Skip to content
Central Kayseri from above, with a stone mosque and its minaret by a square and a car park, apartment blocks, and snow-capped Mount Erciyes on the horizon

Where to stay in Kayseri

Photographed in 2014. Photo: rheins, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Places to stay in Kayseri

Add your dates above to compare prices for your stay.

About Kayseri

Kayseri airport lies about 7 km by road from Cumhuriyet Meydanı, the city's central square, and about 78 km from Göreme in Cappadocia. With a car, check the hours: the municipal car parks in the centre close in the evening and most close on Sundays.

Turkey. Guide last checked .

Facts and rules

Last checked . Each fact links to its source.

Airport
Kayseri (ASR), inside the city, about 7 km by road from Cumhuriyet Meydanı; bus 96HM links the two every day (timetable published when checked, October 2026) 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
Kayseri Ulaşım meters: 10 minutes free, TRY 35 up to 30 minutes, then TRY 30 per 30 minutes (tariff published when checked, October 2026) Source
Municipal car parks
TRY 80 to TRY 120 a day; central multi-storeys open 07:00 to 21:00, closed on Sundays; Kurşunlu open to 21:30 and on Sundays 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 Kayseri

Dark basalt walls and two arched gateways of Kayseri Castle on its east side, with a paved lane between them
Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

City centre

Cumhuriyet Meydanı and Kayseri Castle, whose basalt walls and gates stand beside the square, with Mount Erciyes on the horizon to the south. It suits a short stay on foot and an early start for the airport, about 7 km away by road.

Kayseri Airport (ASR)
about 7 km
Cumhuriyet Meydanı
under 1 km
Göreme
about 76 km

Car and parking

Under the tariff Kayseri Ulaşım published when checked in October 2026, the Hunat, Bedesten and Tacettin multi-storey car parks in Melikgazi charge TRY 80 a day; they open from 07:00 to 21:00 and close on Sundays. Street meters charge TRY 35 for up to 30 minutes, then TRY 30 per 30 minutes. Ask the hotel where the car stays at night.

The yellow two-storey Kayseri railway station building with TCDD lettering on its gable, a forecourt and parked cars, under a clear sky
Photographed in 2015. Photo: Demircimehmed, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Kocasinan

The district north of Cumhuriyet Meydanı, with the railway station and the road out to Erkilet and the airport. It suits a stay on the airport side of the city with a car.

Kayseri Airport (ASR)
about 6.5 km
Cumhuriyet Meydanı
about 2 km

Car and parking

The Kurşunlu car park in Kocasinan has 541 spaces, opens 07:00 to 21:30 and stays open on Sundays: TRY 120 a day or TRY 1,350 a month by day, as published in October 2026. A street meter subscription for the Kocasinan zone costs TRY 1,650 a month.

The Yaman Dede mansion in Talas, a stone house with wooden balconies above a walled lane covered in red autumn leaves
Photographed in 2017. Photo: Abdurrahman Çam, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Talas

The district south-east of the centre. In its Tablakaya quarter, the mansion where Yaman Dede was born is now the Yaman Dede Culture and Art House, which shows his poems and calligraphy. It suits a stay outside the centre with the car, on the side of the city towards Erciyes.

Kayseri Airport (ASR)
about 13 km
Cumhuriyet Meydanı
about 9 km
Erciyes ski centre
about 26 km

Car and parking

None of the car parks Kayseri Ulaşım lists is in Talas, and no other parking source for the district was found. A flat listing must state whether parking comes with it, so ask before booking.

Two red gondola cabins on a cable above snowy slopes at the Erciyes ski resort, with low cloud over the mountains
Photo: Alina Hedz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Erciyes

The ski centre on the slopes of Mount Erciyes, with gondolas over the runs, about 27 km by road from the city centre. It suits a ski stay with the car.

Kayseri Airport (ASR)
about 34 km
Cumhuriyet Meydanı
about 27 km

Car and parking

The Erciyes car park at the Kardan Adam facilities holds 1,043 vehicles and opens 08:00 to 16:30 in the ski season, Sundays included. A car pays TRY 100 for up to 2 hours and TRY 200 beyond, under the tariff published when checked in October 2026.

Guides

Questions

How far is Kayseri airport from Cappadocia?

About 78 km by road to Göreme and about 71 km to Ürgüp. Nevşehir Kapadokya airport is nearer to Göreme, at about 41 km.

Can you leave a car overnight in a Kayseri municipal car park?

The multi-storey car parks in the centre open from 07:00 to 21:00 or 21:30, and Kayseri Ulaşım sells a monthly subscription that includes nights at 50% more than its daytime rate. For a short stay, ask the hotel about parking.

Is there a tourist tax in Kayseri?

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

How much is parking at the Erciyes ski centre?

Kayseri Ulaşım charges a car TRY 100 for up to 2 hours and TRY 200 beyond, under the tariff it published when checked in October 2026.