hours, TRY 200 up to 8 hours and TRY 250 beyond.

Is there a tourist tax in Ankara?

There is no city tax. The national accommodation tax is 1% of the room price before VAT from 1 May to 31 December 2026, and it appears as its own line on the invoice.

Do holiday flats in Ankara need a licence?

Yes. A flat let for up to 100 days needs a Ministry of Culture and Tourism permit, its number in the listing and a plaque at the entrance.